Khowai Airport should not be confused with Kovai Airport.
Khowai Airport | |
Nativename: | खोवाई हवाई अड्डा |
Iata: | IXN |
Icao: | VEKW |
Pushpin Map: | India Tripura#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Tripura |
Pushpin Label: | IXN |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Airports Authority of India |
City-Served: | Khowai |
Location: | Khowai, India |
Elevation-F: | 95 |
Elevation-M: | 29 |
Metric-Elev: | y |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 18/36 |
R1-Length-F: | 3000 |
R1-Length-M: | 914 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Khowai Airport is a small airport located in Khowai, Tripura, India.[1] It is managed by the Airports Authority of India and is non-operational.[2]
On 29 March 1955, a Dacota belonging to Airways (India) overran a wet runway and ended up in a ditch. Though there were no casualties, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off.[3]