Raxaul Airport Explained

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]

References

  1. News: MP push to airport renovation. The Telegraph. 13 December 2012. 30 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235833/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121213/jsp/bihar/story_16307024.jsp#.UsGy5HnoWaA. 30 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Proposal to Operationalise Raxaul Airport . . 10 December 2013 . 30 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234530/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=101350 . 30 December 2013 . live . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Cong MP Akhilesh Singh urges Union Civil Aviation minister for rebuilding Raxaul airport. 27 June 2020. www.thehawk.in.
  4. Web site: India spent Rs 36 crore in 2018-19 on 27 airports where not a single flight takes off. Ifrah. Mufti. 9 August 2019.