Lilabari Airport

Lilabari Airport
Lilabari Airport
	IATA: IXI; ICAO: VELR;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	North Lakhimpur
Location	Lilabari, North Lakhimpur, Assam, India
Elevation AMSL	330 ft / 101 m
Coordinates	27°17′44″N 094°05′52″E / 27.29556°N 94.09778°E
Website	Lilabari Airport
Map
	IXI IXI
Runways
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers
Passengers	36,172 ( 18.9%)
Aircraft movements	1,234 ( 1.1%)
Cargo tonnage	3 ( 57.1%)
	Source: AAI

Lilabari Airport (IATA: IXI, ICAO: VELR), also known as North Lakhimpur Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of North Lakhimpur in Assam, India. It is located at Lilabari, 8 km (5.0 mi) north from the city centre.

History

The Lilabari airport project in Lakhimpur began following hectic campaigning and lobbying by local Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Ranee Narah from 1999 to 2003.^[4] Construction of the airport had finished by 2003, and the terminal was inaugurated by then Union Civil Aviation Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.^[4]^[5]

Current status

As of 2013, the Lilabari airport in Lakhimpur is connected to Kolkata by an Air India Regional service on a daily basis.
The airport is equipped with a night landing facility, and the runway is being modified to operate larger aircraft.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Alliance Air	Dibrugarh, Kolkata, Guwahati, Pasighat, Shillong,^[7] Tezpur^[8]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at IXI airport.See Wikidata query.

References

External links

Media related to Lilabari Airport at Wikimedia Commons

Lilabari Airport at the AAI

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