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Darbhanga Airport (IATA: DBR, ICAO: VEDH) is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Station, serving Darbhanga, Bihar, India. It is located just at the outskirts of the city near the NH-105 and NH-57 highways, which pass through Darbhanga. The airport is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The foundation stone for the airport was laid by the then Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and then Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu, in the presence of state Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha on 24 December 2018.[5] Commercial flights started on 8 November 2020 and also available connecting flight for international flights.

Darbhanga Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerIndian Air Force
OperatorAirports Authority of India
Serves
LocationDarbhanga, Bihar, India
Opened8 November 2020 (2 years ago) (2020-11-08)
Elevation AMSL171 ft / 52 m
Coordinates26°11′41″N 085°55′03″E
Map
DBR
Location in Bihar
DBR
DBR (India)
DBR
DBR (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,743 9,000 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2021 - March 2022)
Passengers6,19,948 ( 24.7%)
Aircraft movements4,350 ( 21.1%)
Cargo tonnage96 ()
Source: AAI[2][3][4]
Mithila painting at Darbhanga Airport
Mithila painting at Darbhanga Airport

History


This airport was built by Maharaja Kameshwar Singh Bahadur of Darbhanga when he started his own private airline. It was funded by a private aviation company Darbhanga Aviation after Second World War. He purchased three former military Douglas DC3 aircraft. Darbhanga Aviation was started in 1950 and became defunct in 1962.[6] During the 1962 Indo-China War, the airport was acquired by the Indian Air Force.[7]


Structure


Airport Authority of India built an Interim Terminal Building, a taxi track, and the apron area. The runway was strengthened to handle the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 and a pre-fabricated building was erected to serve as a temporary terminal building.[8] The government of India had sanctioned approximately ₹100 crores for these projects.[9] On 16 Feb 2021 one Apron of 167 mt X 62mt was made operational. This Apron can accommodate Two B737-800/A320 at a time making the landing of planes smoother. Earlier due to the lack of parking space, airplanes had to wait in the sky.[10] The terminal has six check-in counters, and a capacity to handle 200 peak hour passengers. A car parking facility has a capacity of 30 cars. [11]


UDAN Scheme


In January 2018, SpiceJet was selected to operate flights from Darbhanga to Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai, under the Government's Regional Connectivity Scheme called UDAN.[12][13]


Airlines and destinations


AirlinesDestinations
IndiGo Hyderabad, Kolkata[14]
SpiceJet Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai[15]

Future


The Government of Bihar has initiated that the land acquisition and 78 acres of the land will be provided to the Indian Air Force, Darbhanga for the further expansion of the passenger terminal building at the airport.[16] Another plan to develop a new passenger terminal, a new Air Traffic Control ATC tower, cargo facilities among other facilities close to NH-27 is being considered by AAI.[17] At the foundation stone laying ceremony, Jayant Sinha suggested naming the airport after famous Maithili Poet Vidyapati.[5] As of October 2022, Government of Bihar has acquired 24 acres of land for the runway expansion, and another 54 acres for the construction of a new permanent terminal and 24 acres for installation of Instrument Landing System (ILS) to facilitate night landing is underway and will be acquired by February 2023.[18][19]


Statistics


Annual passenger traffic at DBR airport. See Wikidata query.

Passenger, Aircraft Movement, and Cargo at Darbhanga Airport (2011-2022)

YearPassengersChangeAircraft MovementChangeCargo (MT)ChangeRef
2021–22 619,948
4,350
96
[20]

See also



References


  1. "Information Paper" (PDF). icao.int. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2022.
  2. "Annexure III - Passenger Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. "Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. "Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  5. "Foundation of civil enclave laid at Darbhanga airport". The Times of India. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. "Darbhanga Aviation history from India, Rest of World". Airline History. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. "First President's royal flight in '62". The Times of India. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. "SpiceJet: Indigo and SpiceJet express interest in operating flights from Darbhanga | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  9. "Flight operations from Darbhanga from mid-2019, AAI at work | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  10. Airports Authority of India [@AAI_Official] (16 February 2021). "To strengthen airports ops and to accommodate two B737-800/A320 at a time, #AAI's Darbhanga @aaidarairport is ready with a new 167 mt X 62mt apron, with a connecting taxiway and connecting road. The new apron has put in use from today onwards. #ProvidingTheBest t.co/MoIT84NF8l" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. "Darbhanga airport: CM Nitish Kumar lays foundation for civil enclave". Hindustan Times. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. "SpiceJet to start operations on UDAN 2 routes from April-end". Financial Express. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  13. "Indigo and SpiceJet express interest in operating flights from Darbhanga". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018.
  14. "IndiGo Airlines to start flights from Darbhanga on July 5". www.jagran.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  15. "SpiceJet flight schedules". www.spicejet.com.
  16. Monu, Sanjay Kumar (11 October 2021). "Bihar Government approved Darbhanga Airport Expansion". Muzcorner. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  17. "Story". Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  18. "Govt acquires 24 acres for Bihar's Darbhanga airport runway expansion: Official". Hindustan Times. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  19. "Bihar hands over another 24 acres of land to upgrade Darbhanga airport".
  20. "AAI Traffic News 2021-2022". www.aai.aero. Retrieved 14 May 2022.



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[de] Flughafen Darbhanga

Der ca. 52 m hoch gelegene Flughafen Darbhanga liegt im Norden der Gangesebene etwa 50 km (Luftlinie) südlich der Grenze zu Nepal und nur etwa 8 km (Fahrtstrecke) nordöstlich der Großstadt Darbhanga im nordindischen Bundesstaat Bihar.
- [en] Darbhanga Airport


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