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Lilabari Airport






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Coordinates: 27°17′44″N 094°05′52″E / 27.29556°N 94.09778°E / 27.29556; 94.09778
  
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Lilabari Airport
  • ICAO: VELR
    • Summary
    Airport typePublic
    OperatorAirports Authority of India
    ServesNorth Lakhimpur
    LocationLilabari, North Lakhimpur, Assam, India
    Elevation AMSL330 ft / 101 m
    Coordinates27°17′44″N 094°05′52″E / 27.29556°N 94.09778°E / 27.29556; 94.09778
    WebsiteLilabari Airport
    Map
    IXI is located in Assam
    IXI

    IXI

    IXI is located in India
    IXI

    IXI

    Runways
    Direction Length Surface
    ft m
    04/22 7,500 2,286 Concrete/Asphalt
    Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
    Passengers36,172 (Increase 18.9%)
    Aircraft movements1,234 (Increase 1.1%)
    Cargo tonnage3 (Decrease 57.1%)

    Source: AAI[1][2][3]

    Lilabari Airport (IATA: IXI, ICAO: VELR), also known as North Lakhimpur Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of North LakhimpurinAssam, India. It is located at Lilabari, 8 km (5.0 mi) north from the city centre.

    History

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    The Lilabari airport project in Lakhimpur began following hectic campaigning and lobbying by local Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Ranee Narah from 1999 to 2003.[4] Construction of the airport had finished by 2003, and the terminal was inaugurated by then Union Civil Aviation Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.[4][5]

    Current status

    [edit]

    Airlines and destinations

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    AirlinesDestinations
    Alliance Air Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong,[7] Tezpur[8]

    Statistics

    [edit]

    Annual passenger traffic at IXI airport. See Wikidata query.

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  • ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  • ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  • ^ a b "N Lakhimpur upbeat over increased flights". Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  • ^ "Lilabari Airport". lakhimpur.nic.in. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  • ^ "Assam: Lilabari Airport to Get Country's 4th Aviation Hub".
  • ^ "Three new flights connecting Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram launched; check schedule". Times Now. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  • ^ "Three new flights connecting Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram launched; check schedule". Times Now. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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