Lilabari Airport
| Lilabari Airport লীলাবাৰী বিমানবন্দৰ | |||||||||||
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| IATA: IXI – ICAO: VELR | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | North Lakhimpur, Dhemaji | ||||||||||
| Location | Lakhimpur, Assam | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 330 ft / 101 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°17′44″N 094°05′52″E / 27.29556°N 94.09778°ECoordinates: 27°17′44″N 094°05′52″E / 27.29556°N 94.09778°E | ||||||||||
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Lilabari Airport (IATA: IXI, ICAO: VELR) is located in the Lakhimpur district in the state of Assam, India. It also serves the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
History
The Lilabari airport project in Lakhimpur began after hectic campaigning and lobbying by local Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Ranee Narah in 1999-2003.[1] Construction of the airport had finished by 2003, and the terminal was inaugurated by then Union Civil Aviation Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.[1][2]
At present, the Lilabari airport in Lakhimpur is connected to Kolkata and Guwahati by an Air India Regional flight on four days in a week i.e. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Recently there has been plans made for expanding the service on daily basis.[1]
Airlines and destinations
- Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air India Regional | Guwahati, Kolkata |
References
- 1 2 3 "N Lakhimpur upbeat over increased flights". Assam Tribune. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "Lilabari Airport". lakhimpur.nic.in. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
External links
Media related to Lilabari Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Lilabari Airport at the AAI
- Airport information for VELR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.