Kailashahar Airport কৈলাশহর বিমানবন্দর | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kailashahar | ||||||||||
| Location | Kailashahar,Tripura, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 m / 79 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°18′29″N092°00′26″E / 24.30806°N 92.00722°E /24.30806; 92.00722 | ||||||||||
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  IXH Location of airport in Tripura Show map of Tripura IXH IXH (India) Show map of India | |||||||||||
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Kailashahar Airport (IATA:IXH,ICAO:VEKR) is a non-operational[1] airport located atKailashahar in thestate ofTripura,India. The airport was shut down in mid 1990 due to lack of space.[2]In December 2021, A group of 6 Persons ofAirport Authority of India (AAI) conducted a Survey to start the airport soon with an aim to facilitate operations at the airport under theUDAN regional connectivity scheme (RCS). In August 2023, a delegation led by Tripura's Transport MinisterSushanta Chowdhury visited the Kailashahar Airport and proposed to revive it. The renovation includes increasing the runway length of the airport by acquiring 700 meters of land in the northern part of the airport.[3][4]
There is currently no scheduled commercial air service to this airport.
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