Kayathar Airport

Last updated June 08, 2025

Kayathar Airport is an unused airport near Kayatharu. The airport was operated as an airbase by the British during World War II,^[1] later it was left unused and turned to barren land though the airstrip remains undamaged.^[2]

It is also easily accessible to a train route near the station.

The airstrip is currently held by the Government of India with plans to construct a new airport under UDAN scheme. ^[3]

References

↑ Staff Reporter (2016-08-02). "Historic airfield seems to be no man's land". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 2020-11-26.
↑ "Encroachers Fly into World War II Airbase". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
↑ Ramakrishnan, T. (2016-11-22). "Centre identifies 13 unserved airports in TN under Udan scheme". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 2020-11-26.

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[1] Staff Reporter (2016-08-02). "Historic airfield seems to be no man's land". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 2020-11-26.

[2] "Encroachers Fly into World War II Airbase". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-26.

[3] Ramakrishnan, T. (2016-11-22). "Centre identifies 13 unserved airports in TN under Udan scheme". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 2020-11-26.

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