Maharana Pratap Airport

Maharana Pratap Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Udaipur
Location Dabok
Elevation AMSL 513 m / 1,684 ft
Coordinates 24°37′04″N 073°53′46″E / 24.61778°N 73.89611°E / 24.61778; 73.89611Coordinates: 24°37′04″N 073°53′46″E / 24.61778°N 73.89611°E / 24.61778; 73.89611
Website www.airportsindia.org.in
Map
UDR
Location of airport in Rajasthan
UDR
UDR (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,743 9,000 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2017 - March 2018)
Passengers 1,147,067 (Increase5.2)
Aircraft movements 9,842 (Increase8.3)
Source: AAI[1][2]

Maharana Pratap Airport[3] or Udaipur Airport or Dabok Airport (IATA: UDR, ICAO: VAUD) is an airport serving Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It is situated at Dabok, 22 km (14 mi) East of Udaipur.

The airport is named after Maharana Pratap who was a Maharana (ruler) of the princely state of Mewar, in north-western India.

The airport's new passenger terminal commenced operations in February 2008.[4]

Structure

Udaipur Airport is spread over 504 acres.[3] The airport has one asphalt runway, oriented 08/26, 9000 feet/ 2743 metres long and 45 metres wide. Its 250 by 150 metre apron provides parking space for 3 Boeing 737s or Airbus A320 aircraft at a time. The new terminal building, measuring 12175 sq. metres, was constructed at a cost of ₹80 Crores. The terminal has two boarding gates, 4 Check-in counters and can handle 600 passengers during peak hours. The airport is equipped with modern navigational and landing aids like DME/VOR and NDB. Runway 26 is equipped with a CAT-I Instrument Landing System.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air IndiaDelhi, Mumbai[6]
Alliance Air Jaipur[7]
IndiGoBangalore (begins 1st November 2018), Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Mumbai
Jet AirwaysDelhi, Mumbai[8]
SpiceJetBangalore (begins 7 November 2018),[9] Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai (begins 28 October 2018)[9] Surat(begins 30 November 2018)[9], Varanasi(begins 30 November 2018)[9]

Scenes from the movie The Darjeeling Limited and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani were shot here.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-II" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Airport website". Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Udaipur airport readied in time for Praful's daughter's wedding". Times of India. 19 Feb 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Airport website, Tech info". Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Timetable" (PDF). Air India. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  7. ↑ http://www.firstindianews.com/news/from-tomorrow-new-plane-service-will-start-1457347511
  8. ↑ "Jet Airways flight schedules". Jet Airways. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "SpiceJet flight schedules: Domestic". SpiceJet. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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