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Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (IATA: IXA, ICAO: VEAT), also known as Agartala Airport,[4][5][6][7]is an international airport situated 12 kilometres (7 miles) northwest of Agartala, the capital of Tripura. It is administered by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).[8] It is the second busiest airport in North-East India after Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport in Guwahati and 29th busiest airport in India. It is the third international airport in North-East India, after Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport and Imphal Airport. The new current integrated terminal of the airport has 20 check-in counters, six parking bays, four aerobridges, conveyor belts and passenger-friendly modern facilities and amenities like In-Line Baggage System (ILBS), Escalators, Lifts, etc. In addition to the new terminal building, a new parallel taxiway to the runway and two new hangars are being built.

Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesAgartala, Tripura, India
LocationSingerbhil
Elevation AMSL14 m / 47 ft
Coordinates23°53′24″N 091°14′32″E
WebsiteAgartala Airport
Map
IXA
Location of airport in Tripura
IXA
IXA (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,286 7,500 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2021 - March 2022)
Passengers9,01,206 (56.2%)
Aircraft movements8,272 ( 63.4%)
Cargo tonnage3,505 (75.1%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

History


The airport was designed and built in 1942 by the then Maharaja of Tripura, Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur Debbarman. It had one primary runway, 05/23, which is now used as a taxiway to Runway 18/36.

During World War II, the airport was used by the 4th Combat Cargo Group (4th CCG) of the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force, flying Curtiss C-46 Commando transport aircraft over Burma.[9]

The 4th CCG operated from the airport during December 1944 and January 1945, after which it moved to Chittagong.

The airport experienced international operations when Indian Airlines flew to Dhaka-Tejgaon Airport and Jessore in East Pakistan/Bangladesh from Agartala.


Development and expansion


Airports Authority of India (AAI) decided to upgrade the airport to international standards, which will be the second international airport in North-East region after Guwahati. The AAI has undertaken ₹438 crore (US$61 million) project to upgrade the airport to provide world-class facilities. The State Government has already provided 72 acres (29 ha) land to AAI to build a new terminal building, runway and other necessary infrastructure. The upgrade is expected to be completed by 2025, out of which the new terminal is completed, and it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 January 2022.[10] After becoming operational, flights from Agartala to Dhaka, Bangkok[11] and likely to Singapore will be operated.[12]


Airlines and destinations


AirlinesDestinations
Air India Kolkata[13]
Akasa Air Bangalore, Guwahati[14]
IndiGo Aizawl, Bangalore, Delhi, Guwahati, Imphal, Kolkata, Shillong

Accidents and incidents



See also



References


  1. "Annexure III - Passenger Data". www.aai.aero. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. "Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. "Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. "Change of name of Agartala Airport" (PDF). EGazette. Government of India. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. "Agartala Airport to be named after Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore". The Hindu. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. Deb, Debraj (30 October 2017). "Agartala airport to be named after king". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. "Agartala airport renamed Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya, after Tripura's last king". cnbctv18.com. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. "Civil Airport Agartala". airportsindia.org.in. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  9. Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
  10. Ali, Syed Sajjad (4 January 2022). "PM Modi opens new terminal building at Agartala airport". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  11. "International Flights From India's Agartala To Bangkok, Bangladesh To Start Operation Soon | Details Here". India.com. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  12. "Tripura likely to get international flights to Singapore, Chittagong, Dhaka". newkerala.com. ANI. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  13. "Air India Timetable". Air India. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  14. "Akasa Air Flight Network". Akasa Air. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  15. Ranter, Harro. "Agartala-Singerbhil Airport profile". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 11 May 2022.



На других языках

[de] Flughafen Agartala

Der ca. 14 m hoch gelegene Flughafen Agartala (englisch Agartala Airport oder Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport) ist ein nationaler, nur etwa 1 km von der Ostgrenze Bangladeshs entfernter nationaler Flughafen ca. 12 km nordwestlich der um die 500.000 Einwohner zählenden Großstadt Agartala im Bundesstaat Tripura in Nordostindien. Nach dem Flughafen Guwahati ist er der zweitgrößte Airport im Nordosten Indiens. Betreiber des Flughafens ist die Airports Authority of India.
- [en] Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport

[es] Aeropuerto de Agartala

El Aeropuerto de Agartala (IATA: IXA, OACI: VEAT) se encuentra a 12 km al sureste de la ciudad de Agartala, la capital del estado de Tripura en India. Está gestionado por la Dirección de Aeropuertos de India (AAI).[1]


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