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Dimapur Airport (IATA: DMU, ICAO: VEMR) is a domestic airport serving Chümoukedima–Dimapur and its neighbouring areas. It is located between the districts of Chümoukedima and Dimapur, from where National Highway 29 (formerly NH-39) passes just beside the airport. It is the only airport in the state of Nagaland. The terminal building can handle 500 departing and 300 arriving passengers, and was built during World War II. There are plans for expansion of the airport to meet international norms by acquiring land at Aoyimti Village.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air India	Guwahati, Imphal, Kolkata
Alliance Air	Aizawl,^[4] Guwahati, Imphal, Shillong
IndiGo	Bangalore,^[5] Delhi, Dibrugarh, Kolkata

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at DMU airport. See Wikidata query.

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.^[6]

References

^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Three new flights connecting Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram launched; check schedule". Times Now. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
^ "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

[1] "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[2] "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[3] "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[4] "Three new flights connecting Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram launched; check schedule". Times Now. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

[5] "New Flights". IndiGo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[6] "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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