Observe your fliers! Rajkot International Airport in Gujarat has started operating flights as of right now. The Rajkot-Ahmedabad highway passes beside the recently constructed airport. The present Rajkot Airport and Rajkot City are both 30 kilometers apart. The state government will provide a bus service from the ST bus stop to Rajkot International Airport every day, beginning at 6 AM and running every two hours, for the convenience of travelers.
Airport Authority of India (AAI) closes Rajkot Airport:
The current Rajkot Airport has been shut down. The AAI has already said that the airport will stop operating once the new Greenfield airport is operational.
IndiGo will run operations out of the new airport:
All of IndiGo Airlines’ operations will take place at Rajkot International Airport. “Effective September 10th, all scheduled flights will arrive at and depart from Rajkot International Airport,” the airlines stated in a statement. On September 8, 2023, the last flight from Rajkot Airport departed.
The airport in Rajkot is expensive because:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed the country to the greenfield airport on July 27, 2023. It was built at a cost of about Rs 1,400 crores on a total land area of more than 2,500 acres. It entails building a runway, an apron, a parallel taxi track, etc.
Rajkot International Airport’s significance:
For residents of the state who are going overseas, the Rajkot International Airport has been envisioned as a transit hub. The terminal building of this international airport will have a total built-up area of 23,000 sqm (excluding the basement), and it can accommodate 1,800 passengers at peak times.
The new Rajkot International Airport combines cutting-edge technology with environmentally friendly elements. The New Terminal Building (NITB) is GRIHA -4 compliant (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) and has a number of environmentally friendly features, including a double-insulated roofing system, skylights, LED lighting, and low heat gain glazing.
