Gwalior Airport

Gwalior Airport (IATA: GWL, ICAO: VIGR) is a civil enclave airport at the Maharajpur Air Force Station 10 km north-east of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.It is one of the six airports in Madhya Pradesh and fourth Largest Airport in Madhya Pradesh. The airport is spread over an area of 760 acres. Alliance Air and SpiceJet operate scheduled flight services to and from Gwalior.

Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Airport, Gwalior
A USAF F-15C departing the airport during Cope India 2004
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerIndian Air Force
OperatorIndian Air Force/Airports Authority of India
ServesGwalior, Morena, Bhind, Datia, Dabra, shivpuri, Jhansi, Dholpur, Agra, Sheopur
LocationGwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Time zoneIndian Standard Time (+5:30)
Elevation AMSL617 ft / 188 m
Coordinates26°17′36″N 078°13′40″E
Map
GWL
GWL
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06L/24R 9,000 2,743 Asphalt
06R/24L 9,000 2,743 Asphalt

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Air Delhi, Indore
SpiceJet Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jammu, Kolkata

Structure

The airport is spread over 760.7 acres and the terminal can handle 350 passengers per hour. The 100-by-150-metre (330 ft × 490 ft) apron can handle two Airbus A320 and one small aircraft simultaneously.[1] The Gwalior Air Base is the only operational air force base with two operational parallel runways. The second runway was built in February 2009 and became operational in October 2010.

References
  1. AAI website, archived from the original on 7 June 2012, retrieved 10 January 2012

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