Lengpui Airport

Lengpui Airport

Lengpui Ṭumhmun
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Mizoram
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesAizawl
LocationLengpui, Mamit district, Mizoram, India
Elevation AMSL405 m / 1,328.4 ft
Coordinates23°50′18.39″N 092°37′13.29″E / 23.8384417°N 92.6203583°E / 23.8384417; 92.6203583
WebsiteLengpui Airport
Map
AJL is located in Mizoram
AJL
AJL
Location of the airport in Mizoram
AJL is located in India
AJL
AJL
AJL (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,500 8,200 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers398,667 (Increase 11.5%)
Aircraft movements4,058 (Increase 0.5%)
Cargo tonnage883 (Increase 87.4%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Lengpui Airport (IATA: AJL, ICAO: VELP) is a domestic airport serving Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, India. Located in Lengpui within the Mamit district, the airport lies approximately 32 km north of Aizawl. It offers flights connecting to Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Imphal and Silchar. Notably, Lengpui Airport is the first in India to be constructed by a State Government.[4] The airport is also known as Aizawl Airport or Aizawl–Lengpui Airport, reflecting its role in serving Aizawl.

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ "AAI to handle Mizoram's Lengpui airport". The Hindu. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2019.