Saifai Airport

This article is about the airstrip. For village in Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh, see Saifai.
Saifai Airport
सैफई हवाई अड्डा

IATA: noneICAO: VI00

ETW
Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh

Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Civil Aviation Department (Government of Uttar Pradesh)
Operator Government of Uttar Pradesh
Serves Etawah, Mainpuri & Saifai
Location Saifai village, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Elevation AMSL 335 ft / 102 m
Coordinates 26°55′20″N 79°03′42″E / 26.922146°N 79.061551°E / 26.922146; 79.061551
Website http://civilaviation.up.nic.in
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12-30 5,693 1,735 Asphalt

The Saifai Airport (Hindi: सैफई हवाई अड्डा) is an airstrip at Saifai village in Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh. This airstrip was defunct, but is being repaired during the government of the Samajwadi Party. It is used by small aircrafts.

Airlines and destinations

The airport has only unscheduled chartered flights.

Indian Air Force operation

In 2015, Mirage 2000 aircraft of Indian Air Force have been operating from the airstrip, testing grounds for possible development of this airport in case of emergency, like a war.[1]

About Saifai

Main article: Saifai

Saifai is a village in the Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh. It is native place of Mulayam Singh Yadav founder president of Samajwadi Party, former Minister of Defence (India) & former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

References

  1. "Mulayam’s Saifai plays host to fighter planes". THE TIMES OF INDIA. Aug 19, 2015.


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