Deoghar Airport: Difference between revisions

'''Deoghar Airport''' {{Airport codes|DGH|VEDO}}<ref name="IATA DGH">{{Cite web |title=Airline and Location Code Search - Searched for "DGH" |url=https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/?airport.search=DGH |access-date=21 July 2022 |website=www.iata.org |language=en}}</ref><ref name="AIP SUP VEDO">{{Cite web |title=Supplement to Aeronautical Information Publication of Deoghar Airport |url=https://aim-india.aai.aero/sites/default/files/aip_supplements/AIPS_2022_35_0.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721052804/https://aim-india.aai.aero/sites/default/files/aip_supplements/AIPS_2022_35_0.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2022 |access-date=21 July 2022 |website=www.aim-india.aai.aero}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deoghar Airport (DGH) @ OurAirports |url=https://ourairports.com/airports/IN-0090/ |access-date=21 July 2022 |website=ourairports.com}}</ref> is a [[domestic airport]] serving [[Deoghar]] in the state of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]. It is situated approximately 12 kilometres (7.4&nbsp;mi) from the city centre. The airport has been primarily developed to serve the region of [[Deoghar district|North-Eastern]] part of [[Jharkhand]] and some districts of [[West Bengal]] and [[Bihar]]. It also caters millions of pilgrims of [[Baidyanath Temple]] across the country and Sammed Shikarji for Jains. It is spread over {{convert|654|acre}}. The airport has a 2,500 meter long runway, capable of handling [[Airbus A320 Family|Airbus A320]], [[Airbus A321|A321]] and [[Boeing 737]] type of aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|title=Airport construction will lead to development of Dhalbhumgarh area: CM |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/airport-construction-will-lead-to-development-of-dhalbhumgarh-area--cm.html |publisher= [[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] |date= 11 January 2019 |access-date= 30 July 2019}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] laid the [[foundation stone]] atof development for the airport on25on 25 May 2018, and the airport was opened oninaugurated on 12 July 2022.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 May 2018 |title=PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of Deoghar Airport In Jharkhand; CM Says Committed To Begin Flights From Districts |publisher=[[Businessworld]] |url=http://www.businessworld.in/article/PM-Modi-lays-foundation-stone-of-Deoghar-airport-in-Jharkhand-CM-Says-Committed-To-Begin-Flights-From-Districts/27-05-2018-150313/ |access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="Mint">{{Cite news |date=12 July 2022 |title=PM Modi inaugurates 657-acre Deoghar airport, flags off flight to Kolkata |work=Mint |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/pm-modi-inaugurates-657-acre-deoghar-airport-flags-off-flight-to-kolkata-11657616394906.html}}</ref><ref name="NDTV">{{Cite news |date=12 July 2022 |title=PM Modi Inaugurates Deoghar Airport, Projects Worth ₹ 16,800 Crore In Jharkhand |work=NDTV |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-inaugurates-deoghar-airport-projects-worth-rs-16-800-crore-in-jharkhand-3149989}}</ref>

The [[Government of Jharkhand]] had signed a [[Memorandum of understanding|Memorandum of Understanding]] (MOUMoU) with the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) in 2013, to construct the airport, to promote religious tourism in the state.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jharkhand To Get International Airport At Deoghar |url=http://www.igovernment.in/articles/34586/jharkhand-to-get-international-airport-at-deoghar |publisher= iGovernment |date= 12 December 2013 |access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref>

The Government later signed a tripartite MOUMoU with the AAI and [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) in March 2017, to develop the airport for non-military use and for the operations of [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]] and [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130]] category aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jharkhand inks MoU for Deoghar International airport expansion| url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/jharkhand-inks-mou-for-deoghar-airport-expansion/story-j5iT9agHlH2J9V37sE3oMN.html |publisher= [[Hindustan Times]] |date= 26 March 2017 |access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref> The construction of the Airport was completed on 2022. The airport received its aerodrome license from [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation, India]] (DGCA) in April 2022, for regular use of the airport for flight operations, under public use category<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deoghar Airport: मिली DGCA की हरी झंडी, अब किसी भी दिन शुरू हो सकती है देवघर अंतर्राष्‍ट्रीय हवाई अड्डे से उड़ान |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/dhanbad-dgca-approved-license-to-deoghar-airport-for-commercial-flights-22620623.html |access-date=11 June 2022 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> later on in 28 June 2022, the DGCA upgraded its aerodrome licence from 3C to 4C allowing commercial aircraft operations up to [[Airbus A321|Airbus 321]] and [[Boeing 737]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 June 2022 |title=DGCA Grants Licence To Deoghar Airport To Handle Narrow-Body Aircraft |work=Outlook |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/dgca-grants-licence-to-deoghar-airport-to-handle-narrow-body-aircraft-news-205636}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deoghar airport gets nod for commercial flight ops, to be inaugurated soon |url=https://zeenews.india.com/aviation/deoghar-airport-receives-aerodrome-licence-from-dgca-gets-permit-for-commercial-flight-ops-2479876.html |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref> The first trial flight was done in June 2022, on Deoghar Airport by IndiGo from Kolkata before its commercial operations.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=9 June 2022 |title=Local boy touches down in Deoghar airport trial run |work=The Times of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/ranchi/local-boy-touches-down-in-deoghar-airport-trial-run/amp_articleshow/92091769.cms |access-date=}}</ref>

AAI has built the airport at a cost of ₹ 400 crore. It includes the construction of the runway, having a length of {{cvt|2,500|m}} and {{cvt|45|m|adj=on}} wide, construction of a {{convert|4,000|sqm|adj=on}} terminal building can handle 200 passengers per hour, an [[Air traffic control|Air Traffic Control]] (ATC) tower, an apron for two Airbus A320s/B737, taxiways and an isolation bay. The 4,000-square-metre terminal has a capacity to handle over five lakhs passenger annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PM inaugurates Jharkhand's second airport in Deoghar |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pm-inaugurates-jharkhands-second-airport-in-deoghar-8816181.html |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref>