Imphal Airport Explained
| Nativename-A: | |
| Location: | Tulihal, Imphal, Manipur, India |
| Metric-Elev: | yes |
| Elevation-M: | 774 |
| Pushpin Label: | IMF |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Metric-Rwy: | Yes |
| Imphal Airport |
| Iata: | IMF |
| Icao: | VEIM |
| Pushpin Map: | India Manipur#India |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Government of Manipur |
| Operator: | Airports Authority of India |
| City-Served: | Imphal |
| Elevation-F: | 2,540 |
| R1-Number: | 04/22 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,746 |
| Stat-Year: | April 2023 - March 2024 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 1,274,666 (3.3%) |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat2-Data: | 12,861 (6.3%) |
| Stat3-Header: | Cargo tonnage |
| Stat3-Data: | 4,478 (41.4%) |
| Footnotes: | Source: AAI[1] [2] [3] |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Manipur |
Imphal Airport, officially renamed as Bir Tikendrajit International Airport,[4] [5] and formerly known as Tulihal International Airport, is an international airport serving Imphal, the capital of Manipur, India, located 7 km south from the city centre. It is the second largest and the third-busiest airport in North-East India after Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati and Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala.
Development
In June 2019, Airports Authority of India (AAI) implemented projects for the upgradation of various airports in the northeastern region. will be spent for further upgradation of Imphal Airport.[6] The project includes a integrated terminal building and airside infrastructure like new aircraft parking bays and link taxiways, a new Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower and a control and technical block.[7]
The new terminal building will have an area of 28,125 sq.m. to handle 1,200 peak hour passengers (200 international & 1,000 domestic), an apron with 4 aerobridges and 8 parking bays for Airbus A321 type aircraft, 2 link taxiways, and an ATC tower.[8]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Annexure III – Passenger Data. aai.aero. 21 April 2024.
- Web site: Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data. aai.aero. 21 April 2024.
- Web site: Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data. aai.aero. 21 April 2024.
- News: Renaming of Imphal Int'l Airport evokes reactions; orgs. demand revocation of resolution - Eastern Mirror . 29 August 2022 . Eastern Mirror Nagaland . 30 August 2019 . 28 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220828161507/https://easternmirrornagaland.com/renaming-of-imphal-intl-airport-evokes-reactions-orgs-demand-revocation-of-resolution/ . live .
- News: Bir Tikendrajit International Airport Opposition raised against new name . 29 August 2022 . The Sangai Express . 29 August 2019 . 28 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220828163302/https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2019/8/29/By-Our-Staff-ReporterIMPHAL-Aug-28-Expressing-disappointment-at-the-renaming-of-Tulihal-International-Airport-as-Bir-Tikendrajit-International-Airport-the-Indigenous-People-s-Association-of-Kangl.amp.html . live .
- News: Agartala airport to be 3rd international airport in northeast. Economic Times. 20 June 2019. 18 June 2019.
- News: Kitco to set up new terminal building at Imphal airport. The Hindu. 11 November 2019. 19 March 2019. 21 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191221083702/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/kitco-to-set-up-new-terminal-building-at-imphal-airport/article26580342.ece. live.
- Web site: 22 April 2022 . 4 Bidders for Imphal Airport's New Terminal Contract . 23 April 2022 . The Metro Rail Guy . en-US . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423033516/https://themetrorailguy.com/2022/04/22/4-bidders-for-imphal-airports-new-terminal-contract/ . live .
- Web site: Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map .
- Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 Advanced VT-EFL Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF). Ranter. Harro. aviation-safety.net. 19 July 2019. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106192139/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910816-1. live.
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