Purnea Airport

Purnea Airport
Purnea Airport
	Indian Air Force MI-17 V5 Medium Lift Helicopter on standby at Air Force Station Purnea
	IATA: none; ICAO: VEPU;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Indian Air Force
Location	Chunapur, Purnia
Elevation AMSL	39 m / 129 ft
Coordinates	25°45′35″N 087°24′36″E / 25.75972°N 87.41000°ECoordinates: 25°45′35″N 087°24′36″E / 25.75972°N 87.41000°E
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	VEPU Location in Bihar VEPU Location in India VEPU Location in Asia
Runways

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Purnea Airport (ICAO: VEPU) is located near Purnia in the state of Bihar, India. This is the base of Indian Air Force. This airport was built for supplies to Indian Army in Sino-Indian War.

Recent development[edit]

It has been selected in UDAN 4 scheme of the Government of India. Airport Authority of India has given official nod for flight operations though in bidding process none of Airlines shown interest. The Government of Bihar too unable to acquire whole 50 acres land for the construction of passenger terminal, VVIP lounge, cargo terminal and 3 acres for road connectivity which is incomplete due to various court cases flied by some farmers in Patna High Court . Runway is being repaired to facilitate landing of multiple flights. It will benefit the people of Eastern region of Bihar, Jharkhand and Eastern Terai region of Nepal, especially Madhepura, Purnea, Katihar, Araria, Kishanganj, Bhagalpur, Sahibganj and Biratnagar. But as of now case of air service from Purnea implicated in legal screw, purnea airport start date will have to wait due to land acquisition dispute.