Shravasti Airport (IATA: VSV, ICAO: VISV) is a domestic airport, which serves the city of Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] It is near an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where The Buddha is believed to have spent 24 monsoons in this city. Numerous stupas, monasteries and several temples near the archaeological site of Sahet-Mahet establish Buddha's association with Shravasti. The airport is being developed by upgrading the existing airfield, which was used only by the Government and VIPs, in three phases.[4][3] It covers an area of 57 acres, and has a terminal building, an Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, an apron for parking of two 19-seater Dornier 228 aircraft, a fire station and a runway.
The first phase is complete and was inaugurated by Narendra Modi on 10th March 2024. In the second and third phases, the airport will expand to an area of 750 acres. Under the UDAN scheme, flights to and from Shravasti and Lucknow is now operational, and in near future more flights to and from New Delhi Varanasi, Prayagraj and Kanpur will be started.
Statistics
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| July 2024[5] | |
| August 2024[6] | |
| September 2024[7] | |
| October 2024[8] | |
| November 2024[9] | |
| December 2024[10] |
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| FlyBig | Lucknow[11] |
References
- ^ "UP govt signs MoU with AAI to operate 5 airports". ANI News. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Chauhan, Arvind (13 January 2023). "UP: Shravasti airport's first phase ends, to open soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Development of Airports in Uttar Pradesh". Directorate of Civil Aviation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020.
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- ^ https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Jul2k24Annex3.pdf
- ^ https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Aug2k24Annex3.pdf
- ^ https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Sep2k24Annex3.pdf
- ^ https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Oct2k24Annex3.pdf
- ^ https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Nov2k24Annex3.pdf
- ^ https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Dec2k24Annex3.pdf
- ^ "Now, direct flights from Lucknow to 5 UP cities". Times of India. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
