PM lays foundation of new terminal at Hisar's Maharaja Agrasen airport; Hisar–Ayodhya flights begin
On 14 April 2025, PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a new terminal building, worth over ₹410 crore, at Maharaja Agrasen airport in Hisar, Haryana, as flights from Haryana to Ayodhya began.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the new terminal building of Maharaja Agrasen airport in Hisar, Haryana, worth over ₹410 crore, on 14 April 2025. The project includes a passenger terminal, a cargo terminal and an ATC building. Flights from Haryana to Ayodhya Dham started the same day. The PMO said scheduled flights would run from Hisar to Ayodhya twice a week, with three flights a week to Jammu, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Chandigarh. The PM began his address by marking Dr B.R. Ambedkar's birth anniversary.
Key facts
- Airport
- Maharaja Agrasen airport, Hisar, Haryana
- Terminal cost
- Over ₹410 crore
- Components
- Passenger terminal, cargo terminal, ATC building
- Hisar–Ayodhya
- Twice weekly
- Other routes
- Jammu, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh: three flights a week
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The airport in Hisar, Haryana, where the PM laid the foundation stone of a new terminal building on 14 April 2025, is named after:
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Correct answer: D — Maharaja Agrasen
Maharaja Agrasen; the new terminal at Maharaja Agrasen airport is worth over ₹410 crore.
Consider the following statements about Hisar airport (April 2025): 1. The new terminal building is worth over ₹410 crore. 2. Scheduled Hisar–Ayodhya flights are to operate daily. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The terminal is worth over ₹410 crore, but Hisar–Ayodhya flights are twice weekly, not daily.