Udaipur Airport

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Udaipur Airport Dabok Airport Maharana Pratap Airport
IATA: UDR – ICAO: VAUD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Airports Authority of India
Serves		Udaipur
Elevation AMSL		1,684 ft / 513 m
Coordinates		24°37′04″N 073°53′46″E / 24.61778, 73.89611
Website		www.airportsindia.org.in
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
08/26	7,484	2,281	Asphalt

Udaipur Airport or Maharana Pratap Airport or Dabok Airport (IATA: UDR, ICAO: VAUD) is the airport at Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It is situated 22 km (14 mi) south of Udaipur.

The terminal is currently being renovated.

The Udaipur airport is named after Maharana Pratap who was a Maharana (ruler) of Mewar, a state in northwestern India.

The Udaipur airport is named after Maharana Pratap (May 9, 1540-January 29, 1597) who was the 74th ruler of Mewar, a kingdom in northwestern India. Pratap, eldest of 25 brothers and 20 sisters, was born at Kumbhalgarh on Sunday the May 9, 1540 to Maharana Udai Singh II and Maharani Javanta Bai Songara (Chauhan). Polygamy and maximum children were social necessity of the period owing to higher female population and high battle casualties. Rana Pratap had 17 sons and five daughters. In 1568, during the reign of Udai Singh II, Chittaur was conquered by the Mughal emperor Akbar, which resulted in great loss of lives. Prior to this calamity, Udai Singh and his family had wisely moved to the safety of the Aravalli hills that gradually became the city of Udaipur, named after him.

During a dark chapter of Hindu history, Pratap alone stood firmly for his honor and dignity; he never compromised his honor for safety. Pratap’s indomitable spirit to live in independent discomfort when all his contemporary maharajas had opted for a life of subjugation and apostasy made him a national hero. He died a proud and free man. Therefore Maharana Pratap is much respected and loved by his people. He possessed high moral character, boundless courage, unwavering self-confidence, firm patriotism, and inspirational hard life were indeed motivating qualities that rallied the people behind the Maharana.

Maharana Pratap has always been held in great esteem in India and was projected as model of patriotism and freedom struggle against the British rule in India. The names Pratap and Chetak, his stallion, are very famous and the Government of Republic of India has issued commemorative Stamps (1967, 1998) and coins (2003) to honor this great Son of India. The grateful nation installed Pratap’s Chetak-mounted statue along with those of his more renowned associates - Jhala Maan, Bhilu Raja (the tribal chief), Bhama Shah, Hakim Khan Soor and an attendant-foot-soldier in front of the Parliament House in New Delhi on August 21, 2007.