Lilabari Airport or North Lakhimpur Airport is located in the
Lakhimpur district
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North Lakhimpur
North Lakhimpur ( ) is a city and a municipal board in Lakhimpur district in the Indian state of Assam, about northeast of Guwahati. It is the district headquarters of Lakhimpur district.
North Lakhimpur is also the name of the subdivision of L ...
, located 8 km (5 mi) from the town.
History
The Lilabari airport project in Lakhimpur began following hectic campaigning and lobbying by local Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Ranee Narah from 1999 to 2003.
Construction of the airport had finished by 2003, and the terminal was inaugurated by then Union Civil Aviation Minister
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.
Current status
* As of 2013, the Lilabari airport in Lakhimpur is connected to
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service on a daily basis.
* The airport is equipped with a night landing facility, and the runway is being modified to operate larger aircraft.
Statistics
Airlines and destinations
See also
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Dibrugarh Airport
Dibrugarh Airport , is located at Mohanbari, which is situated at a distance of 15 km (9 mi) east from Dibrugarh, Assam, India. The airport covers an area of 386 acres. There are 2 aerobridges linked with the terminal. The runway of t ...
*
Rupsi Airport
Rupsi Airport is an airport located in Rupsi (about from Gauripur town) situated at Kokrajhar district near the border of Dhubri district of Assam.
This airport serves as a way for people of the lower part of Assam to travel to India's maj ...
*
Silchar Airport
Silchar Airport is a domestic airport serving Silchar, Assam, India. It is located at Kumbhirgram, 29 km (18 mi) from the city centre. It was built by the British as RAF Station Kumbhirgram in 1944 and transferred to the Royal Indian ...
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Tezpur Airport
Tezpur Airport , also known as Salonibari Air Force Station, is a regional airport and an Indian Air Force Station serving Tezpur, Assam, India. It is located in Salonibari, which is situated 8.5 km (5.2 mi) from the city centre.
The airport ...
References
External links
Lilabari Airport at the AAI
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North Lakhimpur
Airports in Assam
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2003 establishments in Assam