Agra Airport
Agra Airport aka Kheria Air Force Station (IATA: AGR, ICAO: VIAG), is a
military airbase and public airport serving the city of Agra, in the state
of Uttar Pradesh, India.
The Air Force Station is one of the largest airbases of the Indian Air Force
(IAF) and has been synonymous with the Taj Mahal for over half a century.
On
15 August 2007, the airbase celebrated its sixtieth anniversary. The Airbase
was also featured in the 2013 Walt Disney Pictures movie - Planes as a pit
stop for the Wings Across The World race.
The Airport has 2 runways with concrete surface. One with 9,000 ft and
another is 5,964 ft. Both located at an elevation of 551 feet (167 m) above
mean sea level. The Airport is joint operated by
Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Indian Air Force.
Airlines and Destinations
Air India used to connect Agra with Delhi, Khajuraho, Mumbai and Varanasi
but it had temporarily suspended the service from 7 April 2015.
Currently, IndiGo operates scheduled flight services to and from this
Airport to various cities in India as stated below:
| Airlines | Destinations |
| IndiGo | Bangalore, Bhopal, Lucknow, Mumbai |
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