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{{short description|International airport in Jharkhand, India}}
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| name = Deoghar Airport
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| image = Terminal building night view at Deoghar Airport.png
| caption = Terminal building at Deoghar Airport
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| IATA = DGH<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/?airport.search=DGH | title=Airline and Location Code Search }}</ref>
| ICAO = VEDO<ref>https://aim-india.aai.aero/sites/default/files/aip_supplements/AIPS_2022_35_0.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=May 2022}}</ref>
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand##Location in India
| pushpin_label = '''DGH'''
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| type = Public (will be used by DRDO also)
| owner = [[Airports Authority of India]]
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| city-served = [[Deoghar]]
| location = Kunda, [[Deoghar, Jharkhand]]
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| elevation-f = 833
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| coordinates = {{Coord|24|26|41|N|086|42|09|E|type:airport}}
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| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = 8202
| r1-length-m = 2500
| r1-surface = [[Concrete]]
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| opened = 12 July (Expected)2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/jharkhand/airport-will-start-soon-in-deoghar-pm-modi-will-inaugurate-on-july-12-know-all-details-in-hindi/1218281/amp|title=Deoghar: देवघर में जल्द शुरू होगा एयरपोर्ट, 12 जुलाई को पीएम मोदी करेंगे उद्घाटन|publisher= Zee News|access-date= 14 June 2022}}</ref>
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'''Deoghar Airport''' {{Airport codes|DGH|VEDO}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourairports.com/airports/IN-0090/|title=Deoghar Airstrip (IN-0090) @ OurAirports|website=ourairports.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Airline and Location Code Search |url=https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/ |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=www.iata.org |language=en}}</ref> also known as '''Baba Baidyanath Airport''', is located in [[Deoghar, Jharkhand]] India. The airport is spread over {{convert|654|acre}}. The airport has a 2500 meter long runway, capable of handling both Airbus [[Airbus A320 family|A320]] and [[Boeing 737]] type of aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|title=Airport construction will lead to development of Dhalbhumgarh area: CM |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/airport-construction-will-lead-to-development-of-dhalbhumgarh-area--cm.html |publisher= [[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] |date= 11 January 2019 |access-date= 30 July 2019}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] laid the [[foundation stone]] of development of the airport in Jharkhand on 25 May 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of Deoghar Airport In Jharkhand; CM Says Committed To Begin Flights From Districts |url=http://www.businessworld.in/article/PM-Modi-lays-foundation-stone-of-Deoghar-airport-in-Jharkhand-CM-Says-Committed-To-Begin-Flights-From-Districts/27-05-2018-150313/ |publisher= [[Businessworld]] |date= 27 May 2018 |access-date= 30 July 2019}}</ref>

== Development ==
The [[Government of Jharkhand]] had signed a [[Memorandum of understanding|Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) with the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) in 2013, to develop the airport, to promote religious tourism in the state.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jharkhand To Get International Airport At Deoghar |url=http://www.igovernment.in/articles/34586/jharkhand-to-get-international-airport-at-deoghar |publisher= iGovernment |date= 12 December 2013 |access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref>

The Government later signed a tripartite MoU with the AAI and [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) in March 2017, to develop the airport for non-military use of [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]] category aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jharkhand inks MoU for Deoghar International airport expansion| url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/jharkhand-inks-mou-for-deoghar-airport-expansion/story-j5iT9agHlH2J9V37sE3oMN.html |publisher= [[Hindustan Times]] |date= 26 March 2017 |access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref>

As of February 2022, the airport is completed, with currently the ATC testing being underway. The airport is expected to become operational in March 2022, likely after the festival of [[Holi]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2022-02-10|title=होली के बाद देवघर एयरपोर्ट से शुरू हो सकती है उड़ान|url=https://newswing.com/flight-may-start-from-deoghar-airport-after-holi/345603/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=NEWSWING|language=en-GB}}</ref>

As of April 2022, the airport has received its license issued by [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation, India]] (DGCA) for regular use of the airport for flight operations, under public use category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deoghar Airport: मिली DGCA की हरी झंडी, अब किसी भी दिन शुरू हो सकती है देवघर अंतर्राष्‍ट्रीय हवाई अड्डे से उड़ान |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/dhanbad-dgca-approved-license-to-deoghar-airport-for-commercial-flights-22620623.html |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

As of June 2022, [[IndiGo]] did its maiden trial flight to the airport from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport before its commercial operations. The flight successfully managed to perform smooth take-off and landing multiple times without any hurdles, which clears that the airport is capable and fit for commercial operations.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=June 9, 2022 |title=Local boy touches down in Deoghar airport trial run |work=The Times of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/ranchi/local-boy-touches-down-in-deoghar-airport-trial-run/amp_articleshow/92091769.cms |access-date=}}</ref> The airport will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airport will start soon in Deoghar PM Modi will inaugurate on July 12 know all details in Hindi {{!}} Deoghar: देवघर में जल्द शुरू होगा एयरपोर्ट, 12 जुलाई को पीएम मोदी करेंगे उद्घाटन {{!}} Hindi News, Jharkhand |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/jharkhand/airport-will-start-soon-in-deoghar-pm-modi-will-inaugurate-on-july-12-know-all-details-in-hindi/1218281/amp |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=zeenews.india.com}}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==
AAI has built the airport at a cost of ₹ 400 crore. It includes the construction of the runway, having a length of {{cvt|2,500|m}} and {{cvt|45|m|adj=on}} wide, construction of a {{convert|4,000|sqm|adj=on}} terminal building can handle 200 passengers per hour, an [[Air traffic control|Air Traffic Control]] (ATC) tower, an apron for two Airbus A320s, taxiways and an isolation bay.

[[File:IMG Deoghar Airport Runway.jpg|thumb|2500 m fully flattened concrete runway at Deoghar]]

The terminal building has six check-in counters and two arrival belts with a peak hour handling capacity of 200 passengers.The design of the terminal building is inspired from the [[Baidyanath Temple]]'s structure, and there are murals and paintings of [[Adivasi]] art, handicrafts and local tourist sites inside the airport. A [[DVOR]]/DME navigational facility is also planned. Construction commenced in January 2018 and completed in June 2022

The adequate infrastructure and basic public facilities have been put in place in the terminal ensuring convenient and user-friendly experience for passengers thereby smooth flight operations from the airport.

==Airlines and destinations==

{{Airport-dest-list

|[[IndiGo]]|[[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] (both begin from 22 July 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.jagran.com/lite/jharkhand/dhanbad-deoghar-airport-ex-pm-narendra-modi-will-nnaugrate-the-airport-on-july-12th-22849986.html|title=Deoghar Airport: 12 जुलाई को पीएम करेंगे उद्घाटन, कोलकाता, रांची और पटना के लिए शुरू होगी उड़ान|publisher= Jagran (in Hindi)|access-date= 30 June 2022}}</ref>, [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], (both begin from 12 July 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/deogarh/deoghar-airport-inaugurated-before-shravani-mela-indigo-air-service-start-for-delhi-mumbai-bangalore-grj|title=Deoghar Airport: देवघर एयरपोर्ट से दिल्ली, मुंबई व बेंगलुरु के लिए कब से शुरू होगी इंडिगो की हवाई सेवा|publisher= Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi)|access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>}}

== See also ==
* [[Birsa Munda Airport]]
*[[Bokaro Airport]]
*[[Dumka Airport]]
*[[Dhalbhumgarh Airport|Dalbhumgarh Airport]]
*[[List of airports in India|List of Airports in India]]
* [[List of airports in Jharkhand|List of Airports in Jharkhand]]

== References ==
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{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Transport in Deoghar]]
[[Category:Airports established in 2020]]
[[Category:2020 establishments in Jharkhand]]

Deoghar Airport - Revision history

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