Birasal Airstrip

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Birasal Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
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 / 20.9835139; 85.6790222
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Birasal Airstrip
Location in Odisha
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Birasal Airstrip
Birasal Airstrip (India)
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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]

Gati

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

References

  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.