Munger Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Bihar | ||||||||||
| Serves | Munger | ||||||||||
| Location | Munger,Bihar,India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 49 m / 161 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°20′47″N086°28′59″E / 25.34639°N 86.48306°E /25.34639; 86.48306 | ||||||||||
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Munger Airport (also known as Safyabad Airport[1]) is an airport located inMunger district in the Indian state ofBihar.[2] The airport is situated at Saifabad, 5 km from the district headquarters ofMunger.[3] It is controlled by theAirports Authority of India.
Munger airport is 90 years old.[2] In January 2015, thenChief Minister of the state,Jitan Ram Manjhi announced to develop the airport and start domestic flights.[1] In March 2015, airport renovation work was given to Bihar Rajya Bhavan Nirmaan Nigam.[2] Airport renovation was done at the cost of ₹ 8 crore. Renovated airport lounge and runway was inaugurated by Chief MinisterNitish Kumar on 24 May 2016.[4][5]
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