Munger Airport Explained

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.

History

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: मुंगेर एयरपोर्ट के विकास का रास्ता हुआ साफ़, विस्तार के लिए मिले 6 करोड़. . hi . Dainik Bhaskar. 11 March 2015. 26 November 2016.
  2. News: Pep talk . https://web.archive.org/web/20160530072400/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160525/jsp/bihar/story_87476.jsp . dead . 30 May 2016 . . 25 May 2016 . 10 May 2018.
  3. News: विकसित कराया जाएगा मुंगेर हवाई अड्‌डा: मुख्यमंत्री जीतन मांझी . 3 January 2015. . . hi. 30 April 2017.
  4. News: मुख्यमंत्री ने हवाई अड्डा टर्मिनल का किया उद्घाटन . 24 May 2016 . . . hi. 30 April 2017.
  5. News: Nitish to open renovated airstrip. 19 May 2016 . . Kashi Prasad . . 30 April 2017.