Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Airports Authority of India[1] | ||||||||||
| Serves | Meerut | ||||||||||
| Location | Meerut,Uttar Pradesh,India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 732 ft / 223 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°54′18″N077°40′37″E / 28.90500°N 77.67694°E /28.90500; 77.67694 | ||||||||||
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  Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Airstrip  Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Airstrip | |||||||||||
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Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Airstrip is anairstrip-aerodrome, situated between Partapur and Gagol villages south ofMeerut city inUttar Pradesh state of India. The airstrip has only non scheduled chartered flights.[2]
It is named afterB. R. Ambedkar.
In 2012,Airports Authority of India (AAI) presented a master plan to the state government in April seeking the transfer of the airstrip and additional 427 acre land free of cost and free from all encumbrances for the expansion of the Airport.[3] The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved to hand over the airstrip AAI in September 2013.[4] In February 2014, the government of Uttar Pradesh signed a MoU with the AAI for the development of this airport,[1] on the fringes of the national capital region to cater to theWestern Uttar Pradesh andUttarakhand especially in view of the burgeoning air traffic at Delhi airport.[2]
The existing airstrip is spread across 47 acres.[2]
Airport will be expanded in 3 phases: