Zero Airport

{{Infobox airport

| name = Ziro Airport

| image =

| IATA = ZER

| ICAO = VEZO

| type = Military/Public

| owner =

| operator = Airports Authority of India

| city-served = Ziro

| location = Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, India

| elevation-f = 5,216

| elevation-m = 1,590

| pushpin_map = India Arunachal Pradesh#India

| pushpin_relief =

| pushpin_label = ZER

| coordinates = {{coord|27|35|18|N|093|49|41|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}

| website = [https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/zero Zero Airport]

| metric-rwy = y

| metric-elev = y

| r1-number = 18/36

| r1-length-f = 3,920

| r1-length-m = 1,195

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| stat-year = April 2023 – March 2024

| stat1-header = Passengers

| stat1-data = 299 ({{increase}} 65.2%)

| stat2-header = Aircraft movements

| stat2-data = 122 ({{increase}} 204.9%)

| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage

| stat3-data = —

| footnotes = Source: AAI{{cite web|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex3.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=22 April 2024}}{{cite web|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex2.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=22 April 2024}}{{cite web|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex4.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=22 April 2024}}

}}

Zero Airport[https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/zero Zero Airport], official name as per Airports Authority of India or Ziro Airport {{airport codes|ZER|VEZO}} is a domestic airport and an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) of the Indian Air Force, serving the city of Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, India. In the past, Vayudoot and Air India operated daily flights to the airport. Now, Alliance Air operates flights to and from the airport.{{cite news|title=Arunachal: Pema Khandu flags off commercial passenger flight to Ziro|url=https://arunachal24.in/arunachal-pema-khandu-flags-off-commercial-passenger-flight-to-ziro/|work=Arunachal24.in|date=30 October 2022|access-date=30 October 2022|language=en}}

History

The airport was originally built as an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) for the Indian Air Force for military operations, exercises and emergency operations, which later, was also used alongside the Air Force by private and government aircraft. To improve connectivity, tourism and development in the Ziro Valley, a pre-feasibility study was conducted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation for improving the airport to enable ATR-42 class aircraft in 2008. The study found it unfeasible to extend the 1,220 metre runway to accommodate a 50-seater aircraft, due to unauthorized constructions along the boundary wall. It was proposed that a new runway measuring 2010 metres be built on land adjacent to the current runway and all airport structures, like the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, the fire station and the terminal building be relocated.{{cite web|title=PM's Economic Package for arunachal pradesh 2008 |url=http://www.arunachalpwd.org/pdf/PM%20Package%20from%20web.pdf|access-date=4 August 2012|work=Arunachal PWD}} Commercial flight services were provided by Vayudoot, Air India and sometimes by the Indian Air Force, but that did not last for long and were indefinitely stopped. In October 2022, Alliance Air resumed passenger services from the airport to Dibrugarh and North Lakhimpur, both in Assam.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/allianceair/status/1583816799833174016|title=Alliance Air to launch flights to Ziro from 30 October 2022|work=Alliance Air|access-date=27 October 2022}}{{cite news|title=Arunachal: Pema Khandu flags off commercial passenger flight to Ziro|url=https://arunachal24.in/arunachal-pema-khandu-flags-off-commercial-passenger-flight-to-ziro/|work=Arunachal24.in|date=30 October 2022|access-date=30 October 2022|language=en}}

Airlines and destinations

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|{{nowrap|Alliance Air}}| Guwahati}}

References

External links

{{GCM|VEZO|source=DAFIF}}
{{ASN|ZER|ZER: Ziro Airport}}

Category:Airports in Arunachal Pradesh

Category:Airports with year of establishment missing