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Encyclopedia > Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
Sonegaon Airport
IATA: NAG – ICAO: VANP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Airports Authority of India
Location Nagpur, India
Elevation AMSL 1033 ft / 315 m
Coordinates 21°05′28″N 079°02′59″E / 21.09111, 79.04972
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 6,358 1,938 Asphalt
14/32 10,500 3,200 Asphalt

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (IATA: NAG, ICAO: VANP), also known as Sonegaon Airport, is a public domestic and international airport serving the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. The airport is located about 8 km southwest of Nagpur city. It was named for Bhimrao "Babasaheb" Ambedkar. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Airports Authority of India Logo The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is an organization working under the Ministry Of Civil Aviation that manages all the airports in India. ... , Nāgpur   (Marathi: नागपुर) Third largest city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune with a population of 2. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... Asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... , Nāgpur   (Marathi: नागपुर) Third largest city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune with a population of 2. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Marathi: बाबासाहेब भीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर) (April 14, 1891 — December 6, 1956) was a Buddhist revivalist, Indian jurist, scholar and Bahujan political leader who is the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. ...

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Domestic Terminal

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International Terminal

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References

External links

  • Dr. Ambedkar International Airport at Airports Authority of India web site
  • World Aero Data airport information for VANP
  • ASN accident history for NAG: Nagpur-Sonegaon Airport
  • "False alarm forces IA plane to land at Sonegaon airport", Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd., 1999-11-11. 


 
 

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