Gondia Airport is located at Birsi village, 12 kilometres north-east of

Gondia Gondia (also spelled Gondiya) is a city and municipal council in the Indian state of Maharashtra which serves the administrative headquarters of the eponymous administrative district. Gondia is also known as ''Rice City'' due to the abundance ...

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. It is a domestic airport serving Gondia city and surrounding areas and also used for general aviation and pilot training.

History

The airstrip was built by the British in 1940. Initially run by the Public Works Department, it was taken over by the state-owned

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(MIDC) in August 1998 to December 2005, after which it has been operated by the

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(AAI). The AAI extended the runway at Gondia airport to 7,500 feet to handle larger aircraft such as

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and

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Description

Gondia airport has a single runway (04/22), 2,290 metres long and 45 metres wide with a parallel taxiway of 1,697 metres. The main

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measures 100 m x 150 m. The airport is equipped with a Non Directional Beacon and

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and night landing facilities.

Airlines and destinations

National Flying Training Institute (NFTI)

CAE Global Academy Gondia / NFTI commenced operations at Gondia Airport after receiving Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approval on 19 February 2009. The Academy is a joint venture between the

(AAI) and

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. The Gondia school is one of 11 members of the CAE Global Academy network.

References

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Airports in Maharashtra Vidarbha Airports established in 1940 1940 establishments in British India