Gondia Airport
Gondia Airport is located at Birsi village, 12 kilometres North-East of
Gondia, Maharashtra, India. It is used for general aviation and pilot
training. The airstrip was built by the British in 1940.
Initially run by the Public Works Department, it was taken over by the
state-owned Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) in August
1998 to December 2005, after which it has been operated by the
Airports Authority of India (AAI).
AAI extended the runway at Gondia Airport to
7,500 feet to handle larger aircraft such as Airbus A-320 and Boeing 737.
Gondia Airport has a paved surface runway oriented 04/22, length of the
runway is 7,515 ft ( 2,290 m) long. Elevation of the airport is 1,020 ft
(311 m) AMSL.
The main apron measures 100 m x 150 m. The airport is equipped with a Non
Directional Beacon and DVOR, Distance Measuring Equipment, Instrument
Landing System and night landing facilities. The Airport is managed and
control by AAI.
CAE Global Academy Gondia / NFTI commenced operations at Gondia Airport
after receiving Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approval on 19
February 2009. The Academy is a joint venture between the
AAI and CAE Inc. The Gondia school is one of
11 members of the CAE Global Academy network.
Airlines and Destinations
Currently, flybig operates scheduled flight services to and from this
Airport to Indore in
India as stated below:
| Airlines | Destinations |
| flybig | Indore |
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