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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]

Rourkela Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerRourkela Steel Plant
OperatorSteel Authority of India Limited
ServesRourkela
LocationChhend Colony, Rourkela
Coordinates22°15′23″N 084°48′57″E
Map
RRK
Location of the airport in Odisha
RRK
RRK (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


AirlinesDestinations
Alliance AirBhubaneswar [6]

References


  1. "Great Circle Mapper".
  2. "Rourkela on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
  3. "Wait continues for Rourkela airport opening". The New Indian Express.
  4. "Expansion plan of Rourkela airport hit by tardy progress". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. "Rourkela airport to operate from December 5". The New Indian Express. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. "Rourkela airport to operate from December 5". The New Indian Express. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.



На других языках


[de] Flughafen Rourkela

Der ca. 201 m hoch gelegene Flugplatz Rourkela ist ein Airport ca. 5 km (Fahrtstrecke) südwestlich der Industriestadt Rourkela im nordostindischen Bundesstaat Odisha. Der Flugplatz diente jahrelang ausschließlich als firmeneigener Flugplatz für den Stahlkonzern SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd).
- [en] Rourkela Airport



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