UP becomes first Indian State to have 2 Expressway airstrips for landing & take-off of fighter planes
- In Uttar Pradesh, a new 3,300-metre-long airstrip has been constructed near Kurebhar on Purvanchal Expressway.
- With this new airstrip, Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in India having two airstrips on expressways.
- Uttar Pradesh also has an airstrip on Lucknow-Agra Expressway.
- Airstrips on expressways are designed to facilitate emergency landing and take-off of fighter planes.