Akola Airport

Akola Airport (IATA: AKD, ICAO: VAAK) is an airport located in Akola in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The airport is situated at a distance of about 7 km outside the main city on National Highway No. 6.

The airport was constructed in 1943 by the Public Works Department. Airlines such as Vayudoot and Span Aviation had operated out of Akola in the past. The airport was developed in 2008. A new terminal building, a new fire station, air traffic control block and other vital installations. The 4,000-foot runway was extended to 4,600 feet (1,400 m) and a new Precision Approach Path Indicator and Non-directional beacon navigation system added.

Akola Airport has a part concrete, part asphalt, or part bitumen-bound macadam runway oriented 10/28, 4000 ft long and 100 ft wide.

The 90 metre by 100 metre apron can accommodate two Fokker F27 - sized aircraft. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has requested the State Government to provide additional land in order to extend the runway to 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) to enable larger aircraft to use the airport.

The current size of the airport covers an area of 196 acres (79 ha). Currently there are no scheduled airlines operating at Akola Airport.

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