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Nanded Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Nanded Airport Private Limited (NADL) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nanded | ||||||||||
| Location | Nanded,Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1958; 67 years ago (1958)[1] | ||||||||||
| Built | Reliance Airport Developers | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 374 m / 1,227 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°10′55″N077°19′07″E / 19.18194°N 77.31861°E /19.18194; 77.31861 | ||||||||||
| Website | Nanded Airport | ||||||||||
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| Source:AAI[2][3][4] | |||||||||||
Nanded Airport[5] (IATA:NDC,ICAO:VAND), officially known asShri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport, is adomestic airport serving the city ofNanded, in the state ofMaharashtra, India. It was inaugurated on 4 October 2008 by the formerMinister of Civil Aviation,Praful Patel, and the thenChief Minister of Maharashtra,Vilasrao Deshmukh, withKingfisher Airlines flying a special commemorative flight to the airport using itsATR-72 turboprop aircraft. It is named afterGuru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the lastSikh Guru.
The airport was built in 1958 by the Public Works Department.[1] However, it remained underdeveloped for many years, being served only for a short while by regional carrierVayudoot in the early 1990s. In April 2000, theMaharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) took over the development and maintenance of the airport.[6]
To push development and trade in theMarathwada region, the Maharashtra State Industries Ministry initiated the process of modernisation of airports operated by MIDC in 2006. Tenders were floated to invite private parties to draw out a plan for flight operations,[7] as a result of which, the airport was leased toReliance Airport Developers, a subsidiary ofReliance Infra that undertakes project management, implementation, and operation of airports, who currently operates the airport.[8]
Air India andTruJet were the only two airlines that operated from the airport to four destinations–Amritsar,Delhi,Mumbai andHyderabad in 2018, before both of them shutting down operations indefinitely in February 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and TruJet's bankruptcy in February 2022. Since then, the airport remained inoperative for three years,[9] when in July 2023, three airlines,Star Air,Fly91 and TruJet announced plans to connect the airport with new destinations, such asJalandhar,Bangalore,Jalgaon,Sindhudurg,Pune,Goa and Hyderabad under theUDAN Scheme, by the end of 2023 and the flighs are resumed now .[10][11]
While the new terminal building, capable of handling 300 passengers at peak hours, featured sixcheck-in counters, VIP lounges, departure and arrival lounges, transit suites & snooze cabins, visitors' waiting area, and cafeteria, the airside saw drastic improvements as well. The sole runway was extended from 1375 metres to 2300 metres. Runway width was also increased by 15 metres to 45 metres, making it capable of handling larger aircraft such as theBoeing 737 and theAirbus A320. A new night landing system and airfield lighting system were installed along with modernnavigational aids.[12]
TheDirectorate General of Civil Aviation awarded a provisional aerodrome licence to Nanded Airport in the public use category on 5 April 2010, and a permanent licence on 1 October 2010.
Passenger traffic at Nanded Airport in FY 2011 Q2 increased to almost 5,700 per month from 3,000 in the previous quarter.[13]
Until January 2020,Air India andTruJet were the only airlines that operated regular flights toAmritsar,Delhi,Mumbai andHyderabad under theUDAN Scheme, and then both airlines indefinitely suspended all operations from the airport due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[14] Since February 2020, the airport has not been operational.[9] In July 2023, three airlines,Star Air, FLY91 and TruJet have announced to connect the airport with new destinations, such asJalandhar,Bangalore,Jalgaon,Sindhudurg,Pune,Goa and Hyderabad under the UDAN Scheme, by the end of 2023.[10][11] On 31 March 2024, Star Air restarted commercial operations in the airport, by starting direct flights from the airport to five new destinations.[15]
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| Star Air[16] | Ahmedabad,Bengaluru,Ghaziabad,Hyderabad,[15]Pune |
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