Maharana Pratap Airport

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Maharana Pratap Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a domestic airport serving Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It is situated at Dabok, located 22 km (14 mi) east of Udaipur.[1] The airport is named after Maharana Pratap, who was a prominent Maharana (ruler) of the princely state of Mewar, in north-western India.

The airstrip was used for the first time when a 4-seater Piper Super Cub landed in the airport on 16 November 1957.[2][3] The airport's new passenger terminal commenced operations in February 2008.[4]

Beside the existing terminal, a new, larger terminal is being constructed to meet the rapidly rising traffic and demands. Its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2023, and construction began in the same month.[5] Once completed by the end of 2025, the airport will begin international operations to foreign destinations to become an international airport.[6][7]

Structure

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The 4-seater Piper aircraft landed first time at Maharana Pratap Airport on 16 November 1957
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View of the terminal from the apron

The airport is spread over 504 acres.[8] It has one 2,743 metre long runway.[9] Its 250 by 150-metre apron provides parking space for five Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 type aircraft at a time.[10] A new apron is also constructed on the left side of the existing apron for executive and private aircraft.[10] The new terminal building, measuring 12,000 sq.m., was constructed at a cost of ₹80 crore.[4][11] The terminal has two aerobridges, 4 check-in counters and can handle 600 passengers during peak hours.[10] The airport is equipped with modern navigational and landing aids like Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), DVOR, and Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) and is equipped with a CAT-I Instrument Landing System (ILS).[11]

Airlines and destinations

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Statistics

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