Jharsuguda Airport
| Jharsuguda Airport ଝାରସୁଗୁଡା ବିମାନ ବନ୍ଦର |
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| IATA: None – ICAO: VEJH | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | odisha Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Jharsuguda (India) | ||||||||||
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Jharsuguda Airport (IATA: VEJH) is located 5 kilometres north-east of Jharsuguda in western Odisha, India.[1] The airfield was used during World War II by the Allied Forces to counter Japanese advances. After the war and Indian Independence, the airfield was abandoned. Air Odisha launched non-scheduled commercial flights between Rourkela, Jharsuguda and Bhubaneswar on 2 November 2012. Air Odisha launched the experimental flight of a nine-seater aircraft of at Rourkela airport in the evening after being flagged off at Bhubaneswar.[2]
Expansion
Jharsuguda airport is spread over 909.22 acres. The State Government sanctioned Rs. 50 crore in July 2013 to kick-start the Rs 175-crore airport development project to be jointly executed by the Airports Authority of India(AAI) and the State Government.[3] AAI will invest about Rs. 80 Crores for the first phase of renovation of the airport, to make it fit for operation of 15-30 seater aircraft.[4] In the second phase, it will be upgraded to the status of a full-fledged airport. The AAI needs an additional 275.75 acres to convert it into a full-fledged airport.[5] A 5,500 square metre new terminal building and air traffic control (ATC) tower will also be built.On 30 July 2014, Odisha government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Airport Authority of India for development of the state's second airport at Jharsuguda.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Odisha | Angul, Bhubaneswar, Jeypore, Rourkela, Sambalpur[6] |
| JAC Air | Jamshedpur |
| Spirit Air | Kolkata |
References
- ↑ http://www.airport-data.com/world-airports/VEJH/
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External links
- Airport information for VEJH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Recent developments on Jharsuguda Airport
- AAI plans 2nd airport in state
- Airport plan
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