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{{Short description|Airport in Bokaro, Jharkhand, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Bokaro Airport
| nativename-a =
| image = Terminal Building of Bokaro Airport.jpg
| image-width =
| caption =
| IATA =
| ICAO = VEBK<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://airportsbase.org/India/all/Maraphari/BOKARO|title=Airport codes BOKARO |website=airportsbase.org}}</ref>
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India
| pushpin_relief =
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_label = '''VEBK'''
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Jharkhand
| type = Private and Public<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/jharkhands-bokaro-airport-to-connect-with-patna-and-kolkata-under-rcs-udan/693600|title=Jharkhand's Bokaro Airport to connect with Patna and Kolkata under RCS-UDAN|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref>
| owner = Steel Authority of India Limited
| operator = [Airports Authority of India]
| city-served = [[Bokaro Steel City]]
| location = Bokaro, ([[Jharkhand]])
| elevation-f = 715
| elevation-m = 218
| coordinates = {{coord|23|38|36|N|86|08|56|E|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| metric-elev = Y
| metric-rwy = Y
| r1-number = 13/31
| r1-length-f = 5,479
| r1-length-m = 1,670
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| stat-year =
| stat1-header =
| stat1-data =
| stat2-header =
| stat2-data =
| footnotes =
}}'''Bokaro Airport''' {{Airport codes||VEBK}} is an upcoming public [[airport]] owned by [[Steel Authority of India|SAIL]] and located in [[Bokaro Steel City]], in the state of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/udan-flights-from-bokaro-soon.html|title=UDAN flights from Bokaro soon|first=The|last=Pioneer|website=The Pioneer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bokaro Airport To Be Connected With Patna, Kolkata By 'Udan' Flights|url=https://www.ndtv.com/cities/bokaro-airport-to-be-connected-with-patna-kolkata-by-udan-flights-2334459|access-date=2021-01-23|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> There are no scheduled flights to the airport at the moment. The airport was included in the [[UDAN]] regional connectivity scheme<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/bokaro-airport-to-launch-udan-services-by-oct-2019-925187|title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA|website=centreforaviation.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/udan-4-eyes-flights-in-hilly-areas-islands-ne-ayodhya/articleshow/72351534.cms|title=UDAN-4 eyes flights in hilly areas, islands, NE, Ayodhya – Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/airlines-aviation/udan-how-steel-giant-sails-tie-up-with-airports-authority-of-india-will-help-in-air-connectivity-development/1142986/|title=UDAN: How steel giant SAIL's tie-up with Airports Authority of India will help in air connectivity development|date=23 April 2018}}</ref> and its expansion is underway to facilitate scheduled operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/5000-trees-to-be-felled-for-bokaro-airport-upgrade/articleshow/69515113.cms|title=5,000 trees to be felled for Bokaro airport upgrade | Ranchi News – Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/bokaro-airport-readies-for-commercial-flights.html|title=Bokaro Airport readies for commercial flights|first=The|last=Pioneer|website=The Pioneer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/63736-india-announces-second-round-of-udan-routes|title=India announces second round of UDAN routes|website=ch-aviation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/glider-flying-training-facility-kicks-off-at-bokaro.html|title=Glider flying training facility kicks-off at Bokaro|first=The|last=Pioneer|website=The Pioneer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/jharkands-bokaro-steel-city-becomes-1st-small-city-airport-to-get-aai-s-mobile-atc-tower/325024|title=Jharkand's [sic] Bokaro steel city becomes 1st small city airport to get AAI's mobile ATC tower|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jharkhand's Bokaro Airport to connect with Patna and Kolkata under RCS-UDAN|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/jharkhands-bokaro-airport-to-connect-with-patna-and-kolkata-under-rcs-udan/693600|access-date=2021-01-23|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-04|title=Bokaro airport will be connected with Patna, Kolkata through Udan flights: AAI|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/bokaro-airport-will-be-connected-with-patna-kolkata-through-udan-flights-aai-11607070195906.html|access-date=2021-01-23|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Bokaro Airport Runway.jpg|thumb|Runway at Bokaro Airport]]

==References==

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== External links ==
*{{WAD|VEBK}}

{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Bokaro Steel City]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]

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>BrownHairedGirl at 11:01, 17 September 2021