Jeypore Airport Template:Airport codes is located 3 kilometres north-west of the city of Jeypore in Odisha, India. The airstrip was constructed in 1962 along with the establishment of a Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) factory nearby at Sunabeda.[1] In the 1980s, Vayudoot operated a daily Bhubaneswar-bound flight via Visakhapatnam.[2]
The airport is spread over 60 acres.[3] In 2011, the state public works department (PWD) prepared a proposed to of around Template:INR 6 crore to renovate the airstrip. The masterplan included upgrading the terminal building with modern facilities, widening of the apron, a wider approach road from the national highway and construction of a compound wall.[2] In April 2013, the state government began the process of acquiring more land in order to expand the airstrip.[1] The task of expansion was handed over to the Roads and Buildings Department. The runway was widened from 15 metres to 24 metres and a 2.5 kilometre boundary wall was built.[4] Template:INR 55 crore was sanctioned for this project.[4]
In October 2019, the State Government approached the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to upgrade the airport by extending the runway up to 5,000 feet.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Govt pushes for Jeypore airport. The Times of India(12 April 2013). Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jeypore airstrip to get facelift. The Times of India(19 August 2011). Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ AAI mulls Jeypore airport in Koraput(29 May 2012). Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jeypore airstrip to take wings in 2019(7 November 2018). Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Now, efforts to upgrade Jeypore airport intensifies(14 October 2019). Retrieved 15 October 2019.