Rajbiraj Airport

Rajbiraj Airport (IATA: RJB, ICAO: VNRB) is a domestic airport located in Rajbiraj[1] serving Saptari District, a district in Province No. 2 in Nepal.[3][4]

Rajbiraj Airport

राजविराज विमानस्थल
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
ServesRajbiraj, Nepal
Elevation AMSL250 ft / 76 m
Coordinates26°30′31″N 86°44′14″E
Map
Rajbiraj Airport
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Source:[1][2]

After 11 years of complete shut down, the airport resumed its operations on 23 May 2018 with a Shree Airlines test flight.[5]

History

Following the days after its official inauguration in 1959 by the then transport minister Ganesh Man Singh, the airport was closed down due to inadequate infrastructures and runway safety measures. Several subsequent attempts were made later on to restore flight services but were all disrupted, mainly due to the lack of a blacktopped runway. The airport finally halted all the flights from 2007.[5]

In 2015–16, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal allocated a budget of Nepali Rupees 303 million for an upgradation of the airport.[6][7] The airport upgradation project was awarded to a joint venture company in October 2016 with the completion deadline of November 2017, which was extended for 5 months. The inaugural flight after the renovation was Shree Airlines flight on 23 May 2018 while the regular flight started from 25 June 2018.[8]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 250 feet (76 m) above mean sea level. Since the renovation of the airport in 2018, the airport has one asphalt runway which is 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) in length.[5]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Buddha Air Kathmandu[9]
Shree Airlines Kathmandu

References
  1. Airport information for Rajbiraj, Nepal (VNRB / RJB) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Rajbiraj Airport runway finally constructed". The Himalayan Times. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. "Rajbiraj Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. https://www.aviationnepal.com/shree-airlines-to-conduct-test-flight-for-rajbiraj-airport-with-crj-aircraft/
  5. "Rajbiraj Airport resumes operations after a decade". The Kathmandu Post. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. "News Rajbiraj, Nepal to reopen to traffic in mid-2Q18". ch-aviation. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. "Rajbiraj Airport ready for test flight as the construction work completes". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. "Rajbiraj Airport ready to welcome flights on May 3". Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  9. "#HappyAlert". Buddha Air. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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