| Rajkot Airport રાજકોટ વિમાનમથક |
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| IATA: RAJ – ICAO: VARK
RAJ
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||
| Serves | Rajkot | ||
| Location | Rajkot, Gujarat, India | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 134 m / 441 ft | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 05/23 | 1,841 | 6,040 | Asphalt |
Rajkot Airport (IATA: RAJ, ICAO: VARK) (Gujarati: રાજકોટ વિમાનમથક) is a public airport located a few miles from Rajkot, Gujarat, India. Daily flights are operated by Jet Airways and Air India. Rajkot Airport has parking apron for Two Boeing 737 with 250 terminal capacity.
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air India | Mumbai |
| Jet Lite | Mumbai |
4 flights ply everyday from this airport.This includes 3 from Jet Lite and 1 from Air India.
Several Carriers like Spicejet have put up a plan to start intra-state services from Rajkot to Ahmedabad.This would benifit hundreds of businessmen too.
Rajkot Urban Development Authority and Rajkot Municipal Corporation have proposed a plan to extend Rajkot airport runway from current 5,400 feet (1,600 m) to 6,000 feet (1,800 m) to accommodate larger aircraft and to provide connectivity to major cities than Mumbai to cater to a large demand from the Manufacturing Industry here. This proposal was grounded by Airports Authority of India and Civil Aviation Ministry because the former could not negotiate land acquisition prices with Western Rail.
Rajkot airport has reached a saturation point due to residential and commercial buildings having come up around it and the Extension Plan is hence unfeasible. The present 5,400 feet (1,600 m) long runway is incapable of serving aircraft bigger than Boeing 737-800 (which is the largest aircraft operating from the airport). The length of the runway has to be increased to 6,000 feet (1,800 m) for safe operations. Civil aviation minister Praful Patel said suggesting that a new bigger airport be developed on 500 acres (2.0 km2) of land on Rajkot-Gondal-Jamnagar highway around 10 km away from the city near Khirasara village. This proposal is still in office and waiting to be initiated.[1][2]
The authorities have finalised the site for the first ever international airport in Saurashtra at Rajkot.The construction of the new airport is more likely to be commenced in late 2012.
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