Tezu Airport is a regional airport serving

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. It is operated by the

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(AAI), which upgraded it to handle

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aircraft with night-landing facility.

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inaugurated the upgraded airport on 9 February 2019. Scheduled commercial flights commenced from 19 August 2021.

History

Tezu was one of five airports that were shortlisted in 2015 for the implementation of AAI's " no-frills model", which will provide only essential services needed to operationalise the airport, without compromising on safety and security in any way. With an aim to ensure low cost of operation, the airport was to have no conveyor belts, no

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and only the security hold area for departing passengers was likely to be air-conditioned. In 2009–10, the upgrade of the airport, with runway extension at an estimated cost of , was approved. On 22 September 2017, a test flight landed on the runway after the airport was upgraded. On 9 February 2019,

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, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the upgraded airport.

Facilities

The airport has a 1500 metres runway, terminal building of 4200 square meter area, air traffic control tower, boundary walls, parking lot and drainage system, etc.

Scheduled commercial operation

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. This will boost the tourism in the region. Tezu is covered under the UDAN scheme. Tezu is also an AGL of

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. Other nearby airports include

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official name as per Walong AGL,

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, etc.

Airlines and destinations

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