Agartala Airport - History

History

In the year 1942 the 184th King of Tripura of Manikya Dynasty Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur planned to build the Agartala Airport in Singerbhill, Tripura (Twipanga) at a time when there were hardly anyone in the region. The King is considered the father of modern architecture in Tripura who built the airport and also designed it during World War II. The old Airport had a primary runway 05/23 Latitude: 23.885667 23.893753 Longitude: 91.233881 91.243986 Elevation: 39 ft. 39 ft which is now abundant and aircrafts now use it for Taxing purpose to Runway 18/36

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