Prayagraj Airport

Prayagraj Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic/military
OwnerIndian Air Force
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesPrayagraj
LocationBamrauli, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Opened1931; 93 years ago (1931)[1][2][3]
Elevation AMSL322 ft / 98 m
Coordinates25°26′24″N 81°44′02″E / 25.44000°N 81.73389°E / 25.44000; 81.73389
Map
IXD is located in Uttar Pradesh
IXD
IXD
Location in Uttar Pradesh
IXD is located in India
IXD
IXD
IXD (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 8,400 2,560 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers610,707 (Increase 6.9%)
Aircraft movements6,906 (Decrease 13.3%)
Cargo tonnage33 (Decrease 64%)
Source: AAI[4][5][6]

Prayagraj Airport (IATA: IXD, ICAO: VEAB), also known as Allahabad Airport, is the domestic airport serving the city of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. Located in the Bamrauli suburb of the city, it is one of the oldest airports in India. This airport is currently under joint operation of the Indian Air Force and the Airports Authority of India. It is the fourth busiest airport in Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow International Airport, Varanasi International Airport and Gorakhpur Airport in terms of passenger traffic and aircraft movements.[7]

Foreseeing the Kumbh 2019, the airport was upgraded with the addition of a new civil terminal extension in 2018, which was constructed in a record 11 months by Tata Projects.[8] It continues to serve domestic destinations across the country, and is set to be converted into an international airport before Kumbh 2025.[9]

  1. ^ Krishnaswamy, Murali N. (31 October 2011). "One hundred years of flying high". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ "No headway: With no ILS in place, flight delays continue". The Times of India. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Publications Division 2016 163 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ Airports by Passenger Traffic, 2023-24 (PDF) (Report). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  8. ^ "TATA Projects Builds Prayagraj Airport Terminal in 11 Months". Business Standard. 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Mega expansion of Prayagraj Airport before Mahakumbh 2025". Hindustan Times. 1 February 2023.