Rajbiraj Airport

Rajbiraj Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Nepal
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves Rajbiraj, Nepal
Elevation AMSL 250 ft / 76 m
Coordinates 26°30′31″N 86°44′14″E / 26.50861°N 86.73722°E / 26.50861; 86.73722Coordinates: 26°30′31″N 86°44′14″E / 26.50861°N 86.73722°E / 26.50861; 86.73722
Map
RJB
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Source:[1][2]

Rajbiraj Airport (IATA: RJB, ICAO: VNRB) is a domestic airport serving the municipality of Rajbiraj, the district headquarters of Saptari District in Province No. 2 in Nepal. The airport is situated 5 km South of the central Rajbiraj.[3][4]

After 11 years of complete shut down, the airport resumed its operations on 23 May 2018 with a Shree Airlines test flight successfully touching down the on upgraded runway as part of the airport’s trial.[5]

History

Following the days after its official inauguration in 1959 by the then transport minister Ganesh Man Singh, the airport was closed down due to inadequate infrastructures and runway safety measures. Several subsequent attempts were made later on to restore flight services but were all disrupted, mainly due to the lack of a blacktopped runway. The airport finally halted all the flights from 2007.[5]

In 2015-16, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal allocated a budget of Nepali Rupees 303 million for an upgradation of the airport.[6][7] The airport upgradation project was awarded to a joint venture company in October 2016 with the completion deadline of November 2017, which was extended for 5 months. The inaugural flight after the renovation was Shree Airlines flight on 23 May 2018 while the regular flight started from 25th June 2018.[8]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 250 feet (76 m) above mean sea level. Since the renovation of the airport in 2018, the airport has one asphalt runway which is 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) in length.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Shree Airlines Kathmandu[9]

Buddha Air has also shown interest to provide scheduled services to Kathmandu via Biratnagar once the airport is fully operational.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for Rajbiraj, Nepal (VNRB / RJB) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ "Rajbiraj Airport runway finally constructed". The Himalayan Times. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rajbiraj Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ↑ https://www.aviationnepal.com/shree-airlines-to-conduct-test-flight-for-rajbiraj-airport-with-crj-aircraft/
  5. 1 2 3 "Rajbiraj Airport resumes operations after a decade". The Kathmandu Post. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "News Rajbiraj, Nepal to reopen to traffic in mid-2Q18". ch-aviation. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Rajbiraj Airport ready for test flight as the construction work completes". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rajbiraj Airport ready to welcome flights on May 3". Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  9. ↑ "Shree Airlines preparing Rajbiraj flights starting from June 24". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

See also

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