Forbesganj Airport - Revision history

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	'''Forbesganj Airport''' is a non operational airport located at [[Araria District]] in the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]] maintained by the [[Airports Authority of India\|AAI]].		'''Forbesganj Airport''' is a non operational airport located at [[Araria District]] in the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]] maintained by the [[Airports Authority of India\|AAI]].

	==History==		==History==
	Historically Forbesganj had a functional military airport between 1934 to 1942 (active during World War II) and again during the 1962 war with China. On 10 June 1973 a Royal Nepal Airlines [[1973 Nepal plane hijack\|DHC-6 Twin Otter Plane]] was hijacked en route to Kathmandu from Biratnagar. This airport has now fallen into disrepair and is not operational.		Historically Forbesganj had a functional military airport between 1934 to 1942 (active during [[World War II]]) and again during the 1962 war with [[China]]. On 10 June 1973 a Royal Nepal Airlines [[1973 Nepal plane hijack\|DHC-6 Twin Otter Plane]] was hijacked en route to [[Kathmandu]] from [[Biratnagar]]. This airport has now fallen into disrepair and is not operational.

	== Transport ==		== Transport ==
	The nearest active airport to Forbesganj is [[Biratnagar]] (Nepal). Closest domestic airports are [[Darbhanga Airport]] in [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]] and [[Bagdogra Airport]] in [[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]], both about 160 km away. [[Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport]] in the Bihar state's capital city [[Patna]] is approximately 300 km. away. From [[Bagdogra Airport]] it takes 3–4 hours to reach the city by road.		The nearest active airport to Forbesganj is [[Biratnagar]] (Nepal). Closest domestic airports are [[Darbhanga Airport]] in [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]] and [[Bagdogra Airport]] in [[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]], both about 160 km away. [[Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport]] in the Bihar state's capital city [[Patna]] is approximately 300 km. away. From [[Bagdogra Airport]] it takes 3–4 hours to reach the city by road.
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	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category:Araria district]]		[[Category:Araria district]]
	[[Category:Defunct ~~airports~~]]		[[Category:Defunct airfields in India]]
	[[Category:Airports in Bihar]]		[[Category:Airports in Bihar]]
	[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]		[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]


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>Venkat TL: Copy from Forbesganj

2021-08-27T07:38:56Z

Copy from Forbesganj

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	{{~~Short description~~\|~~Closed airport in India~~}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2021}}
	{{Infobox airport		{{Use Indian English\|date=May 2021}}
	\| name = Forbesganj Airport		{{for\|other places with same/similar name\|Forbesganj (disambiguation)}}
	\| location = ~~Araria~~		{{Infobox airport
	\| ~~type~~ = ~~Restricted~~		\| name = Forbesganj Airport
	\| elevation-m = 63		\| nativename-a =
	\| ~~ensign~~ =		\| nativename-r = {{small\|फोर्ब्सगंज एयरपोर्ट}}
	\| r1-number = 09/27		\| image =
	\| r1-length-f = ~~5000~~		\| IATA = <!--none-->
	\| r1-surface = ~~Asphalt~~		\| ICAO = <!--none-->
			\| type = Public
			\| owner =
			\| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
			\| city-served =
			\| location = [[Forbesganj]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
			\| elevation-f = 204.4
			\| elevation-m = 62
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|26\|17\|48.5\|N\|087\|17\|2.52\|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 = '''Forbesganj Airport'''
			\| pushpin_label_position = top
			\| website =
			\| r1-number = 09/27
			\| r1-length-f =
			\| r1-length-m =
			\| r1-surface = Unpaved
			\| footnotes =
	}}		}}

	'''Forbesganj Airport''' is a non operational airport located at [[Araria District]] in the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]] maintained by the [[Airports Authority of India\|AAI]].		'''Forbesganj Airport''' is a non operational airport located at [[Araria District]] in the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]] maintained by the [[Airports Authority of India\|AAI]].
			==History==
			Historically Forbesganj had a functional military airport between 1934 to 1942 (active during World War II) and again during the 1962 war with China. On 10 June 1973 a Royal Nepal Airlines [[1973 Nepal plane hijack\|DHC-6 Twin Otter Plane]] was hijacked en route to Kathmandu from Biratnagar. This airport has now fallen into disrepair and is not operational.
			== Transport ==
			The nearest active airport to Forbesganj is [[Biratnagar]] (Nepal). Closest domestic airports are [[Darbhanga Airport]] in [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]] and [[Bagdogra Airport]] in [[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]], both about 160 km away. [[Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport]] in the Bihar state's capital city [[Patna]] is approximately 300 km. away. From [[Bagdogra Airport]] it takes 3–4 hours to reach the city by road.

	== Specifications ==		== Specifications ==

>BrownHairedGirl: clean up

2021-04-08T05:28:50Z

clean up

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{{Short description|Closed airport in India}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Forbesganj Airport
| location = Araria
| type = Restricted
| elevation-m = 63
| ensign =
| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = 5000
| r1-surface = Asphalt
}}

'''Forbesganj Airport''' is a non operational airport located at [[Araria District]] in the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]] maintained by the [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]].

== Specifications ==
The [[airport]] has been built on a 53 acres land area, located 5 km from the city.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=AAI Jogbani Airport|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/node/92477|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ltd|first=rome2rio Pty|title=How to get to Jogbani from 5 nearby airports|url=https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Nearby-Airports/Jogbani|access-date=2020-07-25|website=Rome2rio|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012005148/http://www.rome2rio.com/s/Nearby-Airports/Jogbani|archive-date=2013-10-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

The airport is located at an [[elevation]] of 193 feet (59 m) above [[Sea level|mean sea level]]. It has one [[Runway|paved runway]] designated 09/27 oriented by measures of dimension 5000 ft x 500 ft with asphalt surface.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jogbani Airport - IndiaAirport.com|url=http://indiaairport.com/states/bihar/jogbani_airport.htm|access-date=2020-07-25|website=indiaairport.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121084032/http://indiaairport.com/states/bihar/jogbani_airport.htm|archive-date=2020-01-21|url-status=live}}</ref>

The airport was declared non operational by the [[Airports Authority of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-30|title=AAI spent Rs 4 crore in 2018-19 to maintain 26 non-operational airports'|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-aai-spent-rs-4-crore-in-2018-19-to-maintain-26-non-operational-airports-2766592|access-date=2020-07-25|website=DNA India|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701163729/https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-aai-spent-rs-4-crore-in-2018-19-to-maintain-26-non-operational-airports-2766592|archive-date=2019-07-01|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Araria district]]
[[Category:Defunct airports]]
[[Category:Airports in Bihar]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]

{{India-airport-stub}}