Solapur Airport
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Solapur Airport is a public airport
located in Solapur
, in the state of Maharashtra
, India
.The airport was constructed in 1987 and is run and maintained by the Public Works Department.
Kingfisher Red operated an ATR-72 service to Mumbai in February 2009 four times a week but was discontinued in August 2010.
Citing lack of space for expansion, The State Government has taken a decision to develop a new Green Field “Code-D” airport at a cost of Rs. 310 Crores near Boramani village about 15 Kilometres North-east from the current airport.
Maharashtra Airport Development Company
(MADC) is acquiring about 650 Ha. of land for developing and developing the commercial area around the airport to support this airport.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in Solapur
Solapur
Solapur is a city in South Western Maharashtra, India governed by municipal corporation.Solapur is one of the four districts that form the region of Western Maharashtra . It is the fourth largest district in Maharashtra in terms of land area and seventh largest in terms of population...
, in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.The airport was constructed in 1987 and is run and maintained by the Public Works Department.
Kingfisher Red operated an ATR-72 service to Mumbai in February 2009 four times a week but was discontinued in August 2010.
Citing lack of space for expansion, The State Government has taken a decision to develop a new Green Field “Code-D” airport at a cost of Rs. 310 Crores near Boramani village about 15 Kilometres North-east from the current airport.
Maharashtra Airport Development Company
Maharashtra Airport Development Company
Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited , constituted in the year 2002 by the Government of Maharashtra as a Special Purpose Company. MADC was jointly formed with equity participation from City and Industrial Development Corporation Ltd...
(MADC) is acquiring about 650 Ha. of land for developing and developing the commercial area around the airport to support this airport.