Chandrapur Greenfield Airport

Chandrapur Greenfield Airport is a greenfield airport to be built at Vihirgaon, 40 kilometres south of Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India.[1] The Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) is the nodal agency for the project.[2] The airport will be developed in two phases. The first phase will be built on 720 acres of land, with a 2000 metre runway capable of handling turboprop aircraft like the Bombardier Q400 and ATR 72. In the second phase, the runway will be extended to 3000 metres to accommodate narrow-body jet aircraft like the Airbus A-320. The Airports Authority of India submitted its pre-feasibility report in January 2018, approving the site for the construction of a greenfield airport. Following this, the State government gave approval for the project and sanctioned funds for acquisition of 463 acres of private land and other administrative process. The land acquisition for the airport is expected to be completed by the end of financial year 2020/21.[3]

Chandrapur Greenfield Airport
Summary
OwnerMADC
ServesChandrapur
LocationVihirgaon
Coordinates19°43′37″N 79°27′40″E
Map
Chandrapur Greenfield Airport
Location in Maharashtra
Chandrapur Greenfield Airport
Chandrapur Greenfield Airport (India)

References
  1. "Pre-feasibility report" (PDF). Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. "Decks cleared for new airport in Chandrapur". The Times of India. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. "Shirdi airport's prospects soar as Maharashtra govt okays development plans". Daily News & Analysis. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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