Maharana Pratap Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Udaipur | ||||||||||
Location | Dabok, Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 513 m / 1,684 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°37′03.2″N73°53′40″E / 24.617556°N 73.89444°E | ||||||||||
Website | Udaipur Airport | ||||||||||
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Maharana Pratap Airport( IATA : UDR, ICAO : VAUD) is a domestic airport serving Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It is situated at Dabok, located 22 km (14 mi) east of Udaipur. [5] The airport is named after Maharana Pratap who was a Maharana (ruler) of the princely state of Mewar, in north-western India.
The airstrip was used for the first time when a 4-seater Piper Super Cub landed in the airport on 16 November 1957. [6] [7] The airport's new passenger terminal commenced operations in February 2008. [8]
The airport is spread over 504 acres. [9] It has one 2,743 metre long runway. [10] Its 250 by 150-metre apron provides parking space for five Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 type aircraft at a time. [11] A new apron is also constructed on the left side of the existing apron for executive and private aircraft. [11] The new terminal building, measuring 12,000 sq.m., was constructed at a cost of ₹80 crore. [8] [4] The terminal has two aerobridges, 4 check-in counters and can handle 600 passengers during peak hours. [11] The airport is equipped with modern navigational and landing aids like Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), DVOR, and Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) and is equipped with a CAT-I Instrument Landing System (ILS). [4]
Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
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Air India | Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai | [12] [13] |
Alliance Air | Ahmedabad, Delhi | [14] |
IndiGo | Bengaluru, Bhopal,[ citation needed ] Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, [15] Jaipur, Mumbai, Surat [16] | [17] |
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