Raxaul Airport (ICAO: VERL) 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]
Raxaul Airport Raxaul Havāī Aḍḍā | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Location | Raxaul, Bihar, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 79 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°59′47″N 084°49′14″E / 26.99639°N 84.82056°E | ||||||||||
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  VERL Airport in India  VERL VERL (India) | |||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "MP push to airport renovation". The Telegraph. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Proposal to Operationalise Raxaul Airport". Press Information Bureau. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Cong MP Akhilesh Singh urges Union Civil Aviation minister for rebuilding Raxaul airport". www.thehawk.in. 27 June 2020.
- ^ Mufti, Ifrah (9 August 2019). "India spent Rs 36 crore in 2018-19 on 27 airports where not a single flight takes off".
- Raxaul Airport at Airports Authority of India
- Airport information for VERL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: GCM photogrammetry.