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	{{Short description\|Indian airport serving the city of Rourkela}}		{{Short description\|Indian airport serving the city of Rourkela, Odisha}}
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2018}}~~
	~~{{Use Indian English\|date=July 2018~~}}
	{{More citations needed\|date=September 2019}}		{{More citations needed\|date=September 2019}}
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2024}}
			{{Use Indian English\|date=April 2024}}
	{{Infobox airport		{{Infobox airport
	\| name = Rourkela Airport		\| name = Rourkela Airport
	\| ~~nativename-a~~ =		\| image = @@Rourkela Airport.jpg
	~~\| image2 = ATC_Tower_Rourkela~~.jpg
	~~\| image2-width = 300px~~
	~~\| caption2 =~~
	\| IATA = RRK		\| IATA = RRK
	\| ICAO = VERK		\| ICAO = VERK
	\| type = Public		\| type = Public
	\| owner =		\| owner = [[Rourkela Steel Plant]]
	\| operator = [[~~Steel~~ Authority of India ~~Limited~~]]		\| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
	\| city-served = [[Rourkela]]		\| city-served = [[Rourkela]]
	\| hub =		\| hub =
	\| location = Chhend Colony, Rourkela		\| location = [[Chhend Colony]], Rourkela, [[Odisha]], [[India]]
	\| elevation-f =		\| elevation-f = 659
	\| elevation-m =		\| elevation-m = 201
	\| metric-elev = y		\| metric-elev = y
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|22\|15\|23\|N\|~~084~~\|48\|57\|E\|type:airport}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|22\|15\|23\|N\|84\|48\|52\|E\|type:airport}}
	\| website =		\| website =
	\| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India		\| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India
	\| pushpin_relief = 10		\| pushpin_relief =
	\| pushpin_mapsize = 250		\| pushpin_mapsize = 250
	\| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the ~~Airport~~ in Odisha		\| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Odisha
	\| pushpin_label ='''RRK'''		\| pushpin_label = '''RRK'''
	\| r1-number = 27~~/09~~<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.greatcirclemapper.net/\|title=Great Circle Mapper}}</ref>		\| r1-number = 09/27<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.greatcirclemapper.net/\|title=Great Circle Mapper}}</ref>
	\| r1-length-f = 6,~~000~~		\| r1-length-f = 6,332
	\| r1-length-m =		\| r1-length-m = 1,930
	\| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]		\| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete\|Asphalt]]
	\| h1-number =		\| h1-number =
	\| h1-length-f =		\| h1-length-f =
	\| h1-length-m =		\| h1-length-m =
	\| h1-surface =		\| h1-surface =
	\| ~~stat1~~-~~header~~ =		\| opened = {{start date and age\|2023\|01\|07\|df=y\|p=n\|br=n}}<ref>{{cite news\|title=Odisha: Flight services at Rourkela airport begin; CM Naveen thanks PM Modi\|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/odisha-flight-services-at-rourkela-airport-begin-cm-naveen-thanks-pm-modi/ar-AA164Jyt?PC=EMMX01\|work=Times Now\|date=7 January 2023\|access-date=10 January 2023\|language=en}}</ref>
	\| ~~stat1~~-~~data~~ =		\| stat-year = April 2023 – March 2024
	\| stat-year = April ~~(2018)~~ - ~~March (2019)~~		\| stat1-header = Passengers
	\| ~~footnotes~~ =		\| stat1-data = 26,750 ({{increase}} 195.3%)
	\| stat2-header = Aircraft movements		\| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
	\| stat2-data =		\| stat2-data = 809 ({{increase}} 157.6%)
	\| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage		\| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
	\| stat3-data =		\| stat3-data = —
	\| ~~stat4~~-~~header~~ =		\| footnotes = Source: [[Airports Authority of India\|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data\|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex3.pdf\|website=aai.aero\|access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data\|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex2.pdf\|website=aai.aero\|access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data\|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex4.pdf\|website=aai.aero\|access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref>
	\| ~~stat4~~-~~data~~ =
	}}		}}

	'''Rourkela Airport''' ~~(IATA:~~ RRK,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airports/RRK\|title=Rourkela on ch-aviation\|website=ch-aviation}}</ref> ~~ICAO: VERK)~~ is a domestic airport located near Chhend Colony, 6 ~~kilometres~~ west of the ~~steel~~ city ~~of [[Rourkela]] in the state of [[Odisha]]~~. The airport is ~~mostly used by dignitaries visiting Rourkela, especially officials~~ of [[~~Steel Authority of India Limited~~]] ~~(SAIL)~~ and ~~other VIPs. The airport's terminal is being upgraded to handle scheduled operations. Under~~ [[~~UDAN~~]] ~~scheme scheduled flights were to start but this has not materialized~~ . ~~License~~ for commercial usage of the airport was issued in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/apr/02/wait-continues-for-rourkela-airport-opening-1959064.html\|title=Wait continues for Rourkela airport opening\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>		'''Rourkela Airport''' {{airport codes\|RRK\|VERK}}<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airports/RRK\|title=Rourkela on ch-aviation\|website=ch-aviation}}</ref> is a [[domestic airport]] serving [[Rourkela]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]. It is located near [[Chhend Colony]], {{cvt\|6\|km}} west of the city centre. The airport is capable of handling [[ATR 72\|ATR-72]] type aircraft, an apron for parking of two aircraft at a time and a [[general aviation]] terminal. The license for commercial usage of the airport was issued in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/apr/02/wait-continues-for-rourkela-airport-opening-1959064.html\|title=Wait continues for Rourkela airport opening\|website=The New Indian Express\|date=2 April 2019 }}</ref>
			The airport upgradation project was taken up by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) at a cost of ₹ 64.24 crore. It involved expansion of the runway from 1,765 m to 1,930 m to handle larger aircraft, like the [[ATR 72\|ATR-72]] and [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8\|De Havilland 8-400]] aircraft, construction of a new apron, a parallel taxiway to the runway, a new passenger terminal building and a perimeter wall.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Expansion plan of Rourkela airport hit by tardy progress \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2022/feb/07/expansion-plan-of-rourkela-airport-hitby-tardy-progress-2416232.html \|access-date=2022-11-02 \|website=The New Indian Express\|date=7 February 2022 }}</ref>
			The [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)\|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA) granted licence to Rourkela Airport for public use on 19 December 2022. The airport was upgraded from 2B to 2C category type.
			Commercial operations to Rourkela began from 7 January 2023, with direct flights provided by [[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]] to [[Biju Patnaik Airport\|Bhubaneswar]]<ref>{{cite news\|title=Odisha: Flight services at Rourkela airport begin; CM Naveen thanks PM Modi\|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/odisha-flight-services-at-rourkela-airport-begin-cm-naveen-thanks-pm-modi/ar-AA164Jyt?PC=EMMX01\|work=Times Now\|date=7 January 2023\|access-date=10 January 2023\|language=en}}</ref> and to [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport\|Kolkata]] from 1 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-08-24 \|title=Flight services to Kolkata from Odisha's Rourkela airport to start from Sep 1 \|url=https://sambadenglish.com/flight-services-to-kolkata-from-odishas-rourkela-airport-to-start-from-sep-1/ \|access-date=2023-08-24 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

			==Terminal==

			Inaugurated in January 2023, the passenger terminal is built over an area of 5,785 sq.ft, with modular design for handling 50 arriving and 50 departing passengers at a time, with a scope for future expansion. The interiors of the terminal building depict local handicraft, culture, artwork and tourist destinations of [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Odisha: Flight services at Rourkela airport begin; CM Naveen thanks PM Modi\|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/odisha-flight-services-at-rourkela-airport-begin-cm-naveen-thanks-pm-modi/ar-AA164Jyt?PC=EMMX01\|work=Times Now\|date=7 January 2023\|access-date=10 January 2023\|language=en}}</ref>

			==Airlines and destinations==
			<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airline itself are not independent sources. -->
			{{Airport-dest-list
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			\|[[IndiaOne Air]]\|[[Biju Patnaik Airport\|Bhubaneswar]]<ref>{{Cite web \|date=6 December 2025 \|title=After six months halt, aircraft takes flight from Rourkela \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2025/Dec/06/after-six-months-halt-aircraft-takes-flight-from-rourkela\|access-date=20 December 2025 \|website=[[The New Indian Express]] \|language=en-IN}}</ref>
			}}

			== See also ==

			* [[List of airports in Odisha]]

	==References==		==References==
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	{{Airports in India~~\|state=collapsed~~}}		{{Airports in Odisha}}
			{{Airports in India}}

	[[Category:Airports in Odisha]]		[[Category:Airports in Odisha]]
	[[Category:Transport in Rourkela]]		[[Category:Transport in Rourkela]]
	[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]		[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]
			[[Category:Steel Authority of India]]
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{{Short description|Indian airport serving the city of Rourkela}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Rourkela Airport
| nativename-a =
| image2 = ATC_Tower_Rourkela.jpg
| image2-width = 300px
| caption2 =
| IATA = RRK
| ICAO = VERK
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = [[Steel Authority of India Limited]]
| city-served = [[Rourkela]]
| hub =
| location = Chhend Colony, Rourkela
| elevation-f =
| elevation-m =
| metric-elev = y
| coordinates = {{coord|22|15|23|N|084|48|57|E|type:airport}}
| website =
| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India
| pushpin_relief = 10
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the Airport in Odisha
| pushpin_label ='''RRK'''
| r1-number = 27/09<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greatcirclemapper.net/|title=Great Circle Mapper}}</ref>
| r1-length-f = 6,000
| r1-length-m =
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| h1-number =
| h1-length-f =
| h1-length-m =
| h1-surface =
| stat1-header =
| stat1-data =
| stat-year = April (2018) - March (2019)
| footnotes =
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data =
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data =
| stat4-header =
| stat4-data =
}}

'''Rourkela Airport''' (IATA: RRK,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airports/RRK|title=Rourkela on ch-aviation|website=ch-aviation}}</ref> ICAO: VERK) is a domestic airport located near Chhend Colony, 6 kilometres west of the steel city of [[Rourkela]] in the state of [[Odisha]]. The airport is mostly used by dignitaries visiting Rourkela, especially officials of [[Steel Authority of India Limited]] (SAIL) and other VIPs. The airport's terminal is being upgraded to handle scheduled operations. Under [[UDAN]] scheme scheduled flights were to start but this has not materialized . License for commercial usage of the airport was issued in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/apr/02/wait-continues-for-rourkela-airport-opening-1959064.html|title=Wait continues for Rourkela airport opening|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Coord|22.2565|84.8160|type:airport_region:IN|display=title}}
{{Airports in India|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Airports in Odisha]]
[[Category:Transport in Rourkela]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]

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