Swami Vivekananda Airport


Swami Vivekananda Airport, formerly known as Mana Airport, is a domestic airport serving the Raipur Metropolitan Region in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The airport is located at Mana, about south-east of Raipur and east of Naya Raipur. On 24 January 2012, the airport was renamed after Hindu monk and philosopher Swami Vivekananda, who spent his youth in Raipur between 1877 and 1879. Between April 2024 and March 2025, it handled around 2.6 million passengers, and is the busiest airport by passenger traffic in the state, and the second-busiest in Central India after Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport in Indore.

Infrastructure

The airport is spread over an area of. It has a single runway measuring in length and in width. The runway was extended by, which was operationalised on 8 August 2024. It is equipped with night landing facilities and a CAT II Instrument landing system, and other navigational aids such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast. The apron has eleven parking bays which can accommodate narrow body aircraft. The airport is equipped with category VI firefighting and rescue capability with provisions for category VII on demand.

Terminals

A new integrated passenger terminal was inaugurated on 7 November 2012. Built at a cost of about, the building covers an area of, and can handle 1300 passengers simultaneously, including 400 international passengers. The terminal has three jet bridges, eight boarding gates, twenty check-in counters, eight X-ray baggage machines, four security counters, and two conveyor belts for luggage.
Following the opening of the new passenger terminal, the old passenger terminal was converted to handle cargo operations. The domestic cargo terminal was inaugurated on 4 June 2016, which enabled to start air cargo operations at the airport.

Connectivity

The airport is located from Raipur Junction railway station and from the Inter State Bus Terminal in Raipur. It is serviced by the Raipur and Naya Raipur BRTS, and the Raipur Urban Public Transport Society operates air-conditioned buses to the neighbouring cities of Bhilai and Durg, via Raipur.

Aerocity

In September 2023, foundation stone was laid for an aerocity near the airport, with plans to construct hotels, a convention center, shopping complexes, restaurants and entertainment facilities.