Aurangabad Airport
Airport in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
IXU
Location of airport in Maharashtra
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IXU
IXU (India)
Show map of India| Direction | Length | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 9,300 | 2,835 | Concrete/Asphalt |
| Passengers | 623,915 ( 33.2%) |
|---|---|
| Aircraft movements | 5,799 ( 25.4%) |
| Cargo tonnage | 725 ( 36.4%) |
Aurangabad Airport (IATA: IXU, ICAO: VAAU) is a domestic airport and a seasonal international airport serving the city of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It is located at Chikalthana, about 5.5 km east of the city centre and 11 km from Aurangabad Railway Station, along the Aurangabad–Nagpur State Highway. The airport is owned and operated by the Airports Authority of India, with one passenger terminal with 190,000 square feet of floor area and two aerobridges.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air India | Delhi, Mumbai |
| IndiGo | Ahmedabad,[4] Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai |
Statistics
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Annual passenger traffic at IXU airport. See Wikidata query.
Accidents and incidents
- On 26 April 1993, Indian Airlines Flight 491 (IC 491), a Boeing 737-2A8 (registered VT-ECQ) was on its connecting route from Delhi to Mumbai with en route stops at Jaipur, Udaipur and Aurangabad. The heavily laden aircraft started its takeoff from Aurangabad's runway 09 in hot and humid temperatures. After lifting off almost at the end of the runway, it impacted heavily with a lorry on a highway at the end of the runway. The left main landing gear and left engine bottom cowling and thrust reverser impacted the left side of the truck at a height of nearly seven feet above the road. Then the aircraft struck high-tension power lines nearly 3 km northeast of the runway and hit the ground. The aircraft was carrying 112 passengers and 6 crew members. 63 persons including the pilot, the co-pilot, and 2 other crew members survived. 53 passengers and 2 crew members died.
See also
References
- ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "IndiGo to start Ahmedabad – Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar daily flight service". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
External links
- Aurangabad Airport at the Airports Authority of India
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