Aligarh Airport
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Aligarh Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India[1] | ||||||||||
| Serves | Aligarh | ||||||||||
| Location | Khangarhi, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 10 March 2024 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 619 ft / 185 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°51′33″N 78°08′55″E / 27.8592°N 78.1487°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Aligarh Airport | ||||||||||
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  HRH Location of the airport in Uttar Pradesh  HRH HRH (India) | |||||||||||
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| Source: AAI[2][3][4] | |||||||||||
Aligarh Airport (IATA: HRH, ICAO: VIAH) is a domestic airport serving the city of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Khangarhi on National Highway 34 (NH-34), about 11 km (6.8 mi) away from the city centre.[5] It is a key infrastructure project developed under the Government of India's Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), also known as UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik).[6] Built by upgrading an existing government-owned airstrip, it officially opened for commercial operations on 10 March 2024, after inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with flights to cities within the state to Lucknow, Azamgarh and Chitrakoot, operated by the regional low-cost airline, FlyBig.[7][5]
On 1 January 2024, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued the license for flying, allowing for commercial operations to commence. The first commercial aircraft at Aligarh Airport was a 19-seater FlyBig airline's flight from Lucknow, which began on March 11, 2024, the day after the airport's inauguration.[8]
While starting air travel between Aligarh and Lucknow, there were indications of starting travel from Aligarh to Kanpur, Aligarh to Azamgarh and other places. The aviation company which is operating flights from Aligarh is making preparations to start travel from Aligarh to Azamgarh first at the level of the same company.
