Rourkela Airport (IATA: RRK, ICAO: VERK)[2] is a private airport serving Rourkela, Odisha, India. It is located near Chhend Colony, 6 kilometres west of the city centre. Currently, the airport is mostly used by dignitaries visiting Rourkela, especially officials of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and other VIPs. The airport's terminal is being upgraded to handle scheduled operations. Under UDAN scheme, scheduled flights were to start but this was not materialized. The airport is capable of handling ATR-42 type aircraft, an apron for parking of two aircraft at a time and a general aviation terminal. The license for commercial usage of the airport was issued in January 2019.[3] To handle commercial flights and traffic, the airport upgradation project involving expansion of the runway from 1,765 m to 1,930 m to handle larger aircraft, like the Airbus A320, construction of a new apron, a parallel taxiway to the runway, a new passenger terminal building and a perimeter wall was taken up by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at a cost of ₹ 64.24 crore, is underway, and is expected to be completed by 2023.[4]

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Rourkela Airport
IATA: RRK ICAO: VERK
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Rourkela Steel Plant
Operator	Steel Authority of India Limited
Serves	Rourkela
Location	Chhend Colony, Rourkela
Coordinates	22°15′23″N 084°48′57″E
Map
RRK Location of the airport in Odisha Show map of Odisha RRK RRK (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 27/09[1] 6,000 1,829 Asphalt

As of November 2022, the airport is confirmed by AAI and SAIL to begin commercial operations from 5 December 2022, with direct flights provided by Alliance Air to Bhubaneswar. Direct flights to Kolkata are also under proposal.[5]

Airlines and destinations

References

External links

• Media related to Rourkela Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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