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Mehsana Airport

Mehsana Airport
મહેસાણા હવાઈમથક
Mahēsāṇā Havā'īmathaka
Summary
Airport type Public Private Partnership
Owner 8401299714
Operator Government of Gujarat and Ahmedabad Aviation & Aeronautics Ltd. Indus University (Gujarat)
Serves Mehsana
Location Mehsana, India
Elevation AMSL 276 ft / 84 m
Coordinates 23°36′12″N 72°22′30″E / 23.603385°N 72.3750873°E / 23.603385; 72.3750873Coordinates: 23°36′12″N 72°22′30″E / 23.603385°N 72.3750873°E / 23.603385; 72.3750873
Map
Mehsana is located in India
Mehsana
Mehsana
Location of airport in India
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 3,250 991
Statistics
Area 64 acres
Area 64 acres

Mehsana Airport is a civil aviation training base in Mehsana, Gujarat. It is used for non-scheduled operations.

An abandoned airfield was developed by the Government of Gujarat and a private company, Ahmedabad Aviation and Aeronautics Ltd (AAA Ltd) on a public-private partnership basis in 2007, the first such partnership in Gujarat. The 64 acre airport was developed with the help of the Indian Air Force and DGCA and was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi. AAA Ltd used the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad prior to shifting its training activities to Mehsana Airport in 2007.

The airport was at the centre of a dispute between its owners and the Mehsana Municipality, which sealed the facility twice in 2010 due to non payment of taxes. AAA Ltd however contended that it is not liable to pay the said taxes. The facility was reopened after the Gujarat High Court ordered the same.


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