Rajbiraj Airport

राजविराज विमानस्थल
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
ServesRajbiraj, Nepal
Elevation AMSL250 ft / 76 m
Coordinates26°30′31″N 86°44′14″E / 26.50861°N 86.73722°E / 26.50861; 86.73722
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Rajbiraj Airport is located in Nepal
Rajbiraj Airport
Rajbiraj Airport
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Source:[1][2]

Rajbiraj Airport (IATA: RJB, ICAO: VNRB) is a domestic airport located in Rajbiraj[1] serving Saptari District, a district in Madhesh Province in Nepal.[3][4]

Buddha Air aircraft at Rajbiraj airport, Nepal

After eleven years of complete shut down, the airport resumed its operations on 23 May 2018.[5] The airport is used by Local Residents as well as Tourists who come to visit Koshi Barrage, Kishi Tappu Wildlife reserve and also as transit airport to go to nearby towns in India.[citation needed]

History

Following the days after its official inauguration in 1959 by the then transport minister Ganesh Man Singh, the airport was closed down due to inadequate infrastructures and runway safety measures. Several subsequent attempts were made later on to restore flight services but were all disrupted, mainly due to the lack of a blacktopped runway. The airport finally halted all the flights from 2007.[5]

In 2015–16, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal allocated a budget of Nepali Rupees 303 million for an upgradation of the airport.[6][7] The airport upgradation project was awarded to a joint venture company in October 2016 with the completion deadline of November 2017, which was extended for 5 months. The inaugural flight after the renovation was Shree Airlines flight on 23 May 2018 while the regular flight started from 25 June 2018.[8] The Airport has since then been one of the very successful.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 250 feet (76 m) above mean sea level. Since the renovation of the airport in 2018, the airport has one asphalt runway which is 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) in length.[5] There is a good hotel by name of S K Airport Hotel nearby which is a popular restaurant for people of Rajbiraj

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Buddha Air Kathmandu[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Airport information for Rajbiraj, Nepal (VNRB / RJB) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "Rajbiraj Airport runway finally constructed". The Himalayan Times. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Rajbiraj Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Shree Airlines to conduct test flight for Rajbiraj Airport with CRJ Aircraft". Aviation Nepal. 22 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Rajbiraj Airport resumes operations after a decade". The Kathmandu Post. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "News Rajbiraj, Nepal to reopen to traffic in mid-2Q18". ch-aviation. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. ^ Karki, S. (3 May 2018). "Rajbiraj Airport ready for test flight as the construction work completes". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ^ Jha, Abdesh Kumar (22 April 2018). "Rajbiraj Airport ready to welcome flights on May 3". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  9. ^ "#HappyAlert". Buddha Air. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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