Saifai Airstrip

The Saifai Airstrip is an airstrip in Saifai tehsil of Etawah District, Uttar Pradesh with only unscheduled chartered flights.^[1] This airstrip has an existing land area of 370 acres and it is suitable for Airbus A320/Boeing 737 with turning pads at both ends.^[2]

Saifai Airstrip सैफई हवाई पट्टी
Hawker 900XP of Uttar Pradesh Government at Saifai Airstrip (2016)
IATA: none ICAO: VI00
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Civil Aviation Department (Government of Uttar Pradesh)
Operator	Civil Aviation Department (Government of Uttar Pradesh)
Serves	Saifai, Etawah
Location	Saifai tehsil, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
Opened	1997 (28 years ago) (1997)
Time zone	Indian Standard Time (+5:30)
Elevation AMSL	335 ft / 102 m
Coordinates	26.9295847°N 79.0537360°E / 26.9295847; 79.0537360
Website	civilaviation.up.nic.in/airstrip.html
Maps
Saifai Airstrip Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 15/33 8,202.1 2,500 Asphalt

Airlines and destinations

The airport/airstrip has only unscheduled chartered flights.

Indian Air Force practice exercises

2015

In 2015, Mirage 2000 aircraft of Indian Air Force performed emergency situation tests from the airstrip.^[3][4][5]

2018

In 2018, Indian Air Force did their second practice exercise at Saifai Airstrip during operation Gagan Shakti 2018.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}