Shella Airport Explained

Shella Airport
Pushpin Map:India Meghalaya#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Meghalaya
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
Type:Public
Operator:Airports Authority of India
City-Served:Shella, Meghalaya, India
Elevation-M:24
Elevation-F:80
Coordinates:25.57°N 91.87°W
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-M:914
R1-Length-F:3,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt

Shella Airport is a small airport located in the Shella, in the Indian state of Meghalaya.[1] It is located about 3 km from Shella Bholaganj town, in the Meghalaya state of India.[2]

Features

The airport has a single domestic terminal with a very small peak hour passenger handling capacity. The maximum terminal capacity for arrival and departure is 20 passengers.

There is no scheduled commercial air service in this Airport at this time.[3]

The airport was opened for bidding after remaining non-operational.[4] [5]

Specifications

The airport is at an elevation of 80 feet (24.3 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 05/23 which measures 3,000 by 100 feet (914 m × 30 m). The Airport is managed and controlled by Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shella Airport AAI. Airports Authority of India.
  2. Web site: Pincode of Airport In Charge Airports Authority Of Shella Airport Shella Assam, Assam. 2020-07-26. pincodes.info.
  3. Web site: Shella Airport - IndiaAirport.com. 2020-07-26. indiaairport.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20191227091006/http://indiaairport.com/states/assam/shella_airport.htm. 2019-12-27. live.
  4. Web site: 30 airports, airstrips up for bidding in Northeast under UDAN. 2020-07-26. NORTHEAST NOW. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2019-12-06. UDAN 4.0: 30 airports, airstrips up for bidding in North East region. 2020-07-26. Hindustan Times. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20191227114459/https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/udan-4-0-30-airports-airstrips-up-for-bidding-in-north-east-region/story-lDNyC6xJt87slJM6TGMFWP.html. 2019-12-27. live.