{"id":10698,"date":"2018-06-06T11:21:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T05:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airwhizz.com\/?p=10698"},"modified":"2018-06-06T11:21:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T05:51:57","slug":"pakyong-airport-start-operations-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airwhizz.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/06\/pakyong-airport-start-operations-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakyong Airport Will Start Operations From This Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The much awaited, Pakyong Airport in Sikkim, is all set to become operational this month.<\/p>\n<p>Civil Aviation Minister, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, has finally received the license to operate the Sikkim Airport, which is located 30 km from the state\u2019s capital, Gangtok.<\/p>\n<p>SpiceJet is the only airline till now which has received the permission to operate flights from Kolkata Airport to Pakyong Airport.<\/p>\n<p>On 10<sup>th<\/sup> May a test flight was carried out, where SpiceJet used its 78 seater Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 to successfully land at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some interesting facts about the airport-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the first Greenfield Airport in Northeast India and is spread across 990 acres.<\/li>\n<li>Located at a height of 4590 ft, this airport is considered as one of the 5 highest altitude airports in India.<\/li>\n<li>The airport is often called an engineering marvel owing to the extremely rough terrain it has been built on.<\/li>\n<li>The airport is built roughly 60 km away from the Indo-China border, giving it a huge strategic advantage. Indian Air Force(IAF) has already done test runs and will use the airport once it\u2019s operational.<\/li>\n<li>The project for constructing this airport was sanctioned 11 years ago, however, due to land acquisition problems, the project was delayed. It has been built at an approximate cost of 350 crores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sikkim was the only state in India to not have a functional airport, but all that is about to change this month.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, the nearest airport to Gangtok is in Bagdogra, West Bengal, which is 150 Km away. Travellers have to first fly to the Bagdogra Airport and then take a 4.5 hour cab ride to reach the place.<\/p>\n<p>With opening of the Pakyong Airport, it is expected that it will boost tourism, which will help in the economic development of the state and connect it to the rest of India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The much awaited, Pakyong Airport in Sikkim, is all set to become operational this month. Civil Aviation Minister, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, has finally received the license to operate the Sikkim Airport, which is located 30 km from the state\u2019s capital, Gangtok. 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