Saifai Airstrip

Saifai Airstrip सैफई हवाई पट्टी
Hawker 900XP of Uttar Pradesh Government at Saifai Airstrip (2016)
IATA: none ICAO: VI00
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Civil Aviation Department (Government of Uttar Pradesh)
Operator	Civil Aviation Department (Government of Uttar Pradesh)
Serves	Saifai, Etawah
Location	Saifai tehsil, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
Opened	1997(28 years ago) (1997)
Time zone	Indian Standard Time (+5:30)
Elevation  AMSL	335 ft / 102 m
Coordinates	26°55′47″N79°03′13″E / 26.9295847°N 79.0537360°E / 26.9295847; 79.0537360
Website	civilaviation.up.nic.in/airstrip.html
Maps
Saifai Airstrip Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 15/33 8,202.1 2,500 Asphalt

The Saifai Airstrip is an airstrip in Saifai tehsil of Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh with only unscheduled chartered flights. ^[1] This airstrip has an existing land area of 370 acres and it is suitable for Airbus A320/Boeing 737 with turning pads at both ends. ^[2]

Airlines and destinations

The airport/airstrip has only unscheduled chartered flights.

Indian Air Force practice exercises

2015

In 2015, Mirage 2000 aircraft of Indian Air Force performed emergency situation tests from the airstrip. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

2018

In 2018, Indian Air Force did their second practice exercise at Saifai Airstrip during operation Gagan Shakti 2018. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

References

1. "Airstrips | Directorate of Civil Aviation, Govt of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Airport, Lucknow, INDIA". www.cadup.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
2. "Airstrips owned by Government of Uttar Pradesh". Directorate of Civil Aviation. Directorate of Civil Aviation, Govt of Uttar Pradesh. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
3. Mishral, Subhash (19 August 2015). "Mulayam's Safai plays host to fighter planes". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
4. "In a first, two Mirage 2000 jets land at Saifai". Hindustan Times. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
5. "Service Record for Group Captain Manish Sharma 25040 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
6. "Saif-ai landing for IAF jets in Akhilesh Yadav's village". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
7. "Indian Air Force will practice at Saifai Airstrip, second time". state highway 83 (blog). 13 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
8. "Gagan Shakti 2018: Indian Air Force (IAF) keeps a distance with civilians and press during exercise at Saifai". state highway 83 (blog). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
9. "Indian Air Force Jets Land in Akhilesh Yadav's Ancestral Village Saifai during 'Gagan Shakti 2018' | 📝 LatestLY". Latestly. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
10. "सैफई हवाई पट्टी पर एक्टिवेट हुआ गगन शक्ति-2018". livehindustan.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
11. "मुंहतोड़ जवाब देने के लिए इटावा के अासमान में सुखाेई-30 एमकेआई फाइटर प्लेनों ने भरी उड़ान". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
12. "सैफई हवाई पट्टी से फाइटर प्लेन उड़े, दिखाए करतब". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
13. "उत्तर प्रदेश: वायुसेना के लिए सबसे 'मुफीद' बन गई सैफई हवाई पट्टी". Jansatta. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
14. "गगन शक्ति के दूसरे दिन लड़ाकू विमान से अभ्यास". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 October 2019.

External links

• Official website