Kishangarh Airport

Kishangarh Airport
Summary
Owner/OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesKishangarh and Ajmer
LocationKishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Opened11 October 2017; 7 years ago (2017-10-11)
Coordinates26°36′05″N 74°48′51″E / 26.60139°N 74.81417°E / 26.60139; 74.81417
WebsiteKishangarh Airport
Map
KQH is located in Rajasthan
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Location of airport in Rajasthan
KQH is located in India
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KQH (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,152 7,060 Concrete
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers40,864 (Decrease 30.4%)
Aircraft movements1,210 (Decrease 1.3%)
Cargo tonnage
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Kishangarh Airport (IATA: KQH, ICAO: VIKG) is a domestic airport serving the twin cities of Ajmer and Kishangarh. It is located at Kishangarh on National Highway 8, 27 km (17 mi) north-east of Ajmer.[4] The airport was inaugurated on 11 October 2017.[5] It is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), covers an area of 742 acres and has a 2,000 metre long runway. It is also famous for its interior Bani Thani painting. The airport facilitates transport to the pilgrim sites like the Dargah of Khwaja Garib Nawaz, Pushkar and the fort of Prithvi Raj Chauhan in Ajmer.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Focus on connecting small cities by air: Manmohan". The Hindu. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Kishangarh airport, Ajmer inauguration ends decade long wait of Ajmer residents: CM Raje". Deccan Chronicle. 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference deccanchronicle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Manmohan Singh lays foundation stone of Kishangarh airport in Ajmer". DNA. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.