Mundra Airport is a private airport in

Mundra Mundra is a census town and a headquarter of Mundra Taluka of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Founded in about the 1640s, the town was an important mercantile centre and port throughout its history. Mundra Port is the largest pr ...

, Kutch,

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, India owned by Mundra International Airport Private Ltd (MIAPL), a subsidiary of the

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. The airstrip is spread over 45 hectares and is used for scheduled as well as non-scheduled operations. The 1,900-metre long airstrip was built as part of the Mundra Special Economic Zone for operation of executive jets in January 2007. In October 2017, the Adani Group announced plans to develop the airstrip into a commercial international airport for passenger, cargo and Maintenance spread over 522 hectares by investing 1500 crore. The terminal building will have a capacity of 300 passengers. The runway will be capable of handling of large aircraft like the

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and will have night landing facilities. They have received environment clearance. It will be commissioned by 2022. Under

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Regional Connectivity Scheme,

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started flights between

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and Mundra in February 2018.

Airlines and destinations

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