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Agra Airport, the Glossary

Agra Airport (proposed to rename Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Airport), also known as Kheria Airport, is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base serving the city of Agra, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.^[1]

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Airports established in the 1940s
Airports in Uttar Pradesh
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Advance airfield

Advance airfield and forward airfield are military terms for a relatively primitive ad-hoc airfield used for refueling and re-arming air units as part of forward operations near the enemy.

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Aerial refueling

Aerial refueling, also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) while both aircraft are in flight.

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Agra

Agra is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow.

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Air Materiel Command

Air Materiel Command (AMC) was a United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force command.

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Air Transport Command

Air Transport Command (ATC) was a United States Air Force unit that was created during World War II as the strategic airlift component of the United States Army Air Forces.

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Airborne early warning and control

An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar early warning system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles and other incoming projectiles at long ranges, as well as performing command and control of the battlespace in aerial engagements by informing and directing friendly fighter and attack aircraft.

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Airbus A321

The Airbus A321 is a member of the Airbus A320 family of short to medium range, narrow-body, commercial passenger twin engine jet airliners; it carries 185 to 236 passengers.

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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

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Antonov An-12

The Antonov An-12 (Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union.

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Antonov An-32

The Antonov An-32 (NATO reporting name: Cline) is a turboprop twin-engined military transport aircraft.

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Beriev A-50

The Beriev A-50 (NATO reporting name: Mainstay) is a Soviet-origin airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft that is based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane.

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Central Air Command (India)

The Central Air Command is one of the five operational commands of the Indian Air Force.

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Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport is an international airport serving Lucknow, the capital of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra Airport and Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport are 20th-century architecture in India and airports in Uttar Pradesh.

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is an international airport serving Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Agra Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport are 20th-century architecture in India and world War II sites in India.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Concrete

Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time.

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Council of Ministers (Uttar Pradesh)

The Council of Ministers is the council in 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath since 25 March 2022.

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Dhanauli

Dhanauli is a census town in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Domestic airport

A domestic airport is an airport that handles only flights within the same country.

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner.

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Ernest K. Gann

Ernest Kellogg Gann (October 13, 1910 – December 19, 1991) was an American aviator, author, sailor, and conservationist.

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Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) was an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute.

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Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter is a 1961 memoir by aviation writer Ernest K. Gann.

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Fourteenth Air Force

The Fourteenth Air Force (14 AF; Air Forces Strategic) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It was headquartered at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The command was responsible for the organization, training, equipping, command and control, and employment of Air Force space forces to support operational plans and missions for U.S.

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Hawker Siddeley HS 748

The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (formerly Avro HS 748) is a medium-sized turboprop airliner originally designed and initially produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Avro.

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Himalayas

The Himalayas, or Himalaya.

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Ilyushin Il-76

The Ilyushin Il-76 (Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-12.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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India Today

India Today is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited.

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Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces.

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IndiGo

InterGlobe Aviation Limited, doing business as IndiGo, is an Indian low-cost airline headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.

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Instrument landing system

In aviation, the instrument landing system (ILS) is a precision radio navigation system that provides short-range guidance to aircraft to allow them to approach a runway at night or in bad weather.

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International airport

An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world.

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Jaipur International Airport

Jaipur International Airport is an international airport serving Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan.

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Karachi

Karachi (کراچی) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.

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Kempegowda International Airport

Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, India.

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Kunming

Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China.

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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is an international airport serving Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra Airport and Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport are airports in Uttar Pradesh.

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List of airports in India

This list of airports in India includes airports recognized by Airports Authority of India (AAI).

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List of busiest airports in India

India's busiest airports is the list of top fifty busiest commercially operational airports in the country.

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.

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No. 50 Squadron IAF

No.

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States and union territories of India

India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.

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Tenth Air Force

The Tenth Air Force (10 AF) is a unit of the U.S. Air Force, specifically a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC).

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The Quint

The Quint is an English and Hindi language Indian general news and opinion website founded by Raghav Bahl and Ritu Kapur after their exit from Network18.

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agra_Airport

Also known as Agra AFS, Agra Air Base, Agra Air Force Station, Agra Civil Enclave, Deendayal Upadhyaya Airport, Kheria Air Force Station, Kheria Airport, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Airport, RAF Agra.

Agra Airport, the Glossary

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Airports established in the 1940s

Airports in Uttar Pradesh

Buildings and structures in Agra

Transport in Agra

World War II sites in India

References