Maharana Pratap Airport

Maharana Pratap Airport[4] (IATA: UDR, ICAO: VAUD) is an airport serving Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It is situated at Dabok, 22 km (14 mi) East of Udaipur.

Maharana Pratap Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesUdaipur
LocationDabok
Elevation AMSL513 m / 1,684 ft
Coordinates24°37′04″N 073°53′46″E
Websitewww.airportsindia.org.in
Map
UDR
Location of airport in Rajasthan
UDR
UDR (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,743 9,000 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2017 - March 2018)
Passengers1147067 (5.2)
Aircraft movements9842 (8.3)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

The airport is named after Maharana Pratap who was a Maharana (ruler) of the princely state of Mewar, in north-western India.

The airport's new passenger terminal commenced operations in February 2008.[5]

Structure

Udaipur Airport is spread over 504 acres.[4] The airport has one asphalt runway, oriented 08/26, 9000 feet/ 2743 metres long and 45 metres wide. Its 250 by 150-metre apron provides parking space for 3 Boeing 737s or Airbus A320 aircraft at a time. The new terminal building, measuring 12175 sq. metres, was constructed at a cost of ₹ 800 million. The terminal has two boarding gates, 4 Check-in counters and can handle 600 passengers during peak hours. The airport is equipped with modern navigational and landing aids like DME/VOR and NDB. Runway 26 is equipped with a CAT-I Instrument Landing System.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Air IndiaDelhi, Mumbai[7][8]
IndiGoBangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai[9]
SpiceJet Ahmedabad, Jaipur[10], [11]
Vistara Delhi, Mumbai[12]

See also

References
  1. "Traffic News for the month of March 2019: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Traffic News for the month of March 2019: Annexure-II" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. "Traffic News for the month of March 2018: Annexure-IV" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 1 May 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. "Airport website". Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  5. "Udaipur airport readied in time for Praful's daughter's wedding". Times of India. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  6. "Airport website, Tech info". Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  7. "Timetable" (PDF). Air India. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  8. "Air India to commence Udaipur-Aurangabad service in Oct-2019". CAPA. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. "Flight Schedule for Domestic & International Flights". IndiGo. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  10. "SpiceJet flight schedules: Domestic". SpiceJet. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  11. https://networkthoughts.com/2021/01/31/spicejet-increases-focus-on-jaipur-to-launch-flights-to-udaipur-amritsar-dehradun/
  12. "Vistara to launch Jodhpur and Udaipur flights". Vistara. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

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