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Darbhanga Airport
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Darbhanga Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil Enclave | ||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
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| Location | Darbhanga, Bihar, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 171 ft / 52 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°11′41″N 085°55′03″E / 26.19472°N 85.91750°ECoordinates: 26°11′41″N 085°55′03″E / 26.19472°N 85.91750°E | ||||||||||
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Darbhanga Airport (IATA: DBR, ICAO: VE89) is a domestic airport and civil enclave at the Air Force Station, located in Darbhanga, Bihar, and is owned by Indian Air Force.
Darbhanga is Culture And Spiritual Region In Bihar.[2] It is located just at the outskirts of the city near the NH-105 and NH-57 East-West Corridor Expressway which passes through Darbhanga. The airport is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The foundation stone for the project was laid by the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and then Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of state Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha on 24 December 2018.[3] Commercial flights started on 8 November 2020 and also available connecting flight for international flights.
History[edit]
This airport was built by Maharaja Kameshwar Singh Bahadur of Darbhanga when he started his own private airline. It was funded by a private aviation company Darbhanga Aviation after Second World War. He purchased three former military Douglas DC3 aircraft. Darbhanga Aviation was started in 1950 and became defunct in 1962.[4] During the 1962 Indo-China War, the airport was acquired by the Indian Air Force.[5]
Structure[edit]
Airport Authority of India built an Interim Terminal Building, a taxi track, and the apron area. The runway was strengthened to handle the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 and a pre-fabricated building was erected to serve as a temporary terminal building.[6] The government of India had sanctioned approximately ₹100 crores for these projects.[7] On 16 Feb 2021 one Apron of 167 mt X 62mt was made operational. This Apron can accommodate Two B737-800/A320 at a time making the landing of planes smoother. Earlier due to the lack of parking space, airplanes had to wait in the sky.[8] The terminal has six check-in counters, and a capacity to handle 200 peak hour passengers. A car parking facility has a capacity of 30 cars. [9]
UDAN Scheme[edit]
In January 2018, SpiceJet was selected to operate flights from Darbhanga to Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai, under the Government's Regional Connectivity Scheme called UDAN.[10][11]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| IndiGo | Hyderabad, Kolkata[12] |
| SpiceJet | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai[13] |
Future[edit]
The Bihar government has initiated that the land acquisition and 78 acres of the land will be provided to the Indian Air Force, Darbhanga for the further planning of the permanent terminal building at AAI, Darbhanga. Another plan to develop Passenger Terminal & Cargo facilities close to NH27 is being considered by AAI. A terminal building along with ATC (air traffic control) tower, cargo among other facilities are planned by acquiring land close to the existing airbase to start commercial flight operations.[14] At the foundation stone laying ceremony, Jayant Sinha suggested naming the airport after famous Maithili Poet Vidyapati.[3]
See also[edit]
- Jay Prakash Narayan Airport, Patna
- Gaya Airport
- Airport Authority of India
- Bihta Air Force Station
- Purnia Airport
References[edit]
- ↑ "VE89 @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018.
- ↑ "ATS". indianairforce.nic.in. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Foundation of civil enclave laid at Darbhanga airport". The Times of India. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ "Darbhanga Aviation history from India, Rest of World". Airline History. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ↑ "First President's royal flight in '62". The Times of India. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/flight-operations-from-darbhanga-from-mid-2019-aai-at-work/articleshow/65985198.cms
- ↑ Airports Authority of India [@AAI_Official] (16 February 2021). "To strengthen airports ops and to accommodate two B737-800/A320 at a time, #AAI's Darbhanga @aaidarairport is ready with a new 167 mt X 62mt apron, with a connecting taxiway and connecting road. The new apron has put in use from today onwards. #ProvidingTheBest t.co/MoIT84NF8l" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Darbhanga airport: CM Nitish Kumar lays foundation for civil enclave". Hindustan Times. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ "SpiceJet to start operations on UDAN 2 routes from April-end". Financial Express. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ↑ "Indigo and SpiceJet express interest in operating flights from Darbhanga". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018.
- ↑ "IndiGo Airlines to start flights from Darbhanga on July 5". www.jagran.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ↑ "SpiceJet Schedule". www.spicejet.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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