Karad Airport is in the

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state in

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. Its airstrip was built in 1955 by the Public Works Department to facilitate the

Koyna dam The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-concrete dam constructed on Koyna River which rises in Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in Sahyadri ranges. It is located in Koyna Nagar, Satara district, in the Weste ...

project. The airport is currently used for general aviation and piloting. It currently covers 65 acres; the acquisition of more than 100 acres has been proposed. Runway 10/28 is 1280 metres long and 30 metres wide with a 60-by-60-metre apron. No navigational aids or night landing facilities are available on the airstrip.

Future Plans

The State run

Maharashtra Airport Development Company Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited abbreviated as (MADC), is a Special Purpose Company constituted in 2002 by the Government of Maharashtra (GoM) to plan, construct, operate and maintain airports in the State. The government has en ...

(MADC) plans to extend the 1,250 metres airstrip by another 1,500m and widen it by 150m. The

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(AAI) has submitted its technical feasibility report to the MADC for examination which in turn has handed it over to the Maharashtra Government for final approval.

References

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