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Detailed explanation-1: -Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Airport (IATA: IXA, ICAO: VEAT), which is used to known as Agartala Airport,is an international airport situated 12 kilometres (7 miles) northwest of Agartala, the capital of Tripura. It is administered by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Detailed explanation-2: -State-of-Art airport will showcase the cultural heritage of Tripura. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport and launched key initiatives like Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana and Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools.

Detailed explanation-3: -Located 12km from Agartala in the Indian state of Tripura, Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport was previously known as Agartala airport. It was renamed after Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, a former ruler of Tripura.

Detailed explanation-4: -Inaugurating the Donyi Polo Airport in Itanagar Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at critics who had said that the foundation stone laying of the airport, which Modi himself did in 2019, was an election gimmick.