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Shravasti Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India[1] | ||||||||||
| Serves | Shravasti,Balrampur,Bahraich | ||||||||||
| Location | Shravasti,Uttar Pradesh,India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 10 March 2024[2] | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 366 ft / 112 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°30′11″N082°01′37″E / 27.50306°N 82.02694°E /27.50306; 82.02694 | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
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Shravasti Airport (IATA:VSV,ICAO:VISV) is adomestic airport, which serves the city ofShravasti,Uttar Pradesh,India.[3] It is near an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, whereThe Buddha is believed to have spent 24 monsoons in this city. Numerousstupas,monasteries and several temples near thearchaeological site of Sahet-Mahet establish Buddha's association withShravasti. The airport is being developed by upgrading the existing airfield, which was used only by the Government and VIPs, in three phases.[4][3] It covers an area of 57 acres, and has a terminal building, anAir Traffic Control (ATC) tower, an apron for parking of two 19-seaterDornier 228 aircraft, a fire station and a runway.
The first phase is complete and was inaugurated byNarendra Modi on 10th March 2024.In the second and third phases, the airport will expand to an area of 750 acres. Under theUDAN scheme, flights to and from Shravasti andLucknow is now operational, and in near future more flights to and fromNew DelhiVaranasi,Prayagraj andKanpur will be started.
| Month | Passengers |
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| July 2024[5] | 86 |
| August 2024[6] | 114 |
| September 2024[7] | 105 |
| October 2024[8] | 109 |
| November 2024[9] | 14 |
| December 2024[10] | 14 |
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