Gondia Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Gondia | ||||||||||
| Location | Zilmili, Gondia district, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1940[1] | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 987 ft / 301 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°31′19″N 80°00′36″E / 21.522°N 80.010°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Gondia Airport | ||||||||||
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Gondia Airport (IATA: GDB, ICAO: VAGD), also known as Birsi Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of Gondia in Maharashtra, India. It is located at Zilmili near Birsi village, 17 km (11 mi) north-east of the city centre. It is also home to the National Flying Training Institute (NFTI), where purposes of general aviation and pilot training are conducted.[5][1][6]
Other nearby airports include Nagpur (NAG) (124.8 km), Raipur (RPR) (163.2 km) and Jabalpur (JLR) (192.2 km).
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