Kota Airport
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Kota Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kota | ||||||||||
| Location | Kota, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 273 m / 896 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°09′36.39″N 075°50′44.27″E / 25.1601083°N 75.8456306°E | ||||||||||
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  KTU Location of the airport in Rajasthan  KTU KTU (India) | |||||||||||
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Kota Airport (IATA: KTU, ICAO: VIKO) is a domestic airport in Kota in the state of Rajasthan, India.
Spread over 152 acres, Kota Airport was originally built by the royal family of the princely state of Kota and was taken over by the government in 1951. This Airport Also Known As Rajputana Airport. Originally serviced by Indian Airlines Dakota aircraft and later by Vayudoot and Jagson Airlines, shutdown of major industries and Kota becoming a major railway junction effected decreased demand for air transport and the withdrawal of the airlines.[1]
Current status
The airport is spread over 447 acres, with one 1200 metre runway. The terminal building has an area of 400 square metres and can handle 50 passengers per hour. The airport is suitable for Code-B type of aircraft. The airport is surrounded by densely populated areas and hence acquisition of land for further expansion is not feasible.[2] Since 1997, there have been no scheduled operations at this airport,[3] though Air India examined the feasibility of starting flights to Mumbai and Delhi.[4] The last airline to fly to Kota was Vayudoot. In 2005, it was reported that Airports Authority of India, which maintains the airport spends Rs. 6.3 million annually on maintenance, whereas the income is Rs. 600,000, while six acres of the airports property has been encroached upon by slums.[1]