Kohima Chiethu Airport

Kohima Chiethu Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Kohima
Location	Chiethu, Kohima District, Nagaland, India
Elevation  AMSL	4,658 ft / 1,420 m
Coordinates	25°46′42″N94°10′18″E / 25.77833°N 94.17167°E / 25.77833; 94.17167
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 13,123 4,000 Under Construction

Kohima Chiethu Airport is a greenfield airport currently under construction at Chiethu, 25 kilometres north of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland in India. It will operate as a second airport for Nagaland with the existing Dimapur Airport continuing to operate. The new airport is being built by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) over an area of 645 acres. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Status updates

• In 2006, the central government carried out a field assessment for the project. The report was later “nullified” as the feasibility report was found to be “unclear”. ^[5]
• In 2020, the Airports Authority of India agreed to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) of the Kohima Chiethu Airport. ^[2]
• On 15 July 2021, the Ministry of Defence issued a "no-objection certificate" (NOC) for the proposed airport at Chiethu, Kohima. ^[6]

See also

• List of airports in Nagaland
• List of airports in India

References

1. "Consultancy Services for Preparation of Detailed Project Report for Development of Greenfield Airport at Chiethu near Kohima in Nagaland State, India". Airport Authority of India .
2. "AAI agrees to prepare project report for Nagaland's Chiethu airport, says Rio". Eastern Mirror. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
3. "AAI to prepare DPR for Chiethu Airport, Nagaland CM". Aviation India. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
4. "Proposed Chiethu airport gets AAI to prepare DPR". Nagaland Post . 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
5. "Nagaland struggles to get governance, development on track even as Sikkim, Meghalaya take-off". The Naga Republic. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
6. "Nagaland: Defence Ministry Issues 'No Objection' Certificate For Chiethu Airport". Northeast Today. Retrieved 15 July 2021.