Lilabari Airport

Lilabari Airport (IATA: IXI, ICAO: VELR) is located in the Lakhimpur district in the state of Assam, India. It also serves the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Airport is located 8 km from city center.

The Lilabari Airport project in Lakhimpur began after hectic campaigning and lobbying by local Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Ranee Narah in 1999-2003. Construction of the airport had finished by 2003, and the terminal was inaugurated by then Union Civil Aviation Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.

Previously, Lilabari Airport was connected to Kolkata and Guwahati by Air India Regional. The schedule flights are on Sundays and Fridays. The services has suspended due to lack of patrons.

The terminal has four check-in counters along with one boarding gate and 2 X-Ray baggage facilities. Air conditioned VIP lounge are also available for passengers with charges applied as per Airports Authority of India (AAI) rules. There are also a conveyor belts available in the arrival hall. Cafeteria are available at Airport's visitors area.

The Airport comes under the administrative control of the AAI.

The Airport facility are managed and control by AAI. Connection to city center by cabs are easy from here. General taxi and car rental services are available by request. The nearest international airport is in Guwahati which is located 425 km away.

Airlines and Destinations

Currently, Alliance Air serves scheduled commercial flights to various cities as stated below:

Airlines	Destinations
Alliance Air	Dibrugarh, Kolkata, Pasighat, Shillong, Tezpur, Ziro

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