Birasal Airstrip

Birasal Airstrip
Birasal Airstrip
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Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Odisha
Serves	Dhenkanal
Location	Dhenkanal, Odisha, India
Elevation AMSL	403 ft / 123 m
Coordinates	20°59′0.65″N85°40′44.48″E / 20.9835139°N 85.6790222°E Coordinates: 20°59′0.65″N85°40′44.48″E / 20.9835139°N 85.6790222°E
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Last updated January 21, 2023

Birasal Airstrip, also known as Dhenkanal Airstrip, is located 53 km from the Dhenkanal city center in central Odisha, India.^[1]^[2] Nearest airport to this airstrip is Biju Patnaik International Airport in the capital city Bhubaneswar i.e. 134 km.^[3]

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The Government Aviation Training Institute (GATI) has operated a flying school base from the airstrip since 2019.^[4]

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References

↑ "List of Airstrip in the State maintained by State Government" (PDF). ct.odisha.gov.in. Commerce and Transport Department, Government of Odisha. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
↑ "AAI Unserved Airports" (PDF). aai.aero. Airports Authority of India.
↑ "Birasal Airstrip - Odisha, India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
↑ "Birasal airstrip takes wings as work for hangar begins". OrissaPost. 25 March 2022.

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[1] "List of Airstrip in the State maintained by State Government" (PDF). ct.odisha.gov.in. Commerce and Transport Department, Government of Odisha. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[2] "AAI Unserved Airports" (PDF). aai.aero. Airports Authority of India.

[3] "Birasal Airstrip - Odisha, India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-04-29.

[4] "Birasal airstrip takes wings as work for hangar begins". OrissaPost. 25 March 2022.

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