Agra Airport

Agra Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerIndian Air Force
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesAgra
LocationKheria, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Opened15 August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-15)[1]
Elevation AMSL551 ft / 167.94 m
Coordinates27°09′43″N 77°58′15″E / 27.1618309°N 77.9707261°E / 27.1618309; 77.9707261
WebsiteAgra Airport
Map
AGR is located in Uttar Pradesh
AGR
AGR
Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh
AGR is located in India
AGR
AGR
AGR (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 9,000 2,743 Concrete
12/30 5,964 1,818 Concrete
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers182,956 (Increase 39%)
Aircraft movements2,631 (Increase 38.3%)
Cargo tonnage47 (Increase 146.6%)
Source: AAI[2][3][4]

Agra Airport (proposed to rename Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Airport)[5] [6][7] (IATA: AGR, ICAO: VIAG), also known as Kheria Airport,[1] is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base serving the city of Agra, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The air force station is one of the largest airbases of the Indian Air Force. On 15 August 2017, the airbase celebrated its 70th anniversary.

  1. ^ a b "Kheria Airport (Agra Airport)". www.cityseeker.com.
  2. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Yogi Govt Renames Gorakhpur and Agra Airports". The Quint. The Agra Airport will be renamed after RSS ideologue Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay airport.
  6. ^ "Indian airports and the name game". India Today. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. ^ "IndiGo announces new flight between Agra and Bangalore!". Financial Express. 8 January 2020.