Imphal Airport

Imphal Airport (IATA: IMF, ICAO: VEIM) is a domestic airport located 7 km. south of Imphal, the capital of Manipur state in India. It is the third busiest airport in northeastern India after the Agartala Airport.

Imphal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPublic Government of Manipur
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesImphal, Manipur
LocationImphal, Manipur, India
Elevation AMSL774 m / 2,540 ft
Coordinates24°45′36″N 093°53′48″E
Map
IMF
IMF
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,746 9,009 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2019 - January 2020)
Passenger movements1,285,860(0.7%)
Aircraft movements9,912(1.0%)
Cargo tonnage7,860 (24.0%)
Source: AAI[1][2] [3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia IndiaAgartala, Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata
Air IndiaAizawl, Delhi, Dimapur, Guwahati, Kolkata
Air KBZ Charter: Mandalay
Alliance Air Dimapur, Guwahati
IndiGoAgartala, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Dibrugarh,[4] Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mangalore
Spicejet

Development

In June 2019, AAI implemented ₹3,400 crore (US$480 million) projects for the up-gradation of various airports in the northeastern region. ₹720 crore (US$100 million) will be spent for further upgradation of Bir Tikendrajit International Airport.[5] The project includes a ₹600 crore (US$84 million) integrated terminal building and airside infrastructure like new aircraft parking bays and link taxiways, a new air traffic control tower and a control and technical block.[6]

Incidents and accidents
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References
  1. "Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 22 May 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. "Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-II" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 22 May 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. "Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-IV" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 22 May 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 22 May 2020. url-status=live
  4. "New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo". www.goindigo.in.
  5. "Agartala airport to be 3rd international airport in northeast". Economic Times. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  6. "Kitco to set up new terminal building at Imphal airport". The Hindu. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 Advanced VT-EFL Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

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