Kushinagar International Airport

Kushinagar International Airport
Kushinagar International Airport 2021.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Civil Aviation
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesKushinagar
LocationKushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Opened20 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-20)
Elevation AMSL266 ft / 81 m
Coordinates26°46′12″N 083°54′29″E / 26.77000°N 83.90806°E / 26.77000; 83.90806
Map
KBK/VEKI is located in Uttar Pradesh
KBK/VEKI
KBK/VEKI
Location of the airport in Uttar Pradesh
KBK/VEKI is located in India
KBK/VEKI
KBK/VEKI
KBK/VEKI (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 10,500 3,200 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers

Aircraft movements

Cargo tonnage		17,742 (Decrease 23.6%)

242 (Decrease 27.5%)

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Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Kushinagar International Airport (IATA: KBK, ICAO: VEKI) is an international airport serving Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.[4][5] In August 2021, the airport was licensed to operate as a customs notified airport, facilitating the movement of international passengers and Buddhist pilgrims.[6][7][8]

  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. ^ "Padrauna". Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Civil Aviation Promotion Policy of Uttar Pradesh 2017" (PDF). Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Kushinagar airport takes global leap, puts Buddhist circuit on world map TNN". The Times of India. 25 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Project Information Memorandum" (PDF). Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Kushinagar Airport declared as Customs Notified Airport". 16 September 2021.