Aligarh Airport is an upcoming
domestic airport situated at Aligarh - Sikandra Rao Road in outskirts of Aligarh city in the Indian state of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
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[http://cadup.gov.in/devofairport.htm ] It is being developed by upgrading the existing government airstrip.
Proposed destination
As of now,
Lucknow
Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...
and
Kanpur
Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...
are the destinations which is proposed for direct flight from this airport under the Regional Connectivity Scheme
UDAN
''Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik'' (Hindi for "Let the common citizens of the country fly"), known by its acronym ''UDAN'' (Hindi for "flight") is a regional airport development program of the Government of India and part of the Regional Connectivi ...
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[https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/rcs_udan/NIeP.pdf ]
References
Airports in Uttar Pradesh
Proposed airports in Uttar Pradesh
Buildings and structures in Aligarh
Airports with year of establishment missing
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