Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: The Budget proposal to develop 100 airports under the Centre’s Udan scheme has come as a boost to the prospects of Rourkela, Utkela and Jeypore to find a spots on the domestic flight map. The three smaller airstrips in Sundargarh, Kalahandi and Koraput districts, respectively, have been included under the Centre’s regional connectivity scheme.
In a recent meeting, civil aviation secretary P S Kharola and state government officials said the Rourkela airport would require an additional 41 acres for development of virtual flight rules (VFR) and 143 acres for instrument flight rules (IFR) to enable landing of ATR-72 flights under Udan.
The Rourkela, Utkela and Jeypore airstrips will be made operational under Udan IV, for which the Centre will start bidding this year.
The Birasal airstrip in Dhenkanal, which is now being used by the Government Aviation Training Institute (GATI) to provide flight training for aspiring pilots, may be included under Udan, as the state government has decided to make the airstrip fully operational soon. The Birsal airstrip had got approval from Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in November last year and started flying trainee aircrafts in December on a temporary basis.
02/03/20 Times of India
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In a recent meeting, civil aviation secretary P S Kharola and state government officials said the Rourkela airport would require an additional 41 acres for development of virtual flight rules (VFR) and 143 acres for instrument flight rules (IFR) to enable landing of ATR-72 flights under Udan.
The Rourkela, Utkela and Jeypore airstrips will be made operational under Udan IV, for which the Centre will start bidding this year.
The Birasal airstrip in Dhenkanal, which is now being used by the Government Aviation Training Institute (GATI) to provide flight training for aspiring pilots, may be included under Udan, as the state government has decided to make the airstrip fully operational soon. The Birsal airstrip had got approval from Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in November last year and started flying trainee aircrafts in December on a temporary basis.
02/03/20 Times of India
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