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'''Mandi Airport''' {{Airport codes||}} is a proposed [[Greenfield project|greenfield]] airport to be built at Nag Chala<ref name="TRB1">{{cite news|url= https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/thakur-demands-special-grant-for-mandi-airport/814272.html|title= Thakur demands special grant for Mandi airport |date=7 August 2019|access-date=8 August 2019|publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}</ref> in [[Mandi District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. The airport will be built on a total of 698 acres.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64534167.cms|title=International airport is likely to come up at Balh in Mandi|date=11 June 2018|accessdate=22 September 2018|publisher=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) gave its clearance for the airport after visiting the site in May 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/survey-for-intl-airport-at-mandi-soon/656177.html|title=Survey for intl airport at Mandi soon
'''Mandi Airport''' {{Airport codes||}} is a proposed [[Greenfield project|greenfield]] airport to be built at Nag Chala<ref name="TRB1">{{cite news|url= https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/thakur-demands-special-grant-for-mandi-airport/814272.html|title= Thakur demands special grant for Mandi airport |date=7 August 2019|access-date=8 August 2019|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}</ref> in [[Mandi District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. The airport will be built on a total of 698 acres.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64534167.cms|title=International airport is likely to come up at Balh in Mandi|date=11 June 2018|access-date=22 September 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) gave its clearance for the airport after visiting the site in May 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/survey-for-intl-airport-at-mandi-soon/656177.html|title=Survey for intl airport at Mandi soon |date=21 September 2018|access-date=22 September 2018|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}</ref>
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In August 2019, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister [[Jai Ram Thakur]] requested the [[Fifteenth Finance Commission]] for a special purpose grant of Rs 2,000 crore towards construction of the airport for operation of [[wide-body aircraft]]. The AAI completed its Obstacle Limitation Surfaces survey for the project site in August 2019.<ref name="TRB1"/>
In August 2019, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister [[Jai Ram Thakur]] requested the [[Fifteenth Finance Commission]] for a special purpose grant of Rs 2,000 crore towards construction of the airport for operation of [[wide-body aircraft]]. The AAI completed its Obstacle Limitation Surfaces survey for the project site in August 2019.<ref name="TRB1"/>
The [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] gave in-principle approval for the execution of the project with the help of the AAI in October 2019.<ref name="OL1">{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/himachal-gets-approval-for-international-standard-airport/1647965 |title=Himachal gets approval for international standard airport |date=24 October 2019|access-date=25 October 2019|publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref>
In January 2020, AAI signed a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) with the Himachal Pradesh Government to build and operate the airport through a [[Joint Venture]] Company. The airport will have a unidirectional runway, suitable for operation of aircraft up to [[ATR 72]] initially.<ref name="AAI">{{cite web|url= https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/press_release_news/MoU%20for%20Mandi,HP.pdf|title= AAI signed an MoU with Government of Himachal Pradesh for a Greenfield Airport at Nagchala, Himachal Pradesh |date= 15 January 2020 |access-date= 22 January 2020|publisher=AAI Press Release}}</ref>
[[WAPCOS Limited|WAPCOS]] has been appointed as project consultant and has floated tenders for [[environmental impact assessment]] for the project<ref>{{cite web|url= http://wapcos.gov.in/Download.aspx?udi=19973&folderName=Tenders |title= EIA Study for Development of GreenfieldAirport at Nagchala (Mandi), Himachal Pradesh |date=23 July 2020 |access-date=20 September 2020|website=[[WAPCOS Limited]]}}</ref> following a site visit in July 2020.<ref name="TT1">{{cite news|url= https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/team-visits-proposed-mandi-airport-site-for-project-report-112551 |title= Team visits proposed Mandi airport site for project report |date=14 July 2020 |access-date=20 September 2020|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}</ref>


The Himachal Pradesh government had first proposed an international greenfield airport in the Balh valley of Mandi district to the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Union Civil Aviation ministry]] in 2008.<ref name="BS1">{{cite news|url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/himachal-proposes-international-airport-in-balh-valley-108082501067_1.html|title= Himachal proposes international airport in Balh valley |date=25 August 2008 |access-date=8 August 2019|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>
The Himachal Pradesh government had first proposed an international greenfield airport in the Balh valley of Mandi district to the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Union Civil Aviation ministry]] in 2008.<ref name="BS1">{{cite news|url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/himachal-proposes-international-airport-in-balh-valley-108082501067_1.html|title= Himachal proposes international airport in Balh valley |date=25 August 2008 |access-date=8 August 2019|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>
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Mandi Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of India
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesMandi
LocationNag Chala
Elevation AMSL2,560 ft / 780 m
Coordinates31°37′23″N 76°56′15″E / 31.62306°N 76.93750°E / 31.62306; 76.93750
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Mandi Airport is located in Himachal Pradesh
Mandi Airport
Mandi Airport
Mandi Airport is located in India
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Mandi Airport is a proposed greenfield airport to be built at Nag Chala[1] in Mandi District in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The airport will be built on a total of 698 acres.[2] The Airports Authority of India (AAI) gave its clearance for the airport after visiting the site in May 2018.[3] In August 2019, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur requested the Fifteenth Finance Commission for a special purpose grant of Rs 2,000 crore towards construction of the airport for operation of wide-body aircraft. The AAI completed its Obstacle Limitation Surfaces survey for the project site in August 2019.[1] The Ministry of Civil Aviation gave in-principle approval for the execution of the project with the help of the AAI in October 2019.[4] In January 2020, AAI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Himachal Pradesh Government to build and operate the airport through a Joint Venture Company. The airport will have a unidirectional runway, suitable for operation of aircraft up to ATR 72 initially.[5] WAPCOS has been appointed as project consultant and has floated tenders for environmental impact assessment for the project[6] following a site visit in July 2020.[7]

The Himachal Pradesh government had first proposed an international greenfield airport in the Balh valley of Mandi district to the Union Civil Aviation ministry in 2008.[8] Since the existing airports in the state at Kullu, Kangra and Shimla were only capable of handling small aircraft, the State government was keen to develop a bigger airport at Sundar Nagar that could cater to bigger aircraft and had offered land for the project.[9]

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  1. ^ a b "Thakur demands special grant for Mandi airport". The Tribune. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. ^ "International airport is likely to come up at Balh in Mandi". The Times of India. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Survey for intl airport at Mandi soon". The Tribune. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Himachal gets approval for international standard airport". Outlook. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ^ "AAI signed an MoU with Government of Himachal Pradesh for a Greenfield Airport at Nagchala, Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). AAI Press Release. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ "EIA Study for Development of GreenfieldAirport at Nagchala (Mandi), Himachal Pradesh". WAPCOS Limited. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Team visits proposed Mandi airport site for project report". The Tribune. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Himachal proposes international airport in Balh valley". Business Standard. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Sundernagar to put HP on international air map". The Indian Express. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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