Raxaul Airport

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2409:4053:395:6248:4EA6:9F12:64C7:164C: /* References */By Mohammad Aquib

{{Short description|Airport in Raxaul, Bihar, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Raxaul Airport
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r = {{small|''Raksaula Havāī Aḍḍā''}}
| image =
| IATA = 
| ICAO = VERL
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served =
| location = [[Raxaul]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| elevation-f = 260
| elevation-m = 79
| coordinates = {{coord|26|59|47|N|084|49|14|E|region:IN-BR_type:airport|display=title,inline}}
| pushpin_map = India Bihar#India
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Airport in India
| pushpin_label = '''VERL'''
| pushpin_label_position = top
| website =
| r1-number = 10/28
| r1-length-f = 3,600
| r1-length-m = 1,097
| r1-surface =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Raxaul Airport''' {{airport codes||VERL}} is an airport located at [[Raxaul]] in the [[States and territories of India|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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=MP push to airport renovation|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121213/jsp/bihar/story_16307024.jsp#.UsGy5HnoWaA|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=13 December 2012|access-date=30 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235833/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121213/jsp/bihar/story_16307024.jsp#.UsGy5HnoWaA#.UsGy5HnoWaA|archive-date=30 December 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Proposal to Operationalise Raxaul Airport |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=101350 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=10 December 2013 |access-date=30 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234530/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=101350 |archive-date=30 December 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> There have been recent proposals to expand the airport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehawk.in/states/otherstates/cong-mp-akhilesh-singh-urges-union-civil-aviation-minister-for-rebuilding-raxaul-airport-157035|title=Cong MP Akhilesh Singh urges Union Civil Aviation minister for rebuilding Raxaul airport|date=27 June 2020|website=www.thehawk.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/india-spent-rs-36-crore-in-2018-19-on-27-airports-where-not-a-single-flight-takes-off/271703/|title=India spent Rs 36 crore in 2018-19 on 27 airports where not a single flight takes off|first=Ifrah|last=Mufti|date=9 August 2019}}</ref>

==References==
<references />
* [http://airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/raxaul.jsp Raxaul Airport] at [[Airports Authority of India]]
* {{GCM|VERL|source=GCM [[photogrammetry]]}}by Mohammad Aquib

==External links==
* {{ASN|VERL|VERL: Raxaul Airport}}

{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Bihar]]
[[Category:East Champaran district]]
[[Category:Transport in Raxaul]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1962]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in Bihar]]

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