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Akola Airport

Akola, India

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Elevation

999 ft

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Location

Akola · MM · India

Position

20.699°, 77.057° · 999 ft elev.

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Small regional airport serving Maharashtra's Vidarbha region.

Location

Akola, India

Akola Airport (IATA: AKD, ICAO: VAAK) is a domestic civil airport located in Akola, a city in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India. It is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and serves as a minor regional aerodrome connecting Akola to other Indian cities. The airport has seen intermittent commercial operations over the years, with services fluctuating based on airline demand and government regional connectivity initiatives. It has been included under India's UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) regional connectivity scheme, which aims to make air travel accessible to smaller cities. Due to its limited infrastructure and relatively small catchment area, Akola Airport handles modest passenger volumes compared to major Indian airports. Upgrades have been discussed to improve its facilities and support expanded regional air service.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building with basic passenger amenities suitable for limited domestic operations.

Getting to & from

The airport is located close to the city of Akola and is accessible primarily by road via taxi and auto-rickshaw services.

Airlines here

Airlines operating under the UDAN scheme have provided periodic connectivity, though scheduled services have been inconsistent over time.

Notable facts

›Operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
›Included under India's UDAN regional connectivity scheme.
›Located in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
›Handles only domestic flights; no international operations.
›Commercial services have been intermittent due to limited demand.

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Akola Airport is an airport located in Akola in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The airport can currently said to be non-functional for public use, as of now no public airplane services are available in Akola. It is natively called Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Domestic Airport, named after the first State Agriculture Minister of India.

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