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[[IRB Infrastructure]] won the bid to develop the airport in 2009 for a concession period of 95 years.<ref name="winsairport">{{cite news|title=IRB Infra wins Sindhudurg airport bid|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/irb-infra-wins-sindhudurg-airport-bid_409704.html|date=2009-08-04|agency=MoneyControl|access-date=2012-07-18}}</ref> The project received environmental clearance in March 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=IRB Infra's Sindhudurg airport gets environmental clearance |url=http://poweryourtrade.com/india/news/buzzing-stocks/irb-infras-sindhudurg-airport-gets-environmental-clearance/23/39/682926 |access-date=30 May 2013 |work=CNBC-TV18|date= 20 March 2012}}</ref> Work on the airport was completed in the second half of 2013,<ref>{{cite news|title=Sindhudurg airport to be up next year |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1831827/report-sindhudurg-airport-to-be-up-next-year |access-date=30 May 2013 |work=[[Daily News & Analysis]]|date= 8 May 2013}}</ref>
[[IRB Infrastructure]] won the bid to develop the airport in 2009 for a concession period of 95 years.<ref name="winsairport">{{cite news|title=IRB Infra wins Sindhudurg airport bid|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/irb-infra-wins-sindhudurg-airport-bid_409704.html|date=2009-08-04|agency=MoneyControl|access-date=2012-07-18}}</ref> The project received environmental clearance in March 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=IRB Infra's Sindhudurg airport gets environmental clearance |url=http://poweryourtrade.com/india/news/buzzing-stocks/irb-infras-sindhudurg-airport-gets-environmental-clearance/23/39/682926 |access-date=30 May 2013 |work=CNBC-TV18|date= 20 March 2012}}</ref> Work on the airport was completed in the second half of 2013,<ref>{{cite news|title=Sindhudurg airport to be up next year |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1831827/report-sindhudurg-airport-to-be-up-next-year |access-date=30 May 2013 |work=[[Daily News & Analysis]]|date= 8 May 2013}}</ref>
and was expected to be completed by August 2014, but had been delayed for years because of issues in acquiring private land, among others.<ref name="DNA">{{cite news|title=International flights from Sindhudurg soon|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-international-flights-from-sindhudurg-soon-2596708 |access-date=12 September 2018 |work= [[Daily News & Analysis]] |date= 23 March 2018}}</ref>
and was expected to be completed by August 2014, but had been delayed for years because of issues in acquiring private land, among others.<ref name="DNA">{{cite news|title=International flights from Sindhudurg soon|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-international-flights-from-sindhudurg-soon-2596708 |access-date=12 September 2018 |work= [[Daily News & Analysis]] |date= 23 March 2018}}</ref>
The airport received its aerodrome licence for commencing commercial operations from the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|DGCA]] in September 2021.<ref name="ET3">{{cite news|title=Alliance Air to start daily Mumbai-Sindhudurg flight from October 9 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/alliance-air-to-start-daily-mumbai-sindhudurg-flight-from-october-9/articleshow/86431576.cms |access-date=11 July 2024 |work= [[The Economic Times]] |date= 22 September 2021}}</ref>
The airport was subsequently inaugurated on 9 October 2021 and an [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] [[ATR 72]] operated the first flight to [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]].<ref name="PIB">{{cite news|title=First Flight between Sindhudurg and Mumbai takes off|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1762430 |access-date=11 July 2024 |work= [[Press Information Bureau]] |date= 9 October 2021}}</ref>
Alliance Air was awarded the Sindhudurg-Mumbai route under the [[UDAN]] 3.1 of the central government's regional connectivity scheme.<ref name="ET">{{cite news|title=Sindhudurg airport in Konkan region of Maharashtra starts commercial operations |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/jyotiraditya-scindia-inaugurates-sindhudurg-airport-in-konkan-region-of-maharashtra/articleshow/86894271.cms |access-date=11 July 2024 |work= [[The Economic Times]] |date= 9 October 2021}}</ref>


In July 2023, [[Fly91]] was awarded routes to Hyderabad and Bengaluru under Round 5 of the UDAN scheme<ref name="ET2">{{cite news|title=Newest airline FLY91 gets routes under UDAN scheme |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/fly91-gets-udan-routes/articleshow/102114841.cms |access-date=11 July 2024 |work= [[The Economic Times]] |date= 26 July 2023}}</ref> and commenced operations in March 2024.<ref name="BS1">{{cite news|title=FLY91 starts commercial operations with maiden flight from Goa to B'luru |url=https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/fly91-starts-commercial-operations-with-maiden-flight-from-goa-to-b-luru-124031800485_1.html |access-date=11 July 2024 |work= [[Business Standard]] |date= 18 March 2024}}</ref>
After overcoming a series of delays, the airport was finally ready and launched civilian operations on 9 October 2021.

[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] started its operations with flights from [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]] on 9 October 2021. Other airlines have also started planning seasonal flights to the airport from [[Delhi Airport|Delhi]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]], [[Nagpur Airport|Nagpur]], and [[Hyderabad Airport|Hyderabad]].


==Structure==
==Structure==

Revision as of 14:51, 11 July 2024

Sindhudurg Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesSindhudurg
StandortChipi-Parule, Vengurla taluka, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, India
Opened5 March 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-05)
Elevation AMSL203 ft / 62 m
Coordinates16°00′00″N 73°32′00″E / 16.00000°N 73.53333°E / 16.00000; 73.53333
Map
SDW is located in Maharashtra
SDW
SDW
Location of the airport in Maharashtra
SDW is located in India
SDW
SDW
SDW (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers17,618 (Decrease 37.1%)
Aircraft movements397 (Decrease 34.9%)
Cargo tonnage—
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Sindhudurg Airport (IATA: SDW, ICAO: VOSR), also known as Chipi Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of Sindhudurg, Maharastra, India. It is located at Chipi-Parule in Vengurla taluka, located 21 km (13 mi) from the nearest city of Malvan and 31 km (19 mi) from Sindhudurg. Construction was completed by the second half of 2018 and a test flight from Mumbai landed on 12 September 2018 on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.[4] The airport was formally inaugurated on 5 March 2019, and commercial flights started at the airport from 9 October 2021.[5] Alliance Air was the only airline operating flights from Mumbai, until when Fly91 became the second airline to begin flights to Bangalore and Hyderabad from 18 March 2024.[6]

History

IRB Infrastructure won the bid to develop the airport in 2009 for a concession period of 95 years.[7] The project received environmental clearance in March 2012.[8] Work on the airport was completed in the second half of 2013,[9] and was expected to be completed by August 2014, but had been delayed for years because of issues in acquiring private land, among others.[10] The airport received its aerodrome licence for commencing commercial operations from the DGCA in September 2021.[11] The airport was subsequently inaugurated on 9 October 2021 and an Alliance Air ATR 72 operated the first flight to Mumbai.[5] Alliance Air was awarded the Sindhudurg-Mumbai route under the UDAN 3.1 of the central government's regional connectivity scheme.[12]

In July 2023, Fly91 was awarded routes to Hyderabad and Bengaluru under Round 5 of the UDAN scheme[13] and commenced operations in March 2024.[14]

Structure

The airport was built by IRB Sindhudurg Airport Pvt. Ltd. on a build–operate–transfer (BOT) basis for the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC).[15] The airport was initially planned with a 3170 metre long runway at a cost of Rs. 175 crores.[16] It is spread over 275 hectares and the 2500 metre runway can accommodate aircraft like the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. The airport terminal building can handle 200 departing and 200 arriving passengers during peak hours.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Air Mumbai
Fly91 Bangalore, Hyderabad[17][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Maharashtra's Sindhudurg Airport may begin regular operations soon! First 'test flight' to land on Sep 12". Financial Express. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Successful test flight lands at Sindhudurg Airport". Press Information Bureau. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018. Cite error: The named reference "PIB" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Flight Schedule" (PDF). Fly91. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ "IRB Infra wins Sindhudurg airport bid". MoneyControl. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  8. ^ "IRB Infra's Sindhudurg airport gets environmental clearance". CNBC-TV18. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Sindhudurg airport to be up next year". Daily News & Analysis. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  10. ^ "International flights from Sindhudurg soon". Daily News & Analysis. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Alliance Air to start daily Mumbai-Sindhudurg flight from October 9". The Economic Times. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Sindhudurg airport in Konkan region of Maharashtra starts commercial operations". The Economic Times. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Newest airline FLY91 gets routes under UDAN scheme". The Economic Times. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  14. ^ "FLY91 starts commercial operations with maiden flight from Goa to B'luru". Business Standard. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Work on Chipi airport takes off". The Times of India. 14 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  16. ^ "Development Greenfield Airport in Sindhudurg District". IRB Infra. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  17. ^ "Regional airline FLY91 to start commercial flights from March 18 – Details inside". The Financial Express. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Flight Schedule" (PDF). Fly91. Retrieved 12 March 2024.


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