Maharana Pratap Airport[4] (IATA: UDR, ICAO: VAUD) is a domestic airport serving Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It is situated at Dabok, located 22 km (14 mi) east of Udaipur. The airport is named after Maharana Pratap who was a Maharana (ruler) of the princely state of Mewar, in north-western India.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Udaipur | ||||||||||
Location | Dabok, Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 513 m / 1,684 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°37′04″N 073°53′46″E / 24.61778°N 73.89611°E | ||||||||||
Website | Udaipur Airport | ||||||||||
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UDR Location of the airport in Rajasthan UDR UDR (India) | |||||||||||
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The airstrip was used for the first time when a 4-seater Piper Super Cub landed in the airport on 16 November 1957.[5][6] The airport's new passenger terminal commenced operations in February 2008.[7]
The airport is spread over 504 acres.[4] It has one 2,743 metre-long runway. Its 250 by 150-metre apron provides parking space for five Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 type aircraft at a time. A new apron is also constructed on the left side of the existing apron for executive and private aircraft. The new terminal building, measuring 12,175 sq.m., was constructed at a cost of ₹ 80 crore. The terminal has two aerobridges, 4 check-in counters and can handle 600 passengers during peak hours. The airport is equipped with modern navigational and landing aids like Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), DVOR, and Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) and is equipped with a CAT-I Instrument Landing System (ILS).[8]
Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
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Air India | Delhi, Mumbai | [9][10] |
Alliance Air | Ahmedabad, Delhi | [11] |
IndiGo | Bangalore, Bhopal,[12] Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore,[13] Jaipur, Mumbai, Surat[14] | [15] |
Vistara | Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai | [16] |
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