Rairangpur Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Odisha | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airport Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rairangpur | ||||||||||
| Location | Rairangpur,Odisha, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 853 ft / 260 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°18′18″N86°08′07″E / 22.30500°N 86.13528°E /22.30500; 86.13528 | ||||||||||
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Rairangpur Airstrip, also known asDandbose Airstrip, is located 6 km away fromRairangpur city center inMayurbhanj district,Odisha, India.[1][2] Rairangpur Airstrip is spread over 61 acres and is under the control of the Works Department ofGovernment of Odisha. The runway is 750 meters (around 3280 ft) long and is periodically maintained by the state government.[3][4]
Currently, there are no scheduled operations to and from this airstrip. The nearest airport isSonari Airport inJamshedpur,Jharkhand, 71 km from Rairangpur Airport. The state capitalBhubaneswar'sBiju Patnaik International Airport is nearly 275 km from Rairangpur Airstrip.
ThePresident of India, SmtDroupadi Murmu laid the foundation stones for development of Dandbose Airport underUDAN Scheme at Rairangpur on 7th December 2024.[5][6]
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