Lalitpur Airport

Lalitpur Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Airports Authority of India
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Lalitpur
Location	Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Elevation AMSL	1,181 ft / 360 m
Coordinates	24°43′2.952″N 78°24′53.507″E
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Lalitpur Airport is a proposed domestic airport and defunct airstrip in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, India owned by the Airports Authority of India. ^[1][2][3][4]

390 acres of land was marked for the proposed airport.

History

An Airstrip was built during World War 2 in Lalitpur, but has been defunct ever since. The state government had plans twice to develop the existing airstrip into an airport as there is a large amount of land around the airport. It is owned by the central government's Airports Authority of India.^[1][2] Under the state's current chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh Government gave approval for the development of an airport in Lalitpur in March 2021.^[5][6] A previous attempt by former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav was made to develop the airstrip but the plans never took off.^[7]

References

1. "Aai Airport". Airports Authority Of India. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
2. "Lalitpur Airport". Airports Authority Of India. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
3. "WW2 Airstrip to be turned into new airport at Lalitpur". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
4. "Travelling to Ayodhya to be more convenient! AAI sanctions Rs 242 crore to develop airport in the holy city". www.financialexpress.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
5. "Uttar Pradesh leads domestic market in aviation sector". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
6. "Defence Corridor, Bundelkhand expressway, Lalitpur airport to turn Bundelkhand into earth's heaven: Yogi Adityanath". www.defenceaviationpost.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.^{[dead link‍]}
7. "Defence Corridor, Bundelkhand expressway, Lalitpur airport to turn Bundelkhand into earth's heaven: Yogi Adityanath". www.indianexpress.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.