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{{short description|Airport in Odisha, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Veer Surendra Sai Airport
| image = Jharsuguda_Airport.png
| image-width = 280px
| IATA = JRG
| ICAO = VEJH
| type = Public
| owner = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Jharsuguda]]
| location = Durlaga, Jharsuguda, [[Odisha]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|21|54|48|N|84|03|01|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = India Orissa#India
| pushpin_relief =
| pushpin_label = '''JRG'''
| pushpin_mapsize = 280
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Odisha
| r1-number = 06/24
| r1-length-f = 7844
| r1-length-m = 2391
| r1-surface = [[Concrete]]
| elevation-f = 757
| opened = {{start date and age|2018|09|22|df=y|p=n|br=n}}
| stat-year = April 2024 – March 2025
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 313,381 ({{increase}} 33.7%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 3,173 ({{increase}} 6.8%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = -
| 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/Mar2k25Annex3.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex2.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex4.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
| website = [https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/jharsuguda Jharsuguda Airport]
}}

'''Veer Surendra Sai Airport''' {{Airport codes|JRG|VEJH}}, also known as '''Jharsuguda Airport''', is a [[domestic airport]] serving [[Jharsuguda]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]. The airport is located {{convert|5|km}} north-east from the city centre.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.airport-data.com/world-airports/VEJH/ | title=Information about Jharsuguda Airport – World airport database}}</ref> The airport is located in Durlaga village, approximately {{cvt|8.5|km}} from [[Jharsuguda Junction railway station|Jharsuguda Junction Railway Station]]. The airport is named after the revolutionary [[Veer Surendra Sai]] and it is the second commercial airport in the state of [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/spicejet-to-start-flights-to-jharsuguda-from-delhi-hyderabad-and-kolkata-from-march-31/articleshow/68189987.cms|date=27 February 2019|title=SpiceJet started flights to Jharsuguda from Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata On March 31,2019|work=[[Times of India]]|access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref> The airport caters to areas like the districts of [[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]], [[Sambalpur]], [[Sundergarh district|Sundergarh]], [[Bargarh]], [[Debagarh]], [[Bolangir district|Bolangir]], [[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]], [[Boudh district|Boudh]] of Odisha and [[Raigarh district|Raigarh]], [[Korba district|Korba]], [[Surguja district|Surguja]] and [[Jashpur district|Jashpur]] districts of [[Chhattisgarh]].

==History==
The researcher{{Clarify|reason=which researcher?|date=December 2025}} points out that in the last two years of World War II, the allied forces had anticipated a Japanese onslaught from the North-East and a string of airfields were made in the region. These included the airfields at Jharsuguda, Amarda Road, Charbatia, Hijli, Dudhkundi, Digri, Salua, Chakulia, Kalaikunda and Bishnupur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/world-war-airstrip-to-see-action-again/cid/283085/|date=7 July 2013|title=World war airstrip to see action again|work=[[The Asian Age]]|access-date=4 February 2024}}</ref> After [[Indian Independence Act 1947|India gained Independence]] from the British, the airfield was abandoned.

In July 2013, the [[Government of Odisha]] sanctioned ₹50 crores to kick-start the {{INR}} 175-crore airport development project which was to be jointly executed by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) and the state government.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|title=Government sanctions Rs 50 crore for Jharsuguda |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Government-sanctions-Rs-50-crore-for-Jharsuguda/articleshow/21259886.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728170423/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-23/bhubaneswar/40748118_1_jeypore-airstrip-jharsuguda-airport-biju-patnaik-airport |url-status=live |archive-date=28 July 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 22 July 2013 |access-date=27 July 2013}}</ref> On 30 July 2014, Odisha government signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MoU) with the [[Airports Authority of India]] for the mentioned.<ref>{{cite news|title=Odisha signs MoU with AAI for second airport at Jharsuguda |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/odisha-signs-mou-with-aai-for-second-airport-at-jharsuguda/articleshow/39300801.cms|publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=30 July 2014|access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>

In August 2018, the airport received a 4C category licence from the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA), making Jharsuguda the second commercial airport in Odisha after [[Biju Patnaik International Airport]] in [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=J'suguda Airport fit for 320 Airbus flight|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/jsuguda-airport-fit-for-320-airbus-flight.html|publisher=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] |date=2 August 2018|access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref> The airport is eligible to land A-320 type Airbus aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 9, 2018 |title= Jharsuguda Airport to Usher in Economic Development |publisher=The Indian Express |url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/jul/09/jharsuguda-airport-expected-to-usher-in-economic-development-in-mining-belt-1840436.html|access-date=August 30, 2022}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-modi-inaugurates-new-airport-in-odishas-jharsuguda/articleshow/65911376.cms|title=PM Modi inaugurates new airport in Odisha's Jharsuguda}}</ref>

==Facilities==
===Terminal===

Inaugurated in September 2018, the passenger terminal is built over an area of {{convert|5500|sqm|sqft}} with a modular design for handling 150 arriving and 150 departing passengers at a time with a scope for future expansion. The runway can land Airbus A321 and Boeing 737 aircraft.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|work=Times of India |date=2013-07-28 |title=Government sanctions Rs 50 crore for Jharsuguda |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Government-sanctions-Rs-50-crore-for-Jharsuguda/articleshow/21259886.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728170423/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-23/bhubaneswar/40748118_1_jeypore-airstrip-jharsuguda-airport-biju-patnaik-airport |archive-date=28 July 2013 |access-date=2023-02-10}}</ref>

The airport was renamed after freedom fighter [[Veer Surendra Sai]] by the cabinet on 1 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/cabinet-clears-renaming-jharsuguda-aerodrome-as-veer-surendra-sai-airport/articleshow/66459624.cms?from=mdr|title=Cabinet clears renaming Jharsuguda aerodrome as Veer Surendra Sai airport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/jharsuguda-airport-renamed-after-odisha-freedom-fighter-veer-surendra-sai-118110100715_1.html|title=Jharsuguda airport renamed after Odisha freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/jsuguda-airport-to-have-night-landing-facility.html|title=J'suguda airport to have night landing facility}}</ref> The interiors of the terminal building depict local handcraft such as world-famous [[Sambalpuri sari]], Sambalpuri dance, artwork and tourist destinations of [[Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/airlines-aviation/jharsuguda-airport-inauguration-by-pm-modi-sneak-peek-into-odishas-second-airport-a-big-boost/1322565/|title=Jharsuguda airport inauguration by PM Modi: Sneak-peek into Odisha's second airport – a big boost!}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==

{{Airport-dest-list

| [[IndiGo]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Navi Mumbai International Airport|Mumbai–Navi]]<ref>https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/navi-mumbai-airport-to-connect-46-domestic-destinations-from-april-11270518</ref>

|[[Star Air (India)|Star Air]]| [[Biju Patnaik Airport|Bhubaneswar]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]]<ref name="Star">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/star-air-launches-new-flights-from-jharsuguda-airport-in-january-2025/articleshow/116076648.cms|title=Star Air to start services from J'guda airport in Jan|publisher=[[Times of India]]|date=7 December 2024|access-date=7 December 2024}}</ref>
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{Airports in Odisha}}
{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Odisha]]
[[Category:Jharsuguda district]]
[[Category:Airports established in 2018]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Odisha]]
[[Category:Airports Authority of India]]

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