Rewa Airport is a

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serving the city of Rewa in the state of

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. It is located at Chorhata, away from the city centre. The airport is part of the government's

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regional connectivity scheme. It is connected by flights to

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and

Singrauli Singrauli is a city in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and Commissionaire of Rewa. It lies about from the district headquarters of Waidhan. History Previously it was a part of Singrauli State which was ruled by the ...

under the PM Shri Tourism Air Services operated by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board (MPTB). It is also connected by regular flights to

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and

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operated by the

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regional airline,

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Development

The airport is currently used only by government, VIP, private aircraft and helicopters, and is owned by the

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. To boost connectivity and facilitate development in the

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region, there are plans to expand the airport for starting commercial operations like increasing the runway's length and building a passenger terminal. The airport at present covers an area of about 62 acres, a runway of 1,400 metres with a small building of 150 sq.m. It will be expanded to 290 acres for making the airport suitable for handling

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type aircraft operations in future. Out of 290 acres of land, 137 acres are required for VFR operations and 153 acres are required for

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operations. The state cabinet has approved the proposal to acquire 246 acres of private land and approved the compensation of ₹ 206 crore towards payment to the landowners. The State Government has handed over the existing airport to the

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(AAI) for the revival and construction of facilities. The total cost of the expansion project would be ₹ 300 crores. The total area of the under construction terminal building would be 750 sq.m. The

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for the expansion project was done by the Civil Aviation Minister,

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and the

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on 15 February 2023. The expansion project completed by October 2024.

Airlines and destinations

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Rewa Airport got licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for accommodating both passenger and cargo flights.

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