Swami Vivekananda Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Raipur Metropolitan Region | ||||||||||
| Location | Mana, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1975 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | (+5:30) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 317 m / 1,041 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°10′53″N 081°44′26″E / 21.18139°N 81.74056°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Raipur Airport | ||||||||||
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Swami Vivekananda Airport (IATA: RPR, ICAO: VERP),[6][7][8] formerly known as Mana Airport, is a domestic airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The airport is located at Mana, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) south-east of Raipur and 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Naya Raipur, situated conveniently between the two cities.[9] On 24 January 2012, the airport was renamed after Swami Vivekananda, the iconic Hindu monk and philosopher who spent three years of his youth in Raipur between 1877 and 1879.[10]
In the period between April 2023 and March 2024, it handled around 2.5 million passengers, and has been the busiest airport in Chhattisgarh, and the second busiest in Central India after Indore airport and the 29th busiest airport in India by passenger traffic.[3] The airport boasts longest runway in Central India which extends to 3250 meter, making it the longest in Central India.[2]
- ^ @aairprairport (8 August 2024). "Runway has been extended by 966 m,bringing total length to 3250 m.This expansion sets the stage for wide-bodied Aircraft Operations,heralding a new era of possibilities at @aairprairport .First flight that landed today,operated by @IndiGo6E ,received ceremonial water cannon salute" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "रायपुर एयरपोर्ट में छत्तीसगढ़ का सबसे लंबा रनवे:नए रनवे पर उतरी पहली फ्लाइट, वाटर कैनन से स्वागत; बड़े विमान कर सकेंगे आसानी से लैंड". Bhaskar (in Hindi). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Airport codes Raipur in Raipur, India (IN)". airportsbase.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Raipur - India". World Airport Codes. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flightradar24. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Airports Authority of India". www.aai.aero. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Renaming of Mana Airport at Raipur in Chhattisgarh as "Swami Vivekanand International Airport, Raipur"". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.