Maharana Pratap Airport

Maharana Pratap Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesUdaipur
LocationDabok, Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Elevation AMSL513 m / 1,684 ft
Coordinates24°37′03.2″N 73°53′40″E / 24.617556°N 73.89444°E / 24.617556; 73.89444
WebsiteUdaipur Airport
Map
UDR is located in Rajasthan
UDR
UDR
Location of the airport in Rajasthan
UDR is located in India
UDR
UDR
UDR (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,743 9,000 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2024 - March 2025)
Passengers1,650,607 (Increase 10.9%)
Aircraft movements13,821 (Increase 2.2%)
Cargo tonnage344 (Increase 9.8%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3][4]

Maharana Pratap Airport (IATA: UDR, ICAO: VAUD) is a domestic airport serving Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It is situated at Dabok, located 22 km (14 mi) east of Udaipur.[5] The airport is named after Maharana Pratap, who was a prominent Maharana (ruler) of the princely state of Mewar, in north-western India.

The airstrip was used for the first time when a 4-seater Piper Super Cub landed in the airport on 16 November 1957.[6][7] The airport's new passenger terminal commenced operations in February 2008.[8]

Beside the existing terminal, a new, larger terminal is being constructed to meet the rapidly rising traffic and demands. Its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2023, and construction began in the same month.[9] Once completed by the expected deadline of June 2026,[10] the airport will begin operations to foreign destinations to become an international airport.[11][12]

Structure

The 4-seater Piper aircraft landed first time at Maharana Pratap Airport on 16 November 1957
View of the terminal from the apron

The airport is spread over 504 acres.[13] It has one 2,743 metre long runway.[14] Its 250 by 150-metre apron provides parking space for five Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 type aircraft at a time.[15] A new apron is also constructed on the left side of the existing apron for executive and private aircraft.[15] The new terminal building, measuring 12,000 sq.m., was constructed at a cost of ₹80 crore.[8][4] The terminal has two aerobridges, 4 check-in counters and can handle 600 passengers during peak hours.[15] The airport is equipped with modern navigational and landing aids like Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), DVOR, and Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) and is equipped with a CAT-I Instrument Landing System (ILS).[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Air India Mumbai[16]
Air India Express Bengaluru[17]
IndiGoBengaluru,[18] Bhopal,[19] Delhi,[17] Hyderabad,[17] Indore,[20] Jaipur,[17] Mumbai,[17] Surat[21]
SpiceJetKolkata[22]

Statistics

PassengersYearPassengersAnnual passenger traffic

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Airport website, Tech info". Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Udaipur Airport Domestic Terminal". Udaipur Airport. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Udaipur's first pilot". The Times of India. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ^ "For the first time, a plane passing through Jaipur had reached Udaipur's Dabok airport, Tiwari had a dialogue with everyone from Rajiv Gandhi to Narendra Modi". Bhaskar (in Hindi). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Udaipur airport readied in time for Praful's daughter's wedding". The Times of India. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ "PM Modi lays foundation stone for new terminal buildings in Udaipur and Jodhpur Airport". ANI News. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Udaipur Airport's New Terminal May Open by June 2026".
  11. ^ Chaturvedi, Rishabh (23 March 2025). "Maharana Pratap Airport New Terminal: अंतरराष्ट्रीय उड़ानों के लिए तैयार है उदयपुर का एयरपोर्ट, सालों से चल रहा था काम". Rajasthan One (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  12. ^ Moiwala, Heena (29 January 2025). "Udaipur Airport's New Terminal to be Completed by 2025". Udaipur Times. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Airport website". Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Udaipur airport set to handle international flights soon". The Times of India. 20 November 2012. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "उदयपुर एयरपोर्ट को नए एप्रन की म‍ि‍ली सौगात, वर्चुअल तरीके से हुआ उदघाटन | New Apron Inaugurates At Maharana Pratap Airport, Dabok, Udaipur". Patrika News (in Hindi). 5 November 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Air India to commence Udaipur-Aurangabad service in Oct-2019". CAPA. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  17. ^ a b c d e "New flights from Bengaluru to Rajasthan as part of winter schedule". The Hindu. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  18. ^ Sanwari, Razia (30 March 2026). "Udaipur Airport Summer Schedule: 14 Flights to 5 Cities; Check Timetable". Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  19. ^ Shewaramani, Jatin (1 November 2022). "IndiGo spurs new flight operations schedule with direct flights between Indore-Chandigarh - Knocksense". Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  20. ^ "Indore News: Devi Ahilyabai Airport To Get Direct Flights To 6 New Cities From October 26; Jammu, Jodhpur Among New Routes". Free Press Journal. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  21. ^ "IndiGo expands connections between Indore, Rajkot, Surat & Udaipur". ETTravelWorld. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  22. ^ Patra, Shuddhanta (28 October 2025). "SpiceJet Doubles Winter Flights, Adds New Routes - Check Schedule Here". Retrieved 11 April 2026.

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