Chakulia Airport

Chakulia Airport is an airport located Southwest of the city of Chakulia, a city and a notified area in Purbi Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand.

Chakulia Airfield was built by the British Construction Contractor Mr. Digar Pramotha Nath Mohanty by Das & Mohanty construction company in 1942 during World War II to conduct raids against the advancing Japanese in Burma and also for operations to transport aid to parts of China.

In 2006, it was reported that the airport has been non-operational since it served during World War II.

A proposal to upgrade the airport for civilian use has been drafted but no progress after that.

Currently, the airport has no scheduled commercial airline flights.

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