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{{Short description|Indian airport serving the city of Rourkela}}
{{Short description|Indian airport serving the city of Rourkela, Odisha}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2019}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2019}}
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{{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==
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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>
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== See also ==
 
* [[List of airports in Odisha]]


==References==
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[[Category:Airports in Odisha]]
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[[Category:Transport in Rourkela]]
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[[Category:Steel Authority of India]]
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 31 January 2026


Rourkela Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerRourkela Steel Plant
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesRourkela
LocationChhend Colony, Rourkela, Odisha, India
Opened7 January 2023; 3 years ago (2023-01-07)[1]
Elevation AMSL201 m / 659 ft
Coordinates22°15′23″N 84°48′52″E / 22.25639°N 84.81444°E / 22.25639; 84.81444
Map
RRK is located in Odisha
RRK
RRK
Location of the airport in Odisha
RRK is located in India
RRK
RRK
RRK (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27[2] 6,332 1,930 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers26,750 (Increase 195.3%)
Aircraft movements809 (Increase 157.6%)
Cargo tonnage—
Source: AAI[3][4][5]

Rourkela Airport (IATA: RRK, ICAO: VERK)[6] is a domestic airport serving Rourkela, Odisha, India. It is located near Chhend Colony, 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the city centre. The airport is capable of handling 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.[7] 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 and 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.[8] The 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 to Bhubaneswar[9] and to Kolkata from 1 September 2023.[10]

Terminal[edit | edit source]

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.[11]

Airlines and destinations[edit | edit source]

AirlinesDestinations
IndiaOne AirBhubaneswar[12]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Odisha: Flight services at Rourkela airport begin; CM Naveen thanks PM Modi". Times Now. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Great Circle Mapper".
  3. ↑ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rourkela on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
  7. ↑ "Wait continues for Rourkela airport opening". The New Indian Express. 2 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Expansion plan of Rourkela airport hit by tardy progress". The New Indian Express. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Odisha: Flight services at Rourkela airport begin; CM Naveen thanks PM Modi". Times Now. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Flight services to Kolkata from Odisha's Rourkela airport to start from Sep 1". 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Odisha: Flight services at Rourkela airport begin; CM Naveen thanks PM Modi". Times Now. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "After six months halt, aircraft takes flight from Rourkela". The New Indian Express. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.

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