Purnea Airport

Indian Air Force MI-17 V5 Medium Lift Helicopter on standby at Air Force Station Purnea
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorIndian Air Force
LocationChunapur, Purnia
CommanderLAC Smart
Elevation AMSL39 m / 129 ft
Coordinates25°45′35″N 087°24′36″E / 25.75972°N 87.41000°E / 25.75972; 87.41000
Map
VEPU is located in Bihar
VEPU
VEPU
Location in Bihar
VEPU is located in India
VEPU
VEPU
Location in India
VEPU is located in Asia
VEPU
VEPU
Location in Asia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 11,000 3,352 Concrete

Airforce Station Purnea (ICAO: VEPU) is located in Purnia in the state of Bihar, India. This is the base of Indian Air Force. This airport was built for supplies[1] to Indian Army in Sino-Indian War. This airbase is used as backup in the region of North East Corridor.

Recent development

It has been selected in UDAN 4 scheme of the Government of India. Airport Authority of India has given official nod for flight operations though in bidding process none of Airlines shown interest. The Government of Bihar too unable to acquire whole 50 acres land for the construction of passenger terminal, VVIP lounge, cargo terminal and 3 acres for road connectivity which is incomplete due to various court cases flied by some farmers in Patna High Court . Runway is being repaired to facilitate landing of multiple flights. It will benefit the people of Eastern region of Bihar, Jharkhand and Eastern Terai region of Nepal, especially Madhepura, Purnia, Katihar, Araria, Kishanganj, Bhagalpur, Sahibganj and Biratnagar. Recently the land acquisition has finished and the land is handed over to state aviation department.

See also

References

  1. Piyush Tripathi (18 November 2016). "Indian Air Force: AAI, IAF joint team to visit Purnia airbase | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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