Munger Airport | |
Icao: | VAMG |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | Government of Bihar |
City-Served: | Munger |
Location: | Munger, Bihar, India |
Elevation-F: | 161 |
Metric-Elev: | y |
Coordinates: | 25.3464°N 86.4831°W |
Pushpin Map: | India Bihar#India |
Pushpin Label: | Munger Airport |
R1-Number: | 10/28 |
R1-Length-F: | 2,522 |
R1-Length-M: | 768 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
Munger Airport (also known as Safyabad Airport) is an airport located in Munger district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1] The airport is situated at Saifabad, 5 km from the district headquarters of Munger.[2] It is controlled by the Airports Authority of India.
Munger airport is 90 years old.[1] In January 2015, then Chief Minister of the state, Jitan Ram Manjhi announced to develop the airport and start domestic flights.[3] In March 2015, airport renovation work was given to Bihar Rajya Bhavan Nirmaan Nigam.[1] Airport renovation was done at the cost of ₹ 8 crore. Renovated airport lounge and runway was inaugurated by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on 24 May 2016.[4] [5]