Nizamabad Airport is a proposed

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airport in Jakranpalli in

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in the Indian state of

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. The project site is located on

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, about east of the city of Nizamabad. The state government of Telangana has proposed the construction of the airport in .

History

In 2008, the government of undivided Andhra Pradesh invited for expressions of interest to develop eight minor airports in the state, including an airport at Nizamabad. Each airport was expected to cost . The airports were to be built in with a runway length of . In July 2009, the government has scrapped the plans as no companies posted bids for the construction of the airport. The companies sought the construction to be infeasible due to low expectation of revenues. In October 2009, the government has planned to invite fresh bids for 4 airports including Nizamabad airport, to be constructed in . The government has offered additional incentives including exemption from value added taxes and waiver of lease rentals for the first seven years once the airport is operational. The

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(IAF) had also objected to the proposal citing disruption of military aircraft movements due to commercial air activity. The

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(AAI) inspected the site and gave its approval for the site in June 2013. However, AAI asked for a total of to accommodate all necessary airport infrastructure. The cost of construction of the airport would be borne by the state government. However, in March 2015, the government of Telangana asked its infrastructure and investment department to put the development of Nizamabad airport on hold due to lack of funds and restrictions imposed on developing new airports within radius of

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at Hyderabad. Development of the airport would be considered at a later date. Later in 2016, the government has finalised proposals for new airports in the state. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has given his nod for land acquisition for setting up airport in Nizamabad. Doubts were raised over securing approval for the airport since it cannot meet the norms of having a minimum aerial distance of another airport which is already proposed in Warangal. In 2017, the government has proposed the construction of the airport in .

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