Swami Vivekananda Airport
Swami Vivekananda Airport , formerly known as Mana Airport, is a domestic airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The airport is located at Mana, approximately  south-east of Raipur and  east of Naya Raipur, situated conveniently between the two cities. On 24 January 2012, the airport was renamed after Swami Vivekananda, the iconic Hindu monk and philosopher who spent three years of his youth in Raipur between 1877 and 1879.

In the period between April 2022 and March 2023, it was the busiest airport in Chhattisgarh, and the second busiest in Central India after Indore airport and the 26th busiest airport in India ( 2) by passenger traffic.

Airfield
Spread over an area of , Swami Vivekananda Airport has a single runway (06/24) measuring  in length and  in width. The runway has been extended to  but has not been operationalised yet due to delays in transferring land for the construction of perimeter boundary wall alongside patrolling road inside the airport area.

The airfield is equipped with night landing facilities such as ILS CAT II instrument landing system (ILS) at Runway 24, and navigational aids such as ADS-B, DVOR, DME, NDB, and PAPI.

The apron has seven parking bays which can accommodate A320/B737 category of aircraft. The airport is equipped with category VI firefighting and rescue capability with provisions for category VII on demand.

Terminals

New integrated terminal
The new integrated terminal was inaugurated on 7 November 2012 by then President of India Pranab Mukherjee. Built at a cost of about , the building covers an area of . It is designed to handle 1300 passengers at a time, including 400 international passengers.

The new terminal has three aero-bridges, eight boarding gates, twenty check-in counters, eight X-ray baggage machines, four security counters, and two conveyor belts for luggage. Construction for fourth aero-bridge is under-consideration.

Cargo terminal
The Common User Domestic Cargo Terminal (CUDCT) was inaugurated on 4 June 2016, fulfilling the long pending demand of the state to start air cargo operations. The AAI has converted the old terminal building into CUDCT to handle cargo operations. Ahmedabad based GSEC Limited has bagged the contract to operate and maintain the CUDCT for an initial period of five years.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Aerocity 
In 2023, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel laid the foundation stone of Aerocity near Raipur Airport in 25 acre of land in Ramchandi area of Naya Raipur, it will have High-end hotels, Convention center, Shopping complexes and upscale restaurants along with entertainment facilities.

Connectivity
The airport is located  from Raipur Junction railway station and  from Bhatgaon ISBT Raipur. It is well connected by Raipur and Naya Raipur BRTS and cabs such as Ola and Uber. In addition, the Raipur Urban Public Transport Society operates direct air-conditioned city buses to the neighbouring cities of Bhilai and Durg, via Raipur.

Gallery

See also
 Bilasa Devi Kevat Airport, Bilaspur
 Jagdalpur Airport
 Ambikapur Airport
 List of airports in India
 List of the busiest airports in India

References

External links

Raipur Airport - India Airport Global Website
International Airport
Raipur Airport at AAI

Change of ICAO code from VARP to VERP

Buildings and structures in Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Airports in Chhattisgarh
International airports in India
Transport in Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Airports with year of establishment missing