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All You Need To Know About Sikkim's First Airport Pakyong

Sikkim's dream of having an airport came true nine years after a foundation stone for it was laid here, around 33 km from state capital Gangtok, in 2009.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the first greenfield airport of Sikkim at Paykong.바카라 웹사이트 Here is all you need to know about the new airport:

  • Sikkim got its first airport as PM Modi inaugurated an aerodrome at Pakyong on Monday.
  • Till date, Sikkim was the only state in the country that had no functional airport.바카라 웹사이트
  • Situated at a height of 4,500 ft from sea level, it is the first greenfield airport in Northeast India.
  • The airport has been constructed at a cost of more than Rs 600 Crore.바카라 웹사이트And, it covers an area of 990 acres
  • The airport is around 33 km from the state capital - Gangtok.바카라 웹사이트
  • The first commercial flight from Pakyong would begin from바카라 웹사이트October 4.
  • SpiceJet will operate 78-seater Bombardier Q400 flights to and from Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati everyday.
  • The airport has 3,000 sq metre terminal building and has a capacity to handle 50 in-bound and as many out-bound passengers.바카라 웹사이트
  • The airport has a 1.75 km runway with a width of 30 metres.바카라 웹사이트
  • Integrated structures comprising an ATC tower-cum-fire station,two sophisticated CFT, one terminal building for passengers, parking for over 50 vehicles are some of the features of the airport.

(With agency inputs)

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