Rewa Airport
Rewa Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rewa | ||||||||||
| Location | Chorhata, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Time zone | Indian Standard Time (+5:30) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°30′12″N 081°13′13″E / 24.50333°N 81.22028°E | ||||||||||
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  REW Location of airport in Madhya Pradesh  REW REW (India) | |||||||||||
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Rewa Airport (
ICAO: none, GPS: VA1G), is a domestic airport, which serves the city of Rewa, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.[3] It is located at Chorhata, 11 km (6.8 mi) away from the city centre. The airport is part of the government's UDAN regional connectivity scheme.[4][5][6]
Development
The airport is currently used only by government, VIP, private aircraft and helicopters, and is owned by the
Airport Authority of India
(AAI) for the revival and construction of facilities. The total cost of the expansion project would be ₹ 300 crores. The total area of the under construction terminal building would be 750 sq.m.
The airport will become operational in September 2023 with first flight of an ATR-72 aircraft is expected to take off and as part of the regional connectivity Air India and Indigo Airlines aircraft will connect Rewa directly with Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior. The
Shivraj Singh Chauhan on 15 February 2023. By March 2024, the airport will be connected directly with Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, New Delhi and Mumbai in the present stage, which can be extended to some other destinations later based on potential and demand, by December 2024. The airport will boost Rewa's economy and create more employment occasions. It will be facilitate for Rewa district tourism, also known as "The Land of White Tigers," once the airport starts operations. The expansion project will be completed by 2025.[7][8][9][10][11]
References
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- ^ a b "Rewa Airport, Chorhata, REWA runways @ OurAirports". ourairports.com.
- ^ Trivedi, Shashikant (October 18, 2016). "Madhya Pradesh demands no-frill airport, RCS in Rewa" – via Business Standard.
- ^ "Rewa 1st district in MP to have direct flight to Bhopal - ET TravelWorld". ETTravelWorld.com.
- ^ Dwivedi, Aaryan Puneet (October 16, 2021). "Rewa-Bhopal Flight Service: खुशखबरी! जल्द शुरू होगी रीवा से भोपाल के बीच फ्लाइट सेवा". www.rewariyasat.com.
- ^ https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/LIST-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "With eye on Vindhya region, BJP comes up with airport project in MP's Rewa". Business Standard. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Tiwari, Shubham (14 February 2023). "Rewa Airport: चुनावी साल में Scindia का विंध्य को एक और तोहफा, नए एयरपोर्ट की रखेंगे आधार शिला". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
- ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
- ^ "रीवा में जल्द उतर सकेंगे जी-२० हवाई जहाज | G-20 airplane to be available soon in Rewa". Patrika News. May 30, 2018.