Gwalior Airport

Gwalior Airport
GWLVIGR

Gwalior Airport

Gwalior, India · Asia
Asia Asia/Calcutta
3direct destinations
3airlines
1runway
2,743 mLongest runway

Gwalior Airport (IATA: GWL, ICAO: VIGR), also known as Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Terminal, is a domestic airport managed and operated by the Airports Authority of India serving the city of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in Maharajpura, 10 km (6 mi) north-east of Gwalior. It is one of the four major airports in Madhya Pradesh. The airport is named after Vijaya Raje Scindia, one of the founding members of Bharatiya Janata Party, former prominent Member of Parliament and Maharani of the erstwhile Gwalior State ruled by the Scindia dynasty. It is the oldest and largest airport of Madhya Pradesh in terms of size and only airport in Central India which has two runways. It is the closest airport to the famous Kuno National Park. The airport is spread over 760.7 acres (307.8 hectares). The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken up the work for expansion of the airport. The new terminal building is spread over 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft), completed in 16 months and can handle 1,400 peak hour passengers, which is 3 times more than the terminal building it replaced. Ancillary buildings, car parking, city-side development and other associated works were completed at the same time as the new terminal building together with the construction of the new apron and the taxiways, including associated works for parking of 13 narrow body or small aircraft at the airport.

Location

Mapa

26.293°N, 78.228°E · 188 m s. n. m. (617 ft)

General data

CountryIndia
CityGwalior
Coordinates26.293°N, 78.228°E
Elevation188 m s. n. m. (617 ft)
Time zoneAsia/Calcutta
Longest runway2,743 m
OperatorFuerza Aérea India
Direct destinations3

Runways · 1

06/24
Length2,743 m8,999 ft
Width46 m151 ft
SurfaceConcrete
Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Tower

123.500
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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

In 1937, JRD Tata and Nevill Vincent piloted a Waco YQC-6 biplane VT-AIX on the first airmail service between Gwalior and Bombay.

Civil Aviation was opened in 1958, marking the beginning of new commercial connectivity for Gwalior airport. The airport’s first commercial flight was an Indian Airlines Douglas DC3 from Delhi

The second runway was built in February 2009 and became operational in October 2010. The airport’s infrastructure and facilities were upgraded during the 2000s. The construction of a new and larger terminal building at Gwalior airport, as well as the addition of some modern amenities was recently completed.

Airlines operating here · 3

Other airlines with direct routes

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_gwl,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Gwalior Airport (GWL)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/GWL},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/GWL}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

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