Jharsuguda Airport

Jharsuguda Airport also known as Veer Surendra Sai Airport (IATA: JRG, ICAO: VEJH) is an Indian airport. The airport is located 5 kilometers north-east of Jharsuguda, Odisha.[4] The airport is located in Durlaga, approximately 8.5 km from the Jharsuguda Junction railway station. Named after Surendra Sai, the airport is the sole commercial airport in Western Odisha, and the second commercial airport in the state.[5]

Veer Surendra Sai Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAirports Authority of India
ServesJharsuguda
LocationJharsuguda (Odisha)
Opened22 September 2018
Elevation AMSL757 ft / 231 m
Coordinates21°54′48″N 84°03′01″E
Map
JRG
Location of airport in India
JRG
JRG (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 7,844 2,391 Concrete
Statistics (April 2019 – March 2020)
Passengers216,084
Aircraft movements3,286
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

History

The airfield was used during World War II by the RAF and other Allied Forces to counter Indian Freedom Fighters led by Subhas Chandra Bose.[6] After India gained Independence from Allied Forces, the airfield was abandoned.

In July 2013, the Government of Odisha sanctioned ₹50 crores to kick-start the ₹175-crore airport development project which was to be jointly executed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the state government.[7] On 30 July 2014, Odisha government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Airports Authority of India for the mentioned.[8]

In August 2018, the airport received a 4C category licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), making Jharsuguda the second commercial airport in Odisha after Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar.[9]

On 22 September 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the airport, in the presence of Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, former Union Minister of Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu and former Bargarh Lok Sabha Member Prabhas Singh.[10]

Facilities

Runway
Runway Number Length Width Approach Lights/ILS
06/24 2,391 m (7,844 ft) 45 m (148 ft) SALS / SALS

Terminal

Inaugurated in September 2018, the passenger terminal is built over an area of 5,500 square metres (59,000 sq ft) with modular design for handling 150 arriving and 150 departing passengers at a time with a scope for future expansion. On 1 November 2018, the airport was renamed after famed freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai by the cabinet.[11][12][13] The interiors of the terminal building depict local handcraft, artwork and tourist destinations of Odisha.[14]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Air Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Raipur [15]
SpiceJet Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata

References
  1. "Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 21 May 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-II" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 21 May 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-IV" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 21 May 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. "Information about Jharsuguda Airport - World airport database".
  5. "SpiceJet started flights to Jharsuguda from Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata On March 31,2019". Times of India. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. "Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda - A Brief History -". Odisha News Insight. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  7. "Government sanctions Rs 50 crore for Jharsuguda". The Times of India. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  8. "Odisha signs MoU with AAI for second airport at Jharsuguda". The Economic Times. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  9. "J'suguda Airport fit for 320 Airbus flight". The Pioneer. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  10. "PM Modi inaugurates new airport in Odisha's Jharsuguda".
  11. "Cabinet clears renaming Jharsuguda aerodrome as Veer Surendra Sai airport".
  12. "Jharsuguda airport renamed after Odisha freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai".
  13. "J'suguda airport to have night landing facility".
  14. "Jharsuguda airport inauguration by PM Modi: Sneak-peek into Odisha's second airport – a big boost!".
  15. "Alliance Air to resume Jharsuguda-Raipur flight operations". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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