Kailashahar Airport

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Kailashahar Airport

কৈলাশহর বিমানবন্দর
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Kailashahar
Location Kailashahar, Tripura, India
Elevation  AMSL 24 m / 79 ft
Coordinates 24°18′29″N092°00′26″E / 24.30806°N 92.00722°E / 24.30806; 92.00722
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Location of airport in Tripura
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IXH (India)
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03/211,0063,300 Asphalt

Kailashahar Airport( IATA : IXH, ICAO : VEKR) is a non-operational [1] airport located at Kailashahar in the state of Tripura, India. The airport was shut down in mid 1990 due to lack of space. [2] In December 2021, A group of 6 Persons of Airport Authority of India (AAI) conducted a Survey to start the airport soon with an aim to facilitate operations at the airport under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme (RCS). In August 2023, a delegation led by Tripura's Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury visited the Kailashahar Airport and proposed to revive it. The renovation includes increasing the runway length of the airport by acquiring 700 meters of land in the northern part of the airport. [3] [4]

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Airlines and destinations

There is currently no scheduled commercial air service to this airport.

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