Rajpipla Airport | |
Coordinates: | 21.78°N 73.57°W |
Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Gujarat |
Pushpin Label: | Rajpipla Airport |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Rajpipla Airport is a proposed airport at Rajpipla, Gujarat which would serve visitors near the Statue of Unity, located 20km (10miles) away. The government has allocated of land, which was previously an airstrip owned by the Royal Family of Rajpipla during British Raj, to the Airports Authority of India.[1] [2]
Several local communities are opposed to building the airport in Rajpipla, as their land is being compulsorily acquired by the government.[3] Despite this opposition the state government plans to build an airport at Rajpipla, in Narmada district, to provide air connectivity for tourists visiting the Statue of Unity at Kevadia Colony in the district.[4]