Jharsuguda Airport

Jharsuguda Airport (IATA: VEJH) is located 5 kilometres north-east of Jharsuguda in western Odisha, India. The airfield was used during World War II by the Allied Forces to counter Japanese advances. After the war and Indian Independence, the airfield was abandoned.

Air Odisha launched non-scheduled commercial flights between Rourkela, Jharsuguda and Bhubaneswar on 2 November 2012. Air Odisha launched the experimental flight of a nine-seats aircraft of at Rourkela Airport in the evening after being flagged off at Bhubaneswar.

Odisha government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for development of the state's second airport at Jharsuguda.

Inaugurated in September 2018, the passenger terminal is built over an area of 5,500 square metres (59,000 sq ft) with modular design for handling 150 arriving and 150 departing passengers at a time with a scope for future expansion. On 1 November 2018, the airport was renamed after freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai by the cabinet. The interiors of the terminal building depict local handcraft, artwork and tourist destinations of Odisha.

The Airport is managed and controlled by AAI.

Airlines and Destinations

Air Odisha was operate non-scheduled commercial flights in this Airport.

Currently, Alliance Air and SpiceJet operate scheduled flight services to and from this Airport to various major cities in India as stated below:

Airlines	Destinations
Alliance Air	Bhubaneswar, Kolkata
SpiceJet	Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai

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