tezu airport

Work on the under-construction airport at Tezu in Lohit district of Arunachal has been hastened to complete the 1.5 km-long and 30-meter wide runway, terminal and air traffic control tower by 2014.

tezu airport, situated in the town of Tezu, is a domestic airport equipped with a single runway. Covering 212 acres of land, it is designed to accommodate ATR 72 type aircraft.

Scripting history in the country's aviation sector, the first commercial flight landed on the easternmost tip in Indian landmass, Tezu in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday. Inclusion of Tezu in the country's aviation map is expected to give a major boost to tourism in the frontier state bordering China.

The easternmost tip of the country in Arunachal Pradesh will finally get its first civilian air connectivity on the 75th year of Independence. Tezu, one of the oldest towns in the frontier state bordering China, will be connected by passenger flights with the rest of the country from August 16.

Speaking at a public function at IG Park here, the Prime Minister said this was probably for the first time that an airport was being inaugurated in a state while the foundation stone of another was being laid on the same day.

After three successful rounds of bidding, the Civil Aviation Ministry has approved 78 new routes under the fourth round of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme to further enhance the connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country.

Work on the under-construction airport at Tezu in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh has gained momentum with hectic activities underway to complete the runway, work terminal building and air traffic control tower to meet the 2014 deadline.

Incessant rain in the last couple of days has flooded several rivers in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh threatening Tezu, the district headquarters, and its adjoining villages.

Ramjee Awasthi has been appointed the new director of Raja Bhoj airport on Friday. He will formally take over the charge of the office on Monday.Awasthi joined the Airport Authority of India (AAI) in the year 1995 at Goa Airport.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has received a proposal to develop a new greenfield airport in Silchar, Union minister of state in charge of civil aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri, has informed the Lok Sabha.

Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday flagged off the first flight of made-in-India HAL Dornier Do-228 in the northeast.

Union minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu says the Centre prioritizes northeast air connectivity. The civil aviation sector has seen significant growth. Plans are underway to strengthen regional links. The UDAN scheme will extend air connectivity to northeastern states. Donyi Polo Airport's new terminal can handle 15 lakh passengers annually. Flight frequency to Delhi will increase.

Arunachal Pradesh governor Lt-Gen (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma has urged the Centre to introduce more helicopter services in the land-locked state to ease out the communication bottleneck.

Modi laid the foundation stone for construction of greenfield Airport at Hollongi and inaugurated a retrofitted airport at Tezu in Lohit district through a remote. The PM also dedicated to the nation the 110 MW Pare Hydroelectric Plant and laid the foundation stone for a permanent campus of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at Jote.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has prepared a draft master plan for the Greenfield Airport at Holongi near Itanagar, Union civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has prepared a draft master plan for the Greenfield Airport at Holongi near Itanagar, Union civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said.

Regional airline FlyBig has decided to lend its services in the northeast under UDAN 4.0, at a time several routes under the scheme have closed because of the pandemic.

The aviation ministry has approved 78 new routes under the fourth round of ude desh ka aam nagrik (UDAN) of regional connectivity scheme (RCS). If they get operational, the new routes will see unserved airports like Minicoy, Lakshadweep; Tezu (Arunachal Pradesh); Rupsi (Assam), Bilaspur (Chattisgarh), Hisar, Misa and Geleki (heliports in Assam) and Kavaratti water aerodrome in Lakshadweep getting flights.

Come 2009, the seven sister states in the Northeast will come closer with greater air connectivity.

Panaji, Feb 16 () The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will invest Rs 15,000 crore in financial year 2018-19 to expand the existing terminal buildings and construct new ones.

The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the name Donyi Polo for the greenfield airport at Hollongi near the Arunachal Pradesh capital Itanagar.

Alliance Air's made-in-India Dornier 228 aircraft was deployed for its first commercial flight on the Dibrugarh-Pasighat route on Tuesday with Union ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kiren Rijiju on board. Accompanied by senior government officers, Scindia and Rijiju boarded the flight at the Mohanbari airport in Asssam's Dibrugarh for Pasighat in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh.