Allahabad Airport
Allahabad Airport or officially known as Deendayal Upadhyay Airport (IATA:
IXD, ICAO: VIAL) is located at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is at a
distance of 12 km (7.5 mi) from Allahabad city and is operational for
domestic flights.
Nearest other operational airports are Lucknow, Varanasi and Kanpur.
Currently, only Air India Regional operate from here, Air India operates 2
direct flights. There are daily flights from Allahabad to Delhi and flights
on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to Mumbai. Air India's subsidiary
Alliance Air has started operating on the Allahabad-Mumbai sector from 9
September 2013.
Allahabad Airport's area is 1 acre (4000 square metres), the terminal's
capacity being 72, for both arrival and departure.
It is a civil enclave managed by Airports
Authority of India (AAI), under the control of Civil Aviation Training
College, Bamrauli. The adjoining concrete apron measures 500 by 150 metres,
and has 2 parking bays to cater to 1 CRJ and 1 Q400 aircraft simultaneously
being maintained by IAF. Allahabad's runway is oriented 12/30, is 8400 feet
long and 150 feet wide. The Airfield has ground lighting facility, which is
to be upgraded and also equipped with Navigational facilities like DVOR/DME.
Construction of the new terminal began in January 2018 and was completed in
December 2018. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The
terminal was constructed for ₹164 crore (US$21 million). A total of
83 acres (34 ha) was allocated for the construction of this terminal.
The terminal is 6700 square meter; has a peak hour capacity of 300
passengers and four aircraft parking bays for Airbus A320 and Boeing 737.
The building has an electric operated trolley gate on the link taxi track to
segregate the operational area of AAI and Indian Air
Force. There has been use of fly ash bricks; double insulated door and the
building is equipped with water harvesting and has a sewage treatment plant
of its own.
Airlines and Destinations
Currently, Alliance Air and IndiGo operate scheduled flight services to and from this
Airport to various cities in India as stated below:
| Airlines | Destinations |
| Alliance Air | Bilaspur, Delhi |
| IndiGo | Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Dehradun, Delhi, Gorakhpur, Indore, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Raipur |
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