Raxaul Airport | |
Icao: | VERL |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Airports Authority of India |
Location: | Raxaul, Bihar, India |
Elevation-F: | 20 |
Elevation-M: | 79 |
Coordinates: | 26.9964°N 84.8206°W |
Pushpin Map: | India Bihar#India |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Airport in India |
Pushpin Label: | VERL |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
R1-Number: | 10/28 |
R1-Length-F: | 3,600 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,097 |
Raxaul Airport is an airport located at Raxaul in the state of Bihar, India. It was established after the Sino-Indian War of 1962, when it served as an emergency landing ground for the Indian Army.[1] The Airports Authority of India (AAI) that owns the airport has undertaken a pre-feasibility study at the airport to upgrade the airport to handle ATR-72 aircraft. A draft Master Plan highlighting a requirement of an additional 121 acres of land has been submitted to the State Government.[2] There have been recent proposals to expand the airport.[3] [4]