Khowai Airport
{{Short description|Airport of Tripura, India}}
{{distinguish|Kovai Airport}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Khowai Airport
| nativename = खोवाई हवाई अड्डा
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| IATA = IXN
| ICAO = VEKW
| pushpin_map = India Tripura#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Tripura
| pushpin_label = IXN
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type = Public
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| operator = Airports Authority of India
| city-served = Khowai
| location = Khowai, India
| elevation-f = 95
| elevation-m = 29
| coordinates = {{Coord|24|03|42|N|091|36|14|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
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| metric-elev = y
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 18/36
| r1-length-f = 3000
| r1-length-m = 914
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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Khowai Airport is a small airport located in Khowai, Tripura, India.{{cite book|last=Rao|first=K.V. Krishna|title=Prepare or perish: a study of national security|year=1991|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=81-7212-001-X|pages=275}} It is managed by the Airports Authority of India and is non-operational.{{cite news|title=Unused Airports in India|url=http://indiaaviation.aero/news/airline/32098/59/Unused-Airports-in-India|access-date=9 February 2012|newspaper=Center For Asia Pacific Aviation|date=27 November 2009}}
Incidents
On 29 March 1955, a Dacota belonging to Airways (India) overran a wet runway and ended up in a ditch. Though there were no casualties, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off.{{cite web|title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-20-DK VT-CUZ Khowai Airport (IXN)|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19550329-0|publisher=Aviation-safety.net|access-date=9 February 2012}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080225073252/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/khowai.jsp Khowai on Airports Authority of India website]
- [http://www.jetrequest.com/airport_code/india/tripura/khowai/vekw/15068 Khowai on Jetrequest.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041316/http://www.jetrequest.com/airport_code/india/tripura/khowai/vekw/15068 |date=4 March 2016 }}