Lengpui Airport
Lengpui Airport (IATA: AJL, ICAO: VELP) is an domestic airport in Aizawl,
Mizoram, India. The Airport is located 35 km north west of the city center.
The Airport was constructed at a cost of 97.92 crores and was completed in a
record time of two years and two months. The construction work started in
December 1995 and completed in February 1998.
The Airport is
able to cater 300 incoming and outgoing passengers. Before the
construction of this Airport, Aizawl was 130 km (81 mi) from the nearest
railway head at Bairabi and 205 km (127 mi) from the nearest airport is
Silchar Airport in Assam.
The 2,500 metre runway of the Lengpui Airport is unique in that it has many
hilly streams running underneath. At present, Lengpui Airport has installed
Cat-I Instrument Landing System. which will help planes land safely during
low visibility conditions.
A Runway safety area and Isolation parking bay are also under construction
plan. The Indian Air Force is planning to station at least 4 jet fighters at
Lengpui Airport. Indian Oil handles the Aviation fuel service department of
Lengpui Airport.
The Airport is managed and controlled by
Airports Authority of India (AAI).
There are chargeable 120 lots of car parking space available in this
Airport. Taxi and car rental services are also available in this Airport.
Airlines and Destinations
Currently, Air India, Alliance Air, Go First and IndiGo operate scheduled flight services to and from this
Airport to various major cities in
India as stated below:
| Airlines | Destinations |
| Air India | Kolkata |
| Alliance Air | Dimapur, Guwahati, Imphal, Kolkata, Shillong |
| Go First | Guwahati |
| IndiGo | Agartala, Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata |
A Helicopter service by Pawan Hans operating in Lengpui connects Aizawl with Lunglei, Lawngtlai, Saiha, Chawngte, Serchhip, Champhai, Kolasib, Khawzawl, Mamit and Hnahthial.
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