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Chennai
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rajkot Greenfield International Airport (IATA: RAJ, ICAO: VAHS) is an international airport and a greenfield airport under construction at Hirasar, Gujarat, India, which will serve the city of Rajkot and the Saurashtra region. It is being constructed near the National Highway 8B (NH-8B) connecting Ahmedabad and Rajkot.
Detailed explanation-2: -PM inaugurates first greenfield airport ‘Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar’ in Arunachal Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-3: -Out of these, 9 Greenfield airports viz. Durgapur, Shirdi, Kannur, Pakyong, Kalaburagi, Orvakal (Kurnool), Sindhudurg, Kushinagar and Donyi Polo, Itanagar have been operationalized.
Detailed explanation-4: -This new airport is expected to be completed and opened December 2023 (current deadline). The project is being developed in 2 stages – Phase 1 (airport site & runway construction) and Phase 2 (passenger terminal & apron).