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'''Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport''' {{Airport codes|IXA|VEAT}}; ({{IPA|bn|Mɔharad͡ʒa bir bikrɔm bimanbɔndor}}), also known as '''Agartala Airport''',<ref>{{cite web |title=Change of name of Agartala Airport |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2018/188308.pdf |website=EGazette |publisher=Government of India |access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/agartala-airport-to-be-named-after-maharaja-bir-bikram-manikya-kishore/article24330340.ece |title=Agartala Airport to be named after Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore |newspaper=The Hindu |date=4 July 2018 |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Deb |first=Debraj |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/agartala-airport-to-be-named-after-king/cid/1453829 |title=Agartala airport to be named after king |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=30 October 2017 |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/aviation/agartala-airport-renamed-after-tripuras-last-king-250631.htm |title=Agartala airport renamed Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya, after Tripura's last king |date=4 July 2018 |publisher=cnbctv18.com |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> is a domestic airport<ref>{{cite news |title=Agartala airport set to launch international flight services after Centre's immigration clearance |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/aviation/agartala-airport-international-flight-services-centre-immigration-clearance-16817971.htm |access-date=14 September 2023 |work=CNBC |agency=PTI |date=31 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref> situated 12 kilometres (7 miles) northwest of [[Agartala]], the capital of [[Tripura]]. It is administered by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/agartala_generalinfo.jsp|title=Civil Airport Agartala|website=airportsindia.org.in|access-date=2 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105151636/http://airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/agartala_generalinfo.jsp|archive-date=5 November 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the second busiest airport in [[Northeast India|North-East India]] after [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport]] in [[Guwahati]] and 38th busiest airport in India. It is about to be the third international airport in North-East India, after Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport and [[Imphal Airport]] as per Govt. Of India plan. |
'''Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport''' {{Airport codes|IXA|VEAT}}; ({{IPA|bn|Mɔharad͡ʒa bir bikrɔm bimanbɔndor}}), also known as '''Agartala Airport''',<ref>{{cite web |title=Change of name of Agartala Airport |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2018/188308.pdf |website=EGazette |publisher=Government of India |access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/agartala-airport-to-be-named-after-maharaja-bir-bikram-manikya-kishore/article24330340.ece |title=Agartala Airport to be named after Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore |newspaper=The Hindu |date=4 July 2018 |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Deb |first=Debraj |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/agartala-airport-to-be-named-after-king/cid/1453829 |title=Agartala airport to be named after king |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=30 October 2017 |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/aviation/agartala-airport-renamed-after-tripuras-last-king-250631.htm |title=Agartala airport renamed Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya, after Tripura's last king |date=4 July 2018 |publisher=cnbctv18.com |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> is a domestic airport<ref>{{cite news |title=Agartala airport set to launch international flight services after Centre's immigration clearance |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/aviation/agartala-airport-international-flight-services-centre-immigration-clearance-16817971.htm |access-date=14 September 2023 |work=CNBC |agency=PTI |date=31 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref> situated 12 kilometres (7 miles) northwest of [[Agartala]], the capital of [[Tripura]]. It is administered by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/agartala_generalinfo.jsp|title=Civil Airport Agartala|website=airportsindia.org.in|access-date=2 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105151636/http://airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/agartala_generalinfo.jsp|archive-date=5 November 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the second busiest airport in [[Northeast India|North-East India]] after [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport]] in [[Guwahati]] and 38th busiest airport in 2024-2025. It is about to be the third international airport in North-East India, after Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport and [[Imphal Airport]] as per Govt. Of India plan. |
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The current integrated terminal of the airport has 20 check-in counters, six parking bays, four [[aerobridges]], conveyor belts and passenger-friendly modern facilities and amenities like In-Line Baggage System (ILBS), Escalators, Lifts, etc. In addition to the new terminal building, a new parallel taxiway to the runway and two new hangars are being built. Another terminal, along with the runway, will be built as an extension of the airport across the border with [[Bangladesh]]. This new terminal will serve [[Bangladeshis]] accessing the airport without having to enter Indian territory. This arrangement is worked out as similar to the [[Cross Border Xpress]] terminal of [[Tijuana International Airport]] in [[Mexico]], which is located along the [[United States–Mexico border]].<ref>{{cite news|title=India asks Bangladesh for land to expand Agartala airport runway|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-india-asks-b-desh-for-land-to-expand-agartala-airport-runway-540971|work=India TV|date=7 August 2019|access-date=24 April 2023|language=en}}</ref> |
The current integrated terminal of the airport has 20 check-in counters, six parking bays, four [[aerobridges]], conveyor belts and passenger-friendly modern facilities and amenities like In-Line Baggage System (ILBS), Escalators, Lifts, etc. In addition to the new terminal building, a new parallel taxiway to the runway and two new hangars are being built. Another terminal, along with the runway, will be built as an extension of the airport across the border with [[Bangladesh]]. This new terminal will serve [[Bangladeshis]] accessing the airport without having to enter Indian territory. This arrangement is worked out as similar to the [[Cross Border Xpress]] terminal of [[Tijuana International Airport]] in [[Mexico]], which is located along the [[United States–Mexico border]].<ref>{{cite news|title=India asks Bangladesh for land to expand Agartala airport runway|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-india-asks-b-desh-for-land-to-expand-agartala-airport-runway-540971|work=India TV|date=7 August 2019|access-date=24 April 2023|language=en}}</ref> |
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