Airforce Station Purnea

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Purnea Airport

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Four Indian Air Force MI-17 V5 Medium Lift Helicopter on standby at Air Force Station Purnea (in Bihar) as part of flood relief operations being undertaken in Bihar on August 04, 2014.jpg
Indian Air Force MI-17 V5 Medium Lift Helicopter on standby at Air Force Station Purnea
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Operator Indian Air Force
Location Chunapur, Purnia
CommanderJWO Sangwan
Elevation  AMSL 39 m / 129 ft
Coordinates 25°45′35″N087°24′36″E / 25.75972°N 87.41000°E / 25.75972; 87.41000
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Location in Bihar
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Airforce Station Purnea( ICAO : VEPU) known as 14FBSU is located in Purnia in the state of Bihar, India. This is a base of Indian Air Force. This airport was built to ensure supplies [1] reach the Indian Army during the Sino-Indian War. This airbase is used as a backup in the region of North East Corridor.

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Recent development

It has been selected in the UDAN 4 scheme of the Government of India. Airport Authority of India has given official nod for flight operations, though in the bidding process no Airlines showed any interest. The Government of Bihar was unable to acquire whole 50 acres land for the construction of passenger terminal, VIP lounge, cargo terminal and 3 acres for road connectivity due to various court cases filed by some farmers in Patna High Court. The 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 and Biratnagar. Recently the land acquisition has finished and the land was handed over to state aviation department. [2]

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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.
  2. "Key hurdle cleared for civil airport at Purnia". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023.