Karad Airport

India

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Karad Airport

—, India

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VA1M

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1890 ft

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Small general aviation airstrip serving Karad, Maharashtra.

Location

Karad, India

Karad Airport is a small civil aviation facility located near Karad in Satara district, Maharashtra, India. It operates under the ICAO code VA1M and currently does not hold an IATA designation, reflecting its limited commercial activity. The airstrip primarily serves general aviation, private charter, and training operations rather than scheduled commercial airline services. It is one of several smaller airfields in Maharashtra that have seen periodic interest from regional aviation development initiatives. Efforts under India's UDAN regional connectivity scheme have at various times flagged smaller Maharashtra airstrips for potential development, though Karad has not yet seen significant scheduled commercial operations as of available records.

Getting to & from

Karad town, situated on National Highway 48, provides road-based access to the airstrip, with Karad railway station also nearby.

Airlines here

No scheduled commercial airlines are known to operate regular services at Karad Airport.

Notable facts

›ICAO code is VA1M; no IATA code has been assigned.
›Located in Satara district, Maharashtra, India.
›Primarily used for general aviation and private aircraft operations.
›No regular scheduled commercial passenger services are known to operate here.
›Karad is situated along the Krishna River in western Maharashtra.

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Karad Airport is in the Satara district of Maharashtra state in India. Its airstrip was built in 1955 by the Public Works Department to facilitate the Koyna dam project. The airport is currently used for general aviation and piloting.

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