Datia Airport

{{Short description|Upcoming airport in Datia, Madhya Pradesh, India}}

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| owner-oper = Airport Authority of India{{Cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/services/project-consultancy|title=AAI project-consultancy|website=aai.aero}}{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/aai-raise-funding-keep-pace-with-traffic-expansion-14-greenfield-airports-in-principle-approval-47682|title=Airports Authority of India seeks funds to cater for traffic growth; 14 greenfield plans approved|website=CAPA - Centre for Aviation}}

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| city-served = Datia, Jhansi

| location = Datia, Madhya Pradesh

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Datia Airport is a proposed airport located in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The current airstrip does not have any scheduled services and is mainly used by private aircraft and air taxis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/LIST-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf|title=AAI unserved and underserved airports|website=aai.aero}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/datia-news/now-datia-will-start-air-service-1590895/|title=दतिया से हवाई सेवा|website=Patrika News|accessdate=6 May 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/MP-GWA-HMU-air-service-will-also-start-from-datia-5647431-NOR.html|title=दतिया से भी शुरू होगी हवाई सेवा, हवाई पट्टी पर उतरा 10 सीटर प्लेन|date=July 16, 2017|website=Dainik Bhaskar}} There are plans to open a flight school at the airstrip.{{Cite web|url=https://bansalnews.com/khabrein-gwalior-se/-pilot-academy-will-open-on-datia-airstrip/369385-144.html|title=Pilot Academy to open at Datia Airstrip|website=bansalnews.com|access-date=2020-07-29|archive-date=2020-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729115057/https://bansalnews.com//khabrein-gwalior-se/-pilot-academy-will-open-on-datia-airstrip/369385-144.html|url-status=dead}}

Expansion

In 2023, Airport Authority of India started to upgrade the airstrip into a new airport which is also near historical Jhansi city of Uttar Pradesh.[https://www.aai.aero/en/node/345030 DEVELOPMENT OF DATIA AIRPORT FOR OPERATION OF 19 SEATER AIRCRAFT. SH: PAVEMENT WORKS][https://www.aai.aero/en/node/346511 DEVELOPMENT OF DATIA AIRPORT FOR OPERATION OF 19 SEATER AIRCRAFT. SH: DETAILED DESIGNING, ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF TERMINAL BUILDING, ATC TOWER AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS.] The proposed airport is 29 kilometres away from Jhansi City and will serve both cities of Datia and Jhansi.{{Cite web |title=Jhansi News: दतिया से शुरू होगी हवाई सेवा, झांसी वालों की भी बढ़ेगी सुविधा |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/air-service-will-start-from-datia-the-convenience-of-jhansi-people-will-also-increase-jhansi-news-c-11-1-jhs1002-100566-2023-05-23 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}} On 21 August 2023, India's civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia laid the foundation stone for the expansion of the airstrip into a full-fledged airport.{{cite web|url=https://hindi.news24online.com/state/madhya-pradesh/madhya-pradesh-6th-airport-built-in-datia-cm-shivraj-jyotiraditya-scindia-narottam-mishra-on-foundation-mpap/312532/|title=MP के इस शहर में बनेगा प्रदेश का 6वां एयरपोर्ट, CM शिवराज ज्योतिरादित्य सिंधिया करेंगे शिलान्यास|work=News 24 Hindi|accessdate=21 August 2023}}

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