Moradabad Airport
| Rampur International Airport Moradabad Airport मुरादाबाद हवाई अड्डा | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Moradabad and Rampur | ||||||||||
| Location | Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 637 ft / 194 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°49′10″N 078°55′24″E / 28.81944°N 78.92333°E | ||||||||||
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  Rampur International Airport Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||
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Moradabad Airport also known as Mundha Pande Airport is situated midway between Moradabad and Rampur city on NH 24 in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The Government of Uttar Pradesh signed a MoU with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in February 2014 for the development of the airport.[1]
The Moradabad air strip was constructed on 52 hectares land at an estimated cost of Rs 21 crore. The contract was earlier awarded to RITES, but was cancelled and awarded to the UP State Construction Corporation.[2] The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) asked the State Government in November 2012 to hand over the airfield in Moradabad and an additional 300-350 acres land, free of cost, to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in order to upgrade the airfield for commercial operations. The AAI had proposed to develop a taxi track, an apron, isolation bay, navigational aids, localiser, glide path, terminal building, ATC control tower and hangars.[3] The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved to hand over the airstrip AAI in September 2013.[4]
References
- ↑ "MoU Signed for Development of Airports in UP". Press Information Bureau. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ↑ "Air strips to come up at Moradabad, Chitrakoot". The Hindu. 12 September 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "Govt sets the ball rolling on Centre’s proposal to develop airports". The Indian Express. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "Shelved by Maya, Akhilesh nod to develop Meerut airstrip as airport". The Indian Express. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2014.