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Airport in Uttar Pradesh, India
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.
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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.
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2018
In 2018, Indian Air Force did their second practice exercise at Saifai Airstrip during operation Gagan Shakti 2018.
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References
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"Airstrips | Directorate of Civil Aviation, Govt of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Airport, Lucknow, INDIA" . www.cadup.gov.in . Retrieved 27 September 2019 .
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"Airstrips owned by Government of Uttar Pradesh" . Directorate of Civil Aviation . Directorate of Civil Aviation, Govt of Uttar Pradesh. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018 .
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"Mulayam's Safai plays host to fighter planes" . The Times of India . Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 19 April 2018 .
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"In a first, two Mirage 2000 jets land at Saifai" . Hindustan Times . 16 May 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2019 .
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"Service Record for Group Captain Manish Sharma 25040 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com" . Bharat Rakshak . Retrieved 10 October 2019 .
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"Saif-ai landing for IAF jets in Akhilesh Yadav's village" . Hindustan Times . Retrieved 10 October 2019 .
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"Indian Air Force will practice at Saifai Airstrip, second time" . state highway 83 (blog) . 13 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018 .
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"Gagan Shakti 2018: Indian Air Force (IAF) keeps a distance with civilians and press during exercise at Saifai" . state highway 83 (blog) . 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018 .
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"Indian Air Force Jets Land in Akhilesh Yadav's Ancestral Village Saifai during 'Gagan Shakti 2018' | 📝 LatestLY" . Latestly . Retrieved 10 October 2019 .
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"सैफई हवाई पट्टी पर एक्टिवेट हुआ गगन शक्ति-2018" . livehindustan.com . Retrieved 10 October 2019 .
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"मुंहतोड़ जवाब देने के लिए इटावा के अासमान में सुखाेई-30 एमकेआई फाइटर प्लेनों ने भरी उड़ान" . Amar Ujala . Retrieved 10 October 2019 .
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"सैफई हवाई पट्टी से फाइटर प्लेन उड़े, दिखाए करतब" . Amar Ujala . Retrieved 10 October 2019 .
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"उत्तर प्रदेश: वायुसेना के लिए सबसे 'मुफीद' बन गई सैफई हवाई पट्टी" . Jansatta . 25 April 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019 .
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"गगन शक्ति के दूसरे दिन लड़ाकू विमान से अभ्यास" . Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 October 2019 .
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