Lilabari Airport

Lilabari Airport (IATA: IXI, ICAO: VELR), also known as North Lakhimpur Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of North Lakhimpur in Assam, India. It is located at Lilabari, 8 km (5.0 mi) north from the city centre.

Lilabari Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesNorth Lakhimpur
LocationLilabari, North Lakhimpur, Assam, India
Elevation AMSL330 ft / 101 m
Coordinates27°17′44″N 094°05′52″E
WebsiteLilabari Airport
Map
IXI is located in Assam
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IXI is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 7,500 2,286 Concrete/Asphalt
Statistics (April 2021 - March 2022)
Passengers27,486 (Increase 44.1%)
Aircraft movements1,000 (Increase 61.8%)
Cargo tonnage6 Increase
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

History

The Lilabari airport project in Lakhimpur began following hectic campaigning and lobbying by local Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Ranee Narah from 1999 to 2003.[4] Construction of the airport had finished by 2003, and the terminal was inaugurated by then Union Civil Aviation Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.[4][5]

Current status
  • As of 2013, the Lilabari airport in Lakhimpur is connected to Kolkata by an Air India Regional service on a daily basis.
  • The airport is equipped with a night landing facility, and the runway is being modified to operate larger aircraft.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Air Dibrugarh, Kolkata, Pasighat, Shillong,[7] Tezpur,[8] Ziro[9][10]

Statistics
View of the airport's terminal from the apron
Apron area of the airport
Annual passenger traffic at IXI airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

References
  1. "Annexure III - Passenger Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. "Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. "Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. "N Lakhimpur upbeat over increased flights". Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  5. "Lilabari Airport". lakhimpur.nic.in. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  6. "Assam: Lilabari Airport to Get Country's 4th Aviation Hub".
  7. "Three new flights connecting Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram launched; check schedule". Times Now. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  8. "Three new flights connecting Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram launched; check schedule". Times Now. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. "Alliance Air to launch flights to Ziro from October 2022". Alliance Air. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  10. "Arunachal: Pema Khandu flags off commercial passenger flight to Ziro". Arunachal24.in. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

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