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The Kayathar Airport is an unused airport near Kayatharu. This airport was operated as an airbase by Britishers during World War II, later it was left unused and turned to barren land though the airstrip remains undamaged.

Its also easily accessible to train route near the station by KADAMBUR, earlier Britishers making their train foot strips in this route. Now also we can this foot strips in that particular location.

Now this airstrip is taken by the Government of India with plans to construct a new airport under UDAN scheme.

References

  1. Staff Reporter (2016-08-02). "Historic airfield seems to be no man's land". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  2. "Encroachers Fly into World War II Airbase". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  3. Ramakrishnan, T. (2016-11-22). "Centre identifies 13 unserved airports in TN under Udan scheme". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-26.


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