IAF gives land of seven Defence airports to AAI
Giving a fillip to regional air connectivity in line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik” (UDAN), IAF has handed over Defence land of seven of its airports to the Airport Authority (AAI) for operating civil flights. They include Bagdogra, Darbhanga, Adampur, Utarlai, Sarsawa, Kanpur and Gorakhpur.
The AAI will now utilise the existing IAF airfields to operate civil flights under the Regional Connectivity(RCS) UDAN scheme.
Approximately 40 acres of land is being handed over for development of civil terminals and necessary airfield infrastructure for commencing RCS flights.
