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Muzaffarpur Airport
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Muzaffarpur Airport Patahi Hawai Aḍḍā | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Location | Patahi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 79 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°02′01″N 85°08′08″E / 26.0336395°N 85.1355189°E | ||||||||||
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  VEMZ Airport in India  VEMZ VEMZ (India) | |||||||||||
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Muzaffarpur Airport (IATA: MZU, ICAO: VEMZ) is located at Muzaffarpur in the state of Bihar, in India. It was to be built for the arrival of Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India. From 1967 to 1982, flights for Patna operated on a regular basis from airport based in Patahi.
In 2018, this airport was added to UDAN in order to connect people with other cities. RITES delegates surveyed and submitted report. Later ₹60 crore has been issued to reestablish this airport so that flights for Kolkata, Ranchi, Varanasi, Gaya etc. in a 30 to 60 seater plane can fly soon.
The Government is working on the proposal to arrange 410 acres land for future development.[1]
The airport is located at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 10/28 which measures 3,990 ft (1,216 m) with asphalt surface.[1]
See also
[edit]- Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport
- Darbhanga Airport
- Gaya Airport
- Purnea Airport
- Raxaul Airport
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Muzaffarpur". Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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