Veer Savarkar International Airport
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title:
Veer Savarkar International Airport
text:
Veer Savarkar International Airport is an airport located 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Sri Vijaya Puram and the primary airport serving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Earlier known as Port Blair Airport, it was renamed in 2002 after Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, who had been detained in the Cellular Jail in the city for 11 years during India’s freedom struggle. It operates as a civil enclave, sharing airside facilities with INS Utkrosh of the Indian Navy.
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encyclopedia
description:
Airport in Port Blair, India
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veer_Savarkar_International_Airport
date created:
2006-01-13T21:16:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T20:27:12Z
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