Kayathar Airport

The Kayathar Airport is an unused airport near Kayatharu. This airport was operated as an airbase by Britishers during World War II,[1] later it was left unused and turned to barren land though the airstrip remains undamaged.[2]

Now this airstrip is taken by the Government of India with plans to construct a new airport under UDAN scheme.[3]

References

Staff Reporter (2016-08-02). "Historic airfield seems to be no man's land". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
"Encroachers Fly into World War II Airbase". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
Ramakrishnan, T. (2016-11-22). "Centre identifies 13 unserved airports in TN under Udan scheme". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-26.

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[1] Staff Reporter (2016-08-02). "Historic airfield seems to be no man's land". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-26.

[2] "Encroachers Fly into World War II Airbase". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-26.

[3] Ramakrishnan, T. (2016-11-22). "Centre identifies 13 unserved airports in TN under Udan scheme". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-26.