Lilabari Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | North Lakhimpur | ||||||||||
Location | Lilabari, North Lakhimpur, Assam, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 330 ft / 101 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°17′44″N 094°05′52″E / 27.29556°N 94.09778°E | ||||||||||
Website | Lilabari Airport | ||||||||||
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Lilabari Airport (IATA: IXI, ICAO: VELR), also known as North Lakhimpur Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of North Lakhimpur in Assam, India. It is located at Lilabari, 8 km (5.0 mi) north from the city centre.
The Lilabari airport project in Lakhimpur began following hectic campaigning and lobbying by local Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Ranee Narah from 1999 to 2003.[4] Construction of the airport had finished by 2003, and the terminal was inaugurated by then Union Civil Aviation Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.[4][5]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Alliance Air | Dibrugarh, Kolkata, Guwahati, Pasighat, Shillong,[7] Tezpur[8] |