{"id":49844,"date":"2018-06-04T09:44:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T09:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=49844"},"modified":"2018-06-04T09:44:52","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T09:44:52","slug":"countries-100th-functional-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/countries-100th-functional-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries\u2019 100th Functional Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question- India&#8217;s 100<sup>th<\/sup> Functional Airport will be \u2013<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Mopa Airport<br \/>\n(b) Pakyong Airport<br \/>\n(c) Sabarimala Airport<br \/>\n(d) Durgapur Airport<br \/>\n<strong>Answer: (b)\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nRelated Fact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On 4<sup>th<\/sup> May, 2018, Pakyong Airport of Sikkim got license to start the operation Airline services.<\/li>\n<li>The operation is scheduled to start in June 2018 at this air base.<\/li>\n<li>Once commissioned, it will be the 100th functional airport in the country.<\/li>\n<li>As on date, Sikkim is the only state in the country without a functional airport.<\/li>\n<li>Various categories of aircraft of the IAF will be able to operate from the new airport in Sikkim which shares borders with China.<\/li>\n<li>The government has been focusing on improving infrastructure along the borders with China as part of a broader policy initiative.<\/li>\n<li>The Greenfield airport, which is around 60 KM from the Sino-India border, received the aerodrome license from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for commercial operations.<\/li>\n<li>The airport was approved by the Centre in 2008 and was constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 350 crore. The project is being billed as an engineering marvel &#8212; it has been built at an height of 4,500 feet in an inhospitable terrain.<\/li>\n<li>Low-cost airline SpiceJet has been granted permission to fly to Pakyong from Kolkata under the Civil Aviation Ministry&#8217;s regional connectivity scheme.<\/li>\n<li>SpiceJet has already conducted a dry run at the airport with one its Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 aircraft successfully landing there on March 5.<\/li>\n<li>Also in March, A Dornier 228 of the Indian Air Force landed at the airport.<\/li>\n<li>The nearest Bagdogra airport in West Bengal is about 150 km from Gangtok and air passengers have to take the road after alighting there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference: <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sureshpprabhu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fm.dailyhunt.in%2Fnews%2Findia%2Fhindi%2Fnews%2Bworld%2Bhindi-epaper-newsworh%2Fsikkim%2Bme%2Bshuru%2Bhoga%2Bdesh%2Bka%2B100va%2Beyaraport%2Bviman%2Bsevao%2Bke%2Blie%2Bmila%2Blaisens-newsid-87190706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/sureshpprabhu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fm.dailyhunt.in%2Fnews%2Findia%2Fhindi%2Fnews%2Bworld%2Bhindi-epaper-newsworh%2Fsikkim%2Bme%2Bshuru%2Bhoga%2Bdesh%2Bka%2B100va%2Beyaraport%2Bviman%2Bsevao%2Bke%2Blie%2Bmila%2Blaisens-newsid-87190706<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ptinews.com\/news\/9705986_Strategic-airport-in-Sikkim-to-be-inaugurated-soon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.ptinews.com\/news\/9705986_Strategic-airport-in-Sikkim-to-be-inaugurated-soon.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/m.dailyhunt.in\/news\/india\/hindi\/news+world+hindi-epaper-newsworh\/sikkim+me+shuru+hoga+desh+ka+100va+eyaraport+viman+sevao+ke+lie+mila+laisens-newsid-87190706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/m.dailyhunt.in\/news\/india\/hindi\/news+world+hindi-epaper-newsworh\/sikkim+me+shuru+hoga+desh+ka+100va+eyaraport+viman+sevao+ke+lie+mila+laisens-newsid-87190706<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question- India&#8217;s 100th Functional Airport will be \u2013 (a) Mopa Airport (b) Pakyong Airport (c) Sabarimala Airport (d) Durgapur Airport Answer: (b)\u00a0 Related Fact: On 4th May, 2018, Pakyong Airport of Sikkim got license to start the operation Airline services. The operation is scheduled to start in June 2018 at this air base. 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