Dimapur Airport

Dimapur Airport
Dimapur Airport
	Dimapur Airport Terminal
	IATA: DMU; ICAO: VEMR;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Chümoukedima–Dimapur, Kohima
Location	3rd Mile, Chümoukedima District, Nagaland
Elevation AMSL	148 m / 487 ft
Coordinates	25°53′02″N 093°46′16″E
Website	Official website
Map
	DMU Location of the airport in India DMU DMU (India)
Runways

Dimapur Airport (IATA: DMU, ICAO: VEMR) is located between the Districts of Chümoukedima and Dimapur in the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the only civil airport in the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. Its terminal building can handle 500 departing and 300 arriving passengers. The Airport is located at 3rd Mile (NH-29 formerly known as NH-39) in the Diphupar neighbourhood of Chümoukedima District and was built during the Second World War. There are plans for expansion of the airport to meet international norms by buying land at Aoyimti village.

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at DMU airport. See source Wikidata query.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air India	Kolkata
Alliance Air	Guwahati, Imphal, Shillong
IndiGo	Bangalore,[1] Delhi, Dibrugarh, Kolkata

Accidents and incidents

On 16 August 1991, Indian Airlines Flight 257 operating on the Calcutta–Imphal–Dimapur route crashed on approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board. Of the 63 passengers on board, 31 were booked for Dimapur Airport.[2]

References

"New Flights". Indigo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
"Accident to Indian Airlines Boeing 737 Aircraft VT-EFL on 16th August 1991 Near Itnphal, Manipur" (PDF). dgca.gov.in. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

External links

Official website

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[1] "New Flights". Indigo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[2] "Accident to Indian Airlines Boeing 737 Aircraft VT-EFL on 16th August 1991 Near Itnphal, Manipur" (PDF). dgca.gov.in. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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