Agartala

  1942 to present

  India

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CITY: Agartala, Tripura

IATA/ICAO CODES: IXA / VEAT

COORDINATES: 23°53'N / 91°14'E

OTHER NAMES: Agartala, Maharaja Bir Bikram

The airport was built in 1942 by the then Maharaja of Tripura, Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur Debbarman. It had one primary runway, 05/23, which is now abandonned in favor of new asphalted runway 18/36. In late 1944, the airport was used by the USAAF 10th Air Force 4^th Combat Cargo Group, flying Commandos which air-dropped pallets of supplies and ammunition to the advancing Allied forces on the ground in Burma.

Today, Agartala has become the third busiest airport in North East India.

4^th Combat Cargo Group (December 1944 to January 1945)

4^th Combat Cargo Group, 16^th Combat Cargo Squadron (December 1944 to January 1945)