Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport
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| Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport देवी अहिल्याबाई होलकर विमानतळ, इन्दुर |
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| IATA: IDR – ICAO: VAID | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||
| Location | Indore, India | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,850 ft / 564 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 07/25 | 7,480 | 2,280 | Composite |
Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport (Marathi: देवी अहिल्याबाई होलकर विमानतळ, इन्दुर) (IATA: IDR, ICAO: VAID) is a prominent airport in the Madhya Pradesh state of India and is situated 8 km south east of Indore.
The airport is named for Devi Ahilyabai Holkar (or Ahilya Bai Holkar), ruler of Indore and the adjoining regions from 1767 to 1795.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Domestic Flights
- Air Deccan (Delhi-SJ, Nagpur, Bangalore, Mumbai)
- Indian (Airlines) (Bhopal, Delhi, Mumbai) [1]
- Jet Airways ( Bhopal, Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Raipur) [2]
- Air Sahara (Mumbai, Delhi) [3]
- Kingfisher Airlines(Mumbai-Juhu, Nagpur, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Raipur)
Air India Express is going to start a flight from Indore to Dubai via Nagpur from summer 2008 making the airport international.
Air Deccan has recently lauched flight to Bangalore which will reach in 3 hours via Nagpur.
AAI has also annonced that the runway is going to be expanded and land acquistion is underway for making the Airport with more facilities.
[edit] References
- ^ Indian (Airlines) network map
- ^ Jet Airways schedule, 22-June-2007
- ^ Air Sahara schedule, 30-Dec-2006
[edit] External links
- Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport at Airports Authority of India web site
- Airport information for VAID at World Aero Data
- Accident history for IDR at Aviation Safety Network
