Rupsi Airport
For the military use of this airport during World War II, see Rupsi Airfield.
Rupsi Airport रपीसी हवाई अड्डे | |||||||||||
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IATA: RUP – ICAO: VERU | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Location | Dhubri, Assam, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 40 m / 131 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°08′28″N 089°54′24″E / 26.14111°N 89.90667°ECoordinates: 26°08′28″N 089°54′24″E / 26.14111°N 89.90667°E | ||||||||||
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RUP Location of the airport in India | |||||||||||
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Rupsi Airport (IATA: RUP, ICAO: VERU) is an airport located about 23 km (12.4 NM) from Dhubri town, in the Assam state of India.[2] The airport has single domestic terminal with a very small peak hour passenger handling capacity. There are no domestic airlines operating from this airport at present.
Facilities
The airport covers an area of 447 acres (181 ha) at an elevation of 131 feet (40 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 05/23 which measures 6,000 by 150 feet (1,829 m × 46 m).[1]
Earlier Vayudoot a subsidiary of Indian Airlines runs it fleet of Dornier Do 228-201, Hawker Siddeley HS 748, Fokker F27 Friendship from Rupsi. But now it is suspended.
References
- 1 2 Rupsi Airport at Airports Authority of India
- 1 2 Airport information for Rupsi, India (ICAO: VERU) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ Airport information for Rupsi Airport at Search (for) Travel website.
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