New ATC tower, technical block and fire station opened at Kolhapur Airport; Kolhapur–Nagpur flight flagged off
MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol inaugurated a new ATC Tower cum Technical Block cum Fire Station at Kolhapur Airport on 15 May 2025 and flagged off the inaugural Star Air flight between Kolhapur and Nagpur.
Summary
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol inaugurated the new ATC Tower cum Technical Block cum Fire Station at Kolhapur Airport, Maharashtra, on 15 May 2025, and flagged off the inaugural Star Air flight between Kolhapur and Nagpur. The upgrades are meant to improve air safety, strengthen emergency services and boost regional air connectivity in Maharashtra. Kolhapur MP Shrimant Shahu Maharaj Chhatrapati and officials of the Airports Authority of India were among those present.
Key facts
- Inaugurated
- ATC Tower cum Technical Block cum Fire Station, Kolhapur Airport
- By
- MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol
- Date
- 15 May 2025
- New flight
- Star Air, Kolhapur–Nagpur (inaugural)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On 15 May 2025, a new ATC Tower cum Technical Block cum Fire Station was inaugurated at which airport in Maharashtra?
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Correct answer: B — Kolhapur
MoS Murlidhar Mohol inaugurated the facility at Kolhapur Airport.
The inaugural Star Air flight flagged off from Kolhapur on 15 May 2025 connects Kolhapur with:
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Correct answer: D — Nagpur
The inaugural Star Air flight was between Kolhapur and Nagpur.