List of airports in Madhya Pradesh

This is a list of airports in Madhya Pradesh state in India.[1][2]

Major Airports
  • Raja Bhoj International Airport is an international airport serving Bhopal. It is the airport in Madhya Pradesh from which international flights have been flown. The first direct seasonal international flight from Bhopal was to Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, a Hajj charter flown by Saudia on 23 October 2010 for Hajj travelers.[3] There are daily flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Raipur, Hyderabad, Indore, Ahmedabad, Shirdi, Jaipur etc.[4]
  • Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport and is located 8 km west of Indore. It has got status of international airport and international flights are available for Dubai. According to the statistics released by the Airports Authority of India, the agency responsible for the airport, it is the 18th.[5] busiest airport in India. The airport is named after Maharani Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore, belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Empire. Since 2008, seasonal Hajj charters have begun operating from Indore.
  • Jabalpur Airport – Airport serves the Mahakaushal region and eastern Madhya Pradesh as it is the only air connection in the nearby 15-20 districts. Jabalpur Airport is the only air connection for many tourists who visit Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Pench National Park, Khajuraho and Bhedaghat. Air India and SpiceJet have been operating scheduled flights services to and from Jabalpur.
  • Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Airport – Airport can handle 350 passengers per hour. The 150 metre by 100 metre apron can handle two Airbus A320 and one small aircraft simultaneously.[6]

Airports
Sl. No.LocationICAOIATAAirportType
International Airports
1BhopalVOCLBHORaja Bhoj International AirportInternational [1]
2IndoreVAIDIDRDevi Ahilya Bai Holkar International AirportInternational
Domestic / Regional Airports
3GwaliorVIGRGWLRajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia AirportDomestic
4JabalpurVAJBJLRJabalpur AirportDomestic
5KhajurahoVAKJHJRCivil Aerodrome KhajurahoDomestic
Small Airports
6ChhindwaraChhindwara Airportnon-operational
7SatnaVESTTNISatna AirportNon-Operational
8PannaPanna Airportnon-operational
9SagarSDDADHNDhana Airportnon-operational
10KhandwaVADKIN-0061Khandwa Airportclosed
11UjjainUjjain Airportnon-operational
12RatlamRatlam Airstrip
13NagdaNagda Airportclosed
14HardaHDARIN-0047Harda Airportnon-operational
15GunaGunaGuna Airportprivate
16DatiaDTADatia AirportDomestic

Notes
    • 1 2 Though the noted two airports are classified as International Airport, Bhopal airport only serves domestic flights

    References
    1. Airport Projects Archived 2014-06-25 at the Wayback Machine The Official Website Of Infrastructure Development Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh
    2. Airports Archived 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine The Official Website Of Airports Authority of India, Government of India
    3. indiatimes
    4. Raja Bhoj Airport
    5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2016-12-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), AAI Traffic News.
    6. "New Runway At Air Force Station Gwalior, Su-30s Added To Base". Livefist. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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