Rourkela Airport

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Rourkela Airport
ATC Tower Rourkela.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSteel Authority of India Limited
ServesRourkela
LocationChhend Colony, Rourkela
Coordinates22°15′23″N 084°48′57″E / 22.25639°N 84.81583°E / 22.25639; 84.81583
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
27/09[1] 6,000 1,829 Asphalt

Rourkela Airport (IATA: RRK,[2] 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.[3]

References[edit]

  1. "Great Circle Mapper".
  2. "Rourkela on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
  3. "Wait continues for Rourkela airport opening". The New Indian Express.

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Coordinates: 22°15′23″N 84°48′58″E / 22.2565°N 84.8160°E / 22.2565; 84.8160