Uttar Pradesh

• 08 Apr 2022

Ayodhya Airport

Why in News?

Recently, in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the land lease agreement was signed between the state government and the Airports Authority of India.

Key Points

• Ayodhya airport will be the fifth international airport in the state after Lucknow, Varanasi, Kushinagar and Jewar.
• Ayodhya Airport has been officially named as Maryada Purushottam Shriram International Airport in the year 2021.
• The Chief Minister informed that 9 airports are operational in the state, while work is going on for the development of 10 new airports.
• With the commencement of operation of the above airport, Uttar Pradesh will have the largest network of air connectivity in the country.