List of airports in Odisha explained

This includes a list of airports in Odisha, India, including commercially used airfields, former airfields, flying schools and military bases.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] This list contains the following information:

City served - The city generally associated with the airport. This is not always the actual location since some airports are located in smaller towns outside the city they serve.
ICAO - The location indicator assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
IATA - The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Airport name - The official airport name. Those shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
Note - Specific information related to the airport

Role of Airport
Role	Description
International	Handles International Flights
Customs	Airports with customs checking and clearance facilities handling international flights but not elevated to International Airport status.
Domestic	Handles Domestic Flights
Civil enclave	Civil Enclaves at a Military Airfield.
General Aviation	No Scheduled Commercial Flights
Military	Defence Purposes
Flying School	Training Purposes
Public	State Owned
Private	Privately Owned
Future	Project Proposed or Under Construction
Closed	No Longer in Operation

Commercial service	Airport has commercial service
Commercial service	Airport has no commercial service

List

List of airports in Odisha
Sl. no.	Location/City in Odisha	Airport Name	ICAO	IATA	Operator	Category	Role
1		Angul	Savitri Jindal Airport	VEAL	—	Jindal Steel and Power	Private	Private
2	Balangir	Tusura Airstrip	VETS	—	Government of Odisha	Public	Non-operational
3	Barbil	Barbil Tonto Airstrip	VEBL	—	Jindal Steel and Power	Public	Private
4	Bargarh	Satibhata Airstrip	—	—	Government of Odisha	Public	Non-operational
5	Baripada	Rasgovindpur Airstrip	—	—	Indian Air Force	Military	Closed
6	Baripada	Rajabasa Airfield	—	—	Mayurbhanj royal family	Private	Closed
7	Bhawanipatna	Utkela Airport	VEUK	UKE	Airports Authority of India	Domestic	Commercial
8	Bhubaneswar		VEBS	BBI	Airports Authority of India	International	Commercial
9	Brahmapur	Rangeilunda Airport	VEBM	QBM	Airports Authority of India	Domestic	Commercial (Non-Scheduled)
10	Cuttack	Charbatia Air Base	VE62	—	Aviation Research Centre	Military	Military
11	Dhenkanal	Birasal Airstrip	—	—	Government of Odisha	Public	Flying School
12	Jajpur	Sukinda Airstrip	—	—	Tata Steel	Private	Private
13	Jeypore	Jeypore Airport	VEJP	PYB	Airports Authority of India	Domestic	Commercial
14	Jharsuguda	Jharsuguda Airport	VEJH	JRG	Airports Authority of India	Domestic	Commercial
15	Kendujhar	Raisuan Airstrip	VEKJ	—	Government of Odisha	Public	Non-operational
16	Lanjigarh	Lanjigarh Airstrip	—	—	Vedanta Resources	Private	Private
17	Malkangiri	Malkangiri Airport	—	—	Airports Authority of India	Public	Future
18	Nuapada	Nuapada Airstrip	VENP	—	Government of Odisha	Public	Non-operational
19	Phulbani	Gudari Airstrip	VEPN	—	Government of Odisha	Public	Non-operational
20	Rairangpur	Rairangpur Airstrip	—	—	Government of Odisha	Public	Non-operational
21	Rayagada	Gunupur Airstrip	—	—	Government of Odisha	Public	Non-operational
22	Rayagada	Therubali Airstrip	—	—	Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys	Private	Private
23	Rourkela	Rourkela Airport	VERK	RRK	Airports Authority of India	Domestic	Commercial
24	Sambalpur	Hirakud Airstrip	VEHK	—	Government of Odisha	Public	Non-operational
Proposed airports
25	Dhamra	Dhamra Airstrip	—	—	Dhamra Port Company	Public	Future
26	Puri	Puri International Airport	—	—	Government of Odisha	International	Future

Notes and References

Web site: Airstrips in Odisha. OurAirports. 23 May 2018.
Web site: List of Airstrip in the State maintained by State Government. ct.odisha.gov.in. Commerce and Transport Department, Government of Odisha . 14 January 2023.
Web site: AAI Unserved Airports. aai.aero. Airports Authority of India.