Tusura Airstrip

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Tusura Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic/Private
Owner Government of Odisha
Serves Balangir
LocationTusura, Balangir district, Odisha
Elevation  AMSL 656 ft / 200 m
Coordinates 20°30′41″N83°26′50″E / 20.51139°N 83.44722°E / 20.51139; 83.44722
Map
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Location in Odisha
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VETS (India)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
06/24 [1] 4,2351,290 Asphalt

Tusura Airstrip, also known as Balangir Airstrip( ICAO : VETS) [2] is a public airstrip located at Tusura in the Balangir district of Odisha. [3] [4] Nearest airport/airstrip to this airstrip is Utkela Airstrip in Bhawanipatna, Odisha. [5] [6] There are plans to upgrade the facility and use it as a second base for flight school by GATI in the state. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Great Circle Mapper".
  2. ↑ "Airport codes Tusra, India (IN)". airportsbase.org.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "AAI Unserved Airports" (PDF). aai.aero. Airports Authority of India.
  5. ↑ "List of airports in Odisha, India (excluding heliports and closed airports)". Our Airports. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nuagaon Airport code and information". airportdatabase.net.
  7. ↑ "Airstrip for flight training". www.telegraphindia.com.
  8. ↑ "'Include Tusura airstrip in UDAAN Scheme'". Daily Pioneer. 7 September 2020.


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