Shravasti Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
OperatorGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
ServesShravasti
LocationShravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India
OpenedQ1 2023[1]
Elevation AMSL366 ft / 112 m
Coordinates27°30′11″N 082°01′37″E / 27.50306°N 82.02694°E / 27.50306; 82.02694
Map
Shravasti Airport is located in Uttar Pradesh
Shravasti Airport
Shravasti Airport
Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh
Shravasti Airport is located in India
Shravasti Airport
Shravasti Airport
Shravasti Airport (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 5,019 1,530 Asphalt

Shravasti Airport is an upcoming domestic airport, which will serve the city of Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is near an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where The Buddha is believed to have spent 24 monsoons in this city. Numerous stupas, monasteries and several temples near the archaeological site of Sahet-Mahet establish Buddha's association with Shravasti. The airport is being developed by upgrading the existing airfield, which was used only by the Government and VIPs, in three phases.[3][4] It covers an area of 57 acres, and has a terminal building, an Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, an apron for parking of two 19-seater Dornier 228 aircraft, a fire station and a runway. The first phase is almost completed and will open in the first quarter of 2023. In the second and third phases, the airport will expand to an area of 750 acres. Under the UDAN scheme, flights from Shravasti to Lucknow, New Delhi Varanasi, Prayagraj and Kanpur will be started after the airport becomes operational.

Destinations

Domestic Direct flights are proposed from New Delhi, Lucknow, Bodh Gaya, Khushinagar, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Kanpur and Nagpur. International Direct flights are proposed from Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Singapore. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Chauhan, Arvind (13 January 2023). "UP: Shravasti airport's first phase ends, to open soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ↑ http://cadup.gov.in/devofairport.htm
  3. ↑ http://shasanadesh.up.nic.in/GO/ViewGOPDF_list_user.aspx?id1=MTE1IzYjMSMyMDE4
  4. ↑ http://cadup.gov.in/devofairport.htm
  5. ↑ Chauhan, Arvind (13 January 2023). "UP: Shravasti airport's first phase ends, to open soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2023.


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