Donyi Polo Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Itanagar | ||||||||||
| Location | Hollongi, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 19 November 2022[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 328 ft / 100 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°58′12″N 93°39′53″E / 26.97000°N 93.66472°E | ||||||||||
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Donyi Polo Airport (IATA: HGI, ICAO: VEHO), also known as Hollongi Airport, is a domestic airport serving Itanagar, the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is located at Hollongi, situated 14 km (8.7 mi) south from the city centre, in the Papum Pare district. It is built by the Airports Authority of India, over an area of 320 hectares. The airport is the 16th airport of Northeast India.[6][7] Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the airport on 9 February 2019.[8] Construction was started on 15 December 2020, and was inaugurated on 19 November 2022, with flight services started by IndiGo to Kolkata and Mumbai from 28 November 2022.[9][10][11]
- ^ "PM Modi inaugurates first greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Arunachal gets 1st greenfield airport. Here's why it is significant: Top 5". Hindustan Times. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "PM Modi inaugurates Arunachal's first greenfield airport, Donyi Polo Airport". The Times of India. 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Itanagar's Donyi Polo Airport: PM Modi to inaugurate Northeast's 16th airport tomorrow". The Times of India. 18 November 2022.
- ^ "PM Lays Foundation Of Airport, Inaugurates Another In Arunachal Pradesh". NDTV. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "PM Modi inaugurates first greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Arunachal gets 1st greenfield airport. Here's why it is significant: Top 5". Hindustan Times. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia flags off first flight from Itanagar's Donyi Polo Airport". The Economic Times. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.