Chandrapur Airport Explained

Chandrapur Airport
Nativename:चंद्रपूर विमानतळ
Icao:VA1B
Type:Public
Owner:M.A.D.C.
Operator:M.A.D.C.
City-Served:Chandrapur
Location:Chandrapur, India
Elevation-F:625
Elevation-M:191
Coordinates:19.9945°N 79.2227°W
Pushpin Map:Maharashtra
Pushpin Mark:Red_pog.svg
Pushpin Mapsize:250
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-F:3,128
R1-Length-M:953
R1-Surface:Paved

Chandrapur Airport is located at Morwa, 9 km north-west of Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India. The airstrip was constructed in 1967 by the Public Works Department[1] and is spread over 22 hectares.[2] Neither navigational aids nor night landing facilities are available on the airstrip.

Development

The state run Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) that operates the airport has no plans to expand the current facility citing obstructions close to the airport. The chimneys of the thermal power plant to its west and overhead power lines all around the field restrict the scope of expansion of this airport.[3] However, the government has plans of developing a greenfield airport at another appropriate site.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airstrips in Maharashtra . Maharashtra Public Works Department . 1 February 2013 .
  2. News: State plans two greenfield airports at Solapur and Chandrapur . https://archive.today/20130216065638/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-15/mumbai/28176965_1_greenfield-airports-flight-operations-airport-land . dead . 16 February 2013 . 15 July 2009 . . 1 February 2013.
  3. Web site: MADC Projects . MADC . 1 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226054653/http://www.madcindia.org/projects.html . 26 February 2012 . dmy-all .