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{{Short description|Airport in Odisha, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Rangeilunda Airport
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| image = Rangeilunda Airport.jpg
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| IATA = QBM
| ICAO = VEBM
| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Odisha
| pushpin_label = '''QBM'''
| type = Public
| owner = Public Works Department of Odisha
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Berhampur]]
| location = Rangeilunda, Berhampur, [[Odisha]], [[India]]
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| elevation-m = 35
| elevation-f = 100
| coordinates = {{coord|19|17|51|N|084|52|37|E|type:airport_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| r1-number = 18/36
| r1-length-m = 894
| r1-length-f = 2,934
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| h1-number = H1
| h1-length-f = 91
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| h1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
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'''Rangeilunda Airport''', also known as '''Brahmapur Airport''' {{airport codes|QBM|VEBM}},<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airports/brahmapur-airport-vebm | title=Brahmapur Airport |website=centreforaviation.com |publisher=CAPA }}</ref> is a [[domestic airport]] serving the city of [[Berhampur]] (also known as Brahmapur) in [[Odisha]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aai.aero/en/node/72046 |title=RANGEILUNDA |website=aai.aero |publisher=AAI }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=List of Airstrip in the State maintained by State Government|url=https://ct.odisha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020-06/Present-status-report-airstrips-ola.pdf|website=ct.odisha.gov.in|publisher=Commerce and Transport Department, Government of Odisha |access-date=14 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/DETAILS-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf|title=AAI Unserved Airports|website=aai.aero|publisher=Airports Authority of India}}</ref> It is located adjacent to [[Berhampur University]] at Rangeilunda, {{cvt|10|km}} east of the city centre and {{cvt|5|km}} from the famous [[Gopalpur, Odisha#Beach|Gopalpur-on-Sea beach]]. The airstrip was built by the [[British Raj|British]] during [[World War II]].

Earlier, before the announcement as Airport on 5th May,2023 the Rangeilunda airport was spread over 40 acres and was under the control of the State Public Works Department. The runway was 894 meters (2,934 ft) long and was periodically maintained by the [[Government of Odisha]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101203/jsp/orissa/story_13249628.jsp |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120913091757/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101203/jsp/orissa/story_13249628.jsp |url-status= dead |archive-date= 13 September 2012 |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Odisha | Rangeilunda flying club takes off |work=telegraphindia.com |year=2012 |quote= the present runway is 750-meter |access-date=27 April 2012 |location=Calcutta, India |first=Sunil |last=Patnaik}}</ref> However,now work is going on to make the Airport full-fledged with all facilities like Terminal Building, ATC, sufficient Runway to cater big flights etc.There is also one suitable [[helipad]] too for facilitating helicopter services.

Earlier, the runway was used only by the defence establishment, State Government, private companies and VIPs to reach Berhampur and other places in South Odisha. Now, the State's second flying training Institute is coming up at the airport.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110413/jsp/orissa/story_13845883.jsp |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120912205721/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110413/jsp/orissa/story_13845883.jsp |url-status= dead |archive-date= 12 September 2012 |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Orissa | First flight takes off from Gopalpur |work=telegraphindia.com |year=2012|quote=Rangeilunda as the second flying club in Orissa |access-date=27 April 2012 |location=Calcutta, India |first=Sunil |last=Patnaik}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/gopalpuronsea-put-on-air-map/646203.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130207024126/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/gopalpuronsea-put-on-air-map/646203.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 7 February 2013 |title=Gopalpur-on-sea put on air map, IBN Live News |work=ibnlive.in.com |year=2012 |quote= signing of a memorandum of understanding with the state government in 2008 to operate the institute |access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref> The airport was designated to be developed as a regional airport under the [[Government of India|government's]] [[UDAN|UDAN scheme]] in 2018. In view of this, it started commercial operations from 5 March 2023.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Baliarsingh, Cassian|title=Non-scheduled flight services commence from Bhubaneswar to Rangeilunda Airport|url=https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/non-scheduled-flight-services-commence-from-bhubaneswar-to-rangeilunda-airport-198481|work=[[Odisha TV]]|date=5 March 2023|access-date=5 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>

==Development==
The civic authority in consultation with the Town and Country Planning Organisation has developed a Comprehensive Development Plan for the expansion of the city, which also includes a new greenfield airport at a different location other than the present airstrip, as the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) has expressed concerns over expansion obstacles that would be faced by the authorities if in case of expansion. After repeated requests & agitations by civil society organisation; Odisha Development Forum the airport has been designated by the union government to be developed as a regional airport the [[Government of India|government's]] under [[UDAN|UDAN scheme]] in 2018.

The expansion plan includes to develop the airport in three phases, in which the first phase including a passenger terminal for serving commercial traffic has been completed. The runway is capable of handling 9 to 10-seater aircraft like the [[Cessna 208 Caravan]] aircraft.
The second phase includes a new [[Air Traffic Control]] (ATC) tower and regular scheduled flight operations from Berhampur Airport.
The final third phase will involve the expansion of the airport and operating flights with larger aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Sunita|title=Flight from Rangeilunda airstrip to Bhubaneswar to fly from tommorrow |url=https://kalingatv.com/state/flight-from-rangeilunda-airstrip-to-bhubaneswar-to-fly-from-tommorrow/|work=[[Kalinga TV]]|date=4 March 2023|access-date=4 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>

At present, the airport has been approved for handling non-scheduled commercial flights by the [[Government of Odisha]], and the new low-cost regional airline, [[IndiaOne Air]], began to operate from the airport to [[Biju Patnaik Airport|Bhubaneswar]] two times per week, from 5 March 2023.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Baliarsingh, Cassian|title=Non-scheduled flight services commence from Bhubaneswar to Rangeilunda Airport|url=https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/non-scheduled-flight-services-commence-from-bhubaneswar-to-rangeilunda-airport-198481|work=[[Odisha TV]]|date=5 March 2023|access-date=5 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>

== Airlines and destinations ==
{{Airport-dest-list|[[IndiaOne Air]]|[[Biju Patnaik Airport|Bhubaneswar]], [[Visakhapatnam Airport|Visakhapatnam]]<ref>{{cite news|author1=Baliarsingh, Cassian|title=Non-scheduled flight services commence from Bhubaneswar to Rangeilunda Airport|url=https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/non-scheduled-flight-services-commence-from-bhubaneswar-to-rangeilunda-airport-198481|work=[[Odisha TV]]|date=5 March 2023|access-date=5 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.orissabarta.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2476:2nd-training-centre-at-rangeilunda&catid=35:top-stories 2ND TRAINING CENTRE AT RANGEILUNDA]

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