Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Adilabad to Get Joint-Use Airport for Defence, Civilian Use
Adilabad in Telangana is planned to get a new airport.
The airport would be used by the military and by civilian travelers.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy announced the plan.
It would be built on 1,500 acres.
The project may include an Air Force base and a training facility.
Offices, townships and homes are also planned.
Government officials will work together to move the project forward.
A separate airport proposal for Warangal is also being prepared.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said Adilabad will get a joint-use airport.
The airport will serve both defence and civilian purposes on 1,500 acres.
An Air Force base, training facility, offices, townships and residential complexes are planned.
State and central ministries will appoint nodal officers to speed up the project.
The Detailed Project Report for a proposed Warangal airport is being prepared.
- Who
- Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, other Union ministers, the Telangana government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy are involved in the plan.
- What
- A joint-use airport for defence and civilian purposes is planned at Adilabad, along with related defence and residential facilities.
- When
- The announcement was made on Saturday; no construction date was provided.
- Where
- Adilabad, Telangana; a separate airport proposal is also under preparation in Warangal.
- Why
- The airport is intended to support both defence operations and civilian aviation, with nodal officers appointed to expedite its establishment.
- Project location
- Adilabad, Telangana
- Airport use
- Defence and civilian purposes
- Planned area
- 1,500 acres
- Planned facilities
- Air Force base, training facility, offices, townships and residential complexes
- Project coordination
- Nodal officers from the Telangana government, Civil Aviation Ministry and Defence Ministry
- Related project
- The Detailed Project Report for a proposed Warangal airport is under preparation
- Possible ceremony
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to perform the Bhoomi Puja for the Warangal airport