Ankleshwar Airport

Bharuch - Ankleshwar Airport
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Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India
Coordinates	21°39′38″N 73°03′24″E
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Bharuch - Ankleshwar Airport is a greenfield airport being constructed at village Mandvabuzarg on National Highway 8^[1] near Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India.

The Airports Authority of India has cleared the techno-economic feasibility report for the proposed airfield^[2] and was expected to be operational by December 2026.^[3] The Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited has acquired 80 hectares of land for the construction of the airport. The Airport Authority signed a memorandum of understanding with the State Government in January 2019 for the construction of airport and a maintenance, repair and overhaul unit spread over 92 hectares.^[4] Bharuch-Ankleshwar Airport is expected to handle 10% of India's total air cargo.^[5]

The airport will serve Ankleshwar, Bharuch, the Jagadia and Panoli Industrial areas, the Dahej SEZ and the upcoming Petroleum Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region. The Ankleshwar Industries Association had proposed the construction of the airport to the State Government in 1995. The Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation had agreed to construct the airstrip and terminal, but the project was eventually referred to the Gujarat Industrial Development Board.^[6]

The foundation stone for the new airport was laid on 10 October 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.^[7]

References

1. "Proposed airport at Ankleshwar too close to NH8: MoEF". Business Standard. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
2. "Plan for four new airports takes off in state, 17 firms in fray". The Indian Express. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
3. "Global bidding for Bharuch, Ankleshwar development plan". The Times of India. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
4. "MoUs inked for airports at Dholera, Ankleshwar". Times of India. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
5. Mishra, Piyush (3 April 2015). "New Ankleshwar airport may bag 10% of air cargo". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
6. "Airport at Ankleshwar feasible: E&Y report". Business Standard. 9 December 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
7. "PM Modi announces new international airport for Gujarat's Bharuch". Business Today. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2024.