Aurangabad Airport (IATA: IXU, ICAO: VAAU) is a public airport located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It is located about 5.5 km east of the city center, 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 floor area. The airport ordinarily only has domestic destinations, however its operators seasonally run Haj services using makeshift immigration and customs counters.
The airfield features one 9,300-foot (2,835 m) asphalt runway bearing 09/27, equipped with ILS. It features two parking aprons, one for the passenger terminal, and the other for the cargo terminal. The passenger terminal apron has stands for up to four single-aisle aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family or Boeing B737 family. Two of these stands are equipped with aerobridges, with single jetways.
The airport is currently served for regular passenger services by Air India, Jet Airways, and TruJet. Blue Dart Aviation runs regular cargo services from the airport.
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About Aurangabad Airport
1. Aurangabad is situated very close to Mumbai with 30 minutes (approx) flying time.
2. Night parking facility available.
3. Lowest VAT 4% on ATF only at Aurangabad in Maharashtra.
4. Refuelling facility at Airport available i.e. IOC and Reliance.
5. International / Domestic Air Cargo facility being introduced.
6. It has been declared as custom - Airport w.e.f. Feb 2015.
7. It is a DGCA licensed - Aerodrome.
8. Aurangabad Airport is ISO Certified for ISO - 9001 & ISO 14001.
9. No Air traffic congestion and no fuel wastage due holding and delays.
10. ATC watch may be provided as per request of scheduled Airlines round the clock.
11. Runway length 9300 ft. presently caters to CAT D Aircraft Viz A320, B737, Maximum up to B767.
12. Capacity of Apron: 2 No's ATR or 01 No A320 (Old), 04 No's A321 / 319 (New) Accommodated one B767.
13. ILS available on Rwy 27.
14. It is maintaining CAT VII for Fire and Rescue services.
15. It is having Aerobridge facility in Bay No 1 & 2 and power - in and pushback stand in all four bays in new apron.
16. It is having good potential for international flight to various destinations specially to Buddhist countries (due Ajanta and Ellora) and to Europe, USA and Africa via gulf countries for exports. Presently major industries are exporting their products via Mumbai however there is demand in CII/CMIA meeting to provide export facilities at Aurangabad Airport.
17. It is having CUTE(Common User Terminal Equipment) system for Check in.
18. There is huge space available for construction of hangers for aircraft.
19. Aurangabad Airport is having sufficient space for various Airlines offices and ticketing counters.
20. Airport Director - Sh. D.G. Salve.
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Airport upgrade
Project history
In the early 1990s, the Government of Maharashtra attempted to develop tourism in Aurangabad district (Ajanta, Ellora, Daulatabad and Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad city) but the project failed to take off.
Late in the decade the government awarded it to JBIC (Japan Bank for International Cooperation), which planned, financed and implemented the project. JBIC was to assist in several ways - monument conservation, airport expansion, upgrading roads to the monuments, improving water quality, expanding electrical service and implementing a visitor-management system.
Funds required for the first phase were INR 817.1 million, of which INR 694.8 million was allocated by JBIC. This phase concentrated on the basic infrastructure and necessary amenities in and around Aurangabad. The second phase (costing INR 3.60 billion) received about INR 3 billion from JBIC, with the remainder from the agencies involved.
Upgrades
As part of the overall development (and to facilitate tourist traffic) it was decided to upgrade the facilities at Aurangabad airport in phases, costing around INR 1.30 billion. The first phase included extending and reinforcing the runway, a new taxiway, construction of a boundary wall and other improvements; this was completed in 2005.
The second phase included a new, integrated terminal building and technical complex to handle domestic and international air traffic. The cost was INR 996.7 million, of which the JBIC contributed INR 6 million and AAI (Airports Authority of India) contributed the remainder. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel laid the foundation of the second phase in January 2007, promising it would be completed within a year; the airport opened in November 2008.
One of the most daunting problems faced by airport management at Aurangabad was that of parking space for the aircraft, since the old apron could only accommodate one wide-bodied aircraft; this hampered regular flights out of the airport and prevented its use by foreign chartered flights. In the second phase a new apron (measuring 500 by 400 ft) was built, accommodating up to four wide-bodied Airbus aircraft. The old apron will continue to accommodate one Airbus and one ATR aircraft. Parking for five to six aircraft is now available, enabling chartered flights and increasing international tourist traffic.
Reopening
The opening ceremony took place on 21 November 2008 before Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel. The maiden flight was to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), carrying pilgrims for Hajj. National air carrier Air India launched its direct flight to Jeddah for Hajj, using an Airbus 310 with 200 hajis aboard from the newly constructed terminal in Aurangabad. With this, Aurangabad became the 17th airport in the country from which Hajj flights depart.
The airport opened to regular traffic on 3 March 2009. A Jet Airways Mumbai-Aurangabad flight landed at 8:05 am, the first scheduled flight to use Aurangabad Airport's new terminal.
Improvements
First phase
- Runway extension (from 7,500 ft (2,300 m) to 9300 ft); apron and runway lighting
- Instrument landing system (ILS) installation
- Fence and water-bypass installation
- Installation of air-conditioning and luggage conveyor in departure area
- Approach lights and power-plant installation
- Doppler VHF (very high frequency) omni-range (DVOR) radar installation
- DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) installation
- Emergency runway and shoulder maintenance
Second phase
- Integrated two-story, glass-and-steel terminal building (with four entry & exit points) and a 30m-high technical complex (with a floor area of 620m²), covering a total of over 20,500m² and costing approximately Rs 1 billion (total cost of both phases Rs 1.30 billion)
- 400-car parking lot
- Two aero-bridges to facilitate passenger flow
- New fire station
In addition to charter flights, seven planes daily serve Indian cities from Aurangabad Airport. It is used by 700 passengers daily, and the terminal has a capacity of 700.
The project was done by Polybond Organics Pvt Ltd as a sub-contractor. The entire aluminium Insulated roofing system, Aluminium ceiling systems and the ACP cladding system. The interior of the airport has a blueish colour in the day time.
Terminal features
- Central air-conditioning over a 1.9-lakh-square-foot area
- Escalators and passenger lifts
- Two aerobridges
- Flight information display
- Car-calling facilities
- "Commercially important person" section
- Child-care room
- Duty-free shopping
- PA system, baggage handling system, closed-circuit TV
Technical Information
Movement Area Facilities (Air side)
Passenger Facility Information
Aviation Meteorological Service Facility
Aviation Refueling Facility
Airport Address and Contact Details
Annual traffic
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
Incidents and Accidents
- On 26 April 1993, Air India 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, left engine bottom cowling and thrust reverser impacted the left side of the truck at a height of nearly seven feet from the level of the road. Thereafter the aircraft hit the high tension electric wires 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 members of the crew survived. 53 passengers and 2 members of the crew lost their lives.
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