Kushinagar International Airport
Kushinagar International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kushinagar | ||||||||||
| Location | Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 20 October 2021 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 266 ft / 81 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°46′12″N 083°54′29″E / 26.77000°N 83.90806°E | ||||||||||
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Source: AAI | |||||||||||
Kushinagar International Airport (IATA: KBK, ICAO: VEKI) is an international airport serving Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. In August 2021, the airport was licensed to operate as a customs notified airport, facilitating the movement of international passengers and Buddhist pilgrims.
The airport is struggling with a number of issues that has led to the temporary closure of operations since 2023, which are hindering hassle-free operations of the aircraft operations in particular. These problems are currently being solved since the last half of 2024, and are targeted to be finished within the last half of 2025.