Kohima Chiethu Airport

Kohima Chiethu Airport is a greenfield airport currently under construction at Chiethu, 25 kilometres north of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland in India. It will operate as a second airport for Nagaland with the existing Dimapur Airport continuing to operate. The new airport is being built by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) over an area of 645 acres.^[1][2][3][4]

Kohima Chiethu Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Kohima
Location	Chiethu, Kohima District, Nagaland, India
Elevation AMSL	4,658 ft / 1,420 m
Coordinates	25°46′42″N 94°10′18″E
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 13,123 4,000 Under Construction

Status updates

• In 2006, the central government carried out a field assessment for the project. The report was later “nullified” as the feasibility report was found to be “unclear”.^[5]
• In 2020, the Airports Authority of India agreed to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) of the Kohima Chiethu Airport.^[2]
• On 15 July 2021, the Ministry of Defence issued a "no-objection certificate" (NOC) for the proposed airport at Chiethu, Kohima.^[6]

See also

• List of airports in Nagaland
• List of airports in India