Swami Vivekananda Airport 6.15

Swami Vivekananda Airport, formerly known as Raipur Airport, is the primary airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The airport is located at Mana between Raipur (15km) and Naya Raipur 10km. It is the 28th busiest airport in India by passenger traffic and 31st busiest by aircraft movement.On 24 January 2012, the airport was renamed after Swami Vivekananda, as a tribute to the popular saint who spent two of his teenage year in Raipur.AirfieldSwami Vivekananda Airport has a single runway—Runway 06/24—measuring 3251m in length and 45m in width.The airfield is equipped with night landing facilities such as CAT-1 Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Runway 24, and navigational aids such as DVOR, DME, NDB, and PAPI.The apron has five parking bays that can accommodate A320/B737 category of aircraft and a helipad. The airport is equipped with category VI firefighting and rescue capability with provisions for category VII on demand.TerminalsNew integrated terminalThe new integrated terminal was inaugurated on 7 November 2012 by President of India Pranab Mukherjee. Built at a cost of approx., the building covers an area of 18500m2. It is designed to handle 700 passengers at a time, including 200 international passengers.