Mundra Airport

Mundra Airport
IATA: none ICAO: VAMA
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner/Operator	Mundra International Airport Private Ltd (MIAPL) (Adani Group) [1]
Serves	Mundra and Mundra Port
Location	Mundra, Gujarat, India
Elevation  AMSL	17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	22°50′03″N69°45′52″E / 22.83417°N 69.76444°E / 22.83417; 69.76444
Maps
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Interactive map of Mundra Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 6,300 1,920 Asphalt
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Mundra Airport( ICAO : VAMA) is a private airport in Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat, India owned by Mundra International Airport Private Ltd (MIAPL), a subsidiary of the Adani Group. The airstrip is spread over 45 hectares ^[2] and is used for scheduled as well as non-scheduled operations. ^[1]

The 1,900-metre long airstrip was built as part of the Mundra Special Economic Zone for operation of executive jets in January 2007. ^[3]

In October 2017, the Adani Group announced plans to develop the airstrip into a commercial international airport for passenger, cargo and Maintenance spread over 522 hectares ^[2] by investing ₹ 1500 crore. The terminal building will have a capacity of 300 passengers. The runway will be capable of handling of large aircraft like the Boeing 747 and will have night landing facilities. They have received environment clearance. ^{[1] [4]} It will be commissioned by 2022. ^[2]

Under UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme, Air Odisha started flights between Ahmedabad and Mundra in February 2018. ^[5]

References

1. Majumder, Arindam (2017-10-03). "Adani plans Rs 1,500 cr international airport in Mundra". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
2. "Adani Group gets nod to build airport at Mundra". The Hindu Business Line . 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
3. "Adanis may develop airport at Mundra". The Economic Times . 22 February 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
4. Aggarwal, Mayank (2017-09-08). "Green panel backs clearance for airport projects worth Rs19,300 crore". Live Mint. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
5. "Full list of cities where UDAN scheme is applicable". IndiaTV. Retrieved 2017-12-03.