Kota Greenfield Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Airport Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airport Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kota | ||||||||||
| Location | Kota District,Rajasthan | ||||||||||
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Kota Greenfield Airport is a proposedairport, planned to be built at Shambupura village inKota district, approximately 15 kilometres fromKota, 20 kilometres fromBundi and 50 kilometres fromRawatbhata, inRajasthan,India.[1] The airport will be built by theAirports Authority of India (AAI). The airport site is within 10 kilometres of theChambal Ghariyal wildlife sanctuary and within 10 kilometres of theMukundara Hills National Park. The proposed airport falls in the notified buffer area ofRamgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary and will use 466hectares of forest land.[2]
Kota's old airport is suitable only for Code-B type of aircraft. The airport is surrounded by densely populated areas and hence acquisition of land for further expansion is not feasible. Keeping in mind the consistent demand for air travel to Kota, the State Government identified a site suitable for the construction of a greenfield airport to serve Kota.[3]In November 2021, theRajasthan Government'sCabinet approved the airport's construction and allocated land free of cost.[4] TheEnvironment ministry's Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) approved thegreenfield airport in December 2022.[2]In the same month, the State Government approved a proposal of Rs 115 crore for works related to the construction of the airport. Rs 45 crore was to be borne by the Kota Urban Development Trust and the remaining Rs 75.80 crore by the State Government. The Rajasthan State Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited would spend Rs. 40 Crore for the work of shifting EHV power lines in the new Green Field Airport area, which will be carried out byPower Grid Corporation of India Limited.[5] A tripartiteMemorandum of Understanding MoU was signed in July 2024 between the AAI, the Urban Development Department, and the Civil Aviation Department of Rajasthan Government for the development of the airport.[6]On May 05, 2025, the ministry of Civil Aviation granted in-principle approval for the establishment of the Greenfield airport.[7]
According to AAI's project report submitted for forest clearance, the airport is being planned on 1250 acres forAirbus A320 type of aircraft in Phase 1, with a provision for 3200 metre long runway and an apron suitable for threeNarrow-body aircraft. AAI will construct a terminal building measuring 15000 square metres, with a peak hour capacity of 800 passengers. AnAir Traffic Control tower and technical building, a car park for 250 vehicles and a public transport zone is also planned as part of Phase 1.In Phase 2, the runway will be extended to 3581 metres for operation of Code 4C aircraft along with precision approachCAT-1 lighting forIFR operations. Fifteen additional parking stands and a full-lengthparallel taxiway will also be built as part of Phase 2.[3]The land for Greenfield Airport approx. about 440 hectares has been transferred to AAI in November, 2024 by Forest Department of Rajasthan. Bid has been invited for Airside development, which runway, apron, taxiways and other works of Rs.467.67 crore on February, 2025 by Airports Authority of India. Bid for City side development which includes terminal building, approach road,etc. will also be invited in the month of February, 2025. The total project cost is estimated for about Rs.1507 crore.