IN-0308
Itanagar Donyi Polo Hollongi Airport
IFR
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Name
Itanagar Donyi Polo Hollongi Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
IN-0308 / HGI / VEHO
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- Region
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Timezone
1:33 am (IST)
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Municipality
Hollongi
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Coordinates
26° 58′ 0″ N 93° 38′ 19″ E
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Elevation
328 ft (100 m MSL)
About Itanagar Donyi Polo Hollongi Airport
Donyi Polo Airport (IATA: HGI, ICAO: VEHO), also known as Hollongi Airport, is a domestic airport serving Itanagar, the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is located at Hollongi, situated 14 km (8.7 mi) south from the city centre, in the Papum Pare district. It is built by the Airports Authority of India, over an area of 320 hectares. The airport is the 16th airport of Northeast India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the airport on 9 February 2019. Construction was started on 15 December 2020, and was inaugurated on 19 November 2022, with flight services started by IndiGo to Kolkata and Mumbai from 28 November 2022.