Bokaro Airport

Bokaro Airport (ICAO: VEBK) is an upcoming public airport owned by SAIL and located in Bokaro Steel City, in the state of Jharkhand people are waiting for this airport to open since years but still there is no confirm date for the start of operation, India.[3][4] There are no scheduled flights to the airport at the moment. The airport was included in the UDAN regional connectivity scheme[5][6][7] and its expansion is underway to facilitate scheduled operations.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Runway at Bokaro Airport

Bokaro Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate and Public[2]
OwnerSteel Authority of India Limited
Operator[Airports Authority of India]
ServesBokaro Steel City
LocationBokaro, (Jharkhand)
Elevation AMSL218 m / 715 ft
Coordinates23°38′36″N 86°08′56″E
Map
VEBK
Location of the airport in Jharkhand
VEBK
VEBK (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,670 5,479 Asphalt

References
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  2. "Jharkhand's Bokaro Airport to connect with Patna and Kolkata under RCS-UDAN". www.timesnownews.com.
  3. Pioneer, The. "UDAN flights from Bokaro soon". The Pioneer.
  4. "Bokaro Airport To Be Connected With Patna, Kolkata By 'Udan' Flights". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
  6. "UDAN-4 eyes flights in hilly areas, islands, NE, Ayodhya – Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. "UDAN: How steel giant SAIL's tie-up with Airports Authority of India will help in air connectivity development". 23 April 2018.
  8. "5,000 trees to be felled for Bokaro airport upgrade | Ranchi News – Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. Pioneer, The. "Bokaro Airport readies for commercial flights". The Pioneer.
  10. "India announces second round of UDAN routes". ch-aviation.
  11. Pioneer, The. "Glider flying training facility kicks-off at Bokaro". The Pioneer.
  12. "Jharkand's [sic] Bokaro steel city becomes 1st small city airport to get AAI's mobile ATC tower". www.timesnownews.com.
  13. "Jharkhand's Bokaro Airport to connect with Patna and Kolkata under RCS-UDAN". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  14. "Bokaro airport will be connected with Patna, Kolkata through Udan flights: AAI". mint. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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