Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 1,926 ft / 587 m 8,200 2,500 Serves Shirdi | Location Shirdi, India 09/27 8,200 2,500 asphalt | |
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Operator Maharashtra Airport Development Company | ||
Shirdi airport terminal final year thesis
Shirdi Airport is located at Kakdi village, about 14 km South-west of the town of Shirdi in Maharashtra, India. The airport, spread over 400 hectares, is owned by the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) and will be opened for commercial flights from April 2017.
Contents
- Shirdi airport terminal final year thesis
- First trial flight touches down at shirdi airport for shirdi devotees
- History
- References
The Rs. 340 crore airport project is part of the State Government's effort to promote religious tourism at Shirdi, known for the temple of Sai Baba, among the most revered spiritual gurus in India. Around 80,000 devotees visit the temple town daily and the numbers go up to 5 lakh per day during weekends, vacations and festivals. These pilgrims access Shirdi via road, Sainagar Shirdi Railway Station and the Aurangabad Airport located 125 km from Shirdi.
First trial flight touches down at shirdi airport for shirdi devotees
History
The Ahmednagar district administration officially acquired land for the airport project on 22 December 2009. The single runway was initially intended to be 60 metres wide and 2,000 metres long and the airport was expected to start operations in December 2011. However, the MADC decided to extend the length of the runway to 3,200 metres to enable operations of larger aircraft and consequently the project missed its deadline. Runway length now stands at 2,500 metres. Plans for a terminal building costing around Rs 40 crore were abandoned due to shortage of funds and a smaller terminal costing 3- 4 crores was built instead. The work was expected to be completed before the forthcoming centenary celebrations of Sai Baba's Samadhi that will draw thousands of devotees to the pilgrim town from various parts of the country as well as abroad. MADC completed the construction work by February 2016 and applied to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for an aerodrome licence to commence operation of non-scheduled flights.
