Swami Vivekananda Airport

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Swami Vivekananda Airport (Template:Comma separated entries),[1][2][3] formerly known as Mana Airport, is a domestic airport serving Raipur, the capital city of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The airport is located at Mana, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of Raipur and Script error: No such module "convert". east of Naya Raipur, situated conveniently between the two cities.[4] On 24 January 2012, the airport was renamed after Swami Vivekananda, the iconic Hindu monk and philosopher who spent three years of his youth in Raipur between 1877 and 1879.[5]

In the period between April 2024 and March 2025, it handled around 2.6 million passengers, and has been the busiest airport in the state, the second-busiest in Central India after Indore and the 28th-busiest airport in India by passenger traffic.[6] The airport boasts longest runway in Central India which extends to Script error: No such module "convert"..[7]

Airfield

Spread over an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., Swami Vivekananda Airport has a single runway (06/24) measuring Script error: No such module "convert". in length and Script error: No such module "convert". in width.[8] The runway has been extended to Script error: No such module "convert".,[9] of which extended portion 965 meter was operationalised on 8 August 2024.[10][7] It is also the longest runway in Central India in terms of commercial operations.

The airfield is equipped with night landing facilities such as ILS CAT II[11] instrument landing system (ILS) at Runway 24, and navigational aids such as ADS-B,[12] DVOR, DME, NDB, and PAPI.

The apron has eleven parking bays which can accommodate A320/B737 category of aircraft. The airport is equipped with category VI firefighting and rescue capability with provisions for category VII on demand.[13]

Terminals

New integrated terminal

The new integrated terminal was inaugurated on 7 November 2012 by then President of India Pranab Mukherjee. Built at a cost of about Template:Indian rupee165 crore ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|165|7||USD|year={{{year}}}}}), the building covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. It is designed to handle 1300 passengers at a time, including 400 international passengers.[14]

The new terminal has three aero-bridges, eight boarding gates, twenty check-in counters, eight X-ray baggage machines, four security counters, and two conveyor belts for luggage. Construction for fourth aero-bridge is under-consideration.[13][15]

Cargo terminal

The Common User Domestic Cargo Terminal (CUDCT) was inaugurated on 4 June 2016, fulfilling the long pending demand of the state to start air cargo operations. The AAI has converted the old terminal building into CUDCT to handle cargo operations. Ahmedabad based GSEC Limited has bagged the contract to operate and maintain the CUDCT for an initial period of five years.[16]

Airlines and destinations

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Statistics

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Aerocity

In 2023, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel laid the foundation stone of Aerocity near Raipur Airport in 25 acre of land in Ramchandi area of Naya Raipur, with plans to have high-end hotels, a convention center, shopping complexes, and upscale restaurants and entertainment facilities.[17][18][19][20]

According to latest reports, now Aerocity will be made in 600 acre of land.[21]

Connectivity

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Gallery

See also

References

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