Chakulia Airport

Chakulia Airfield
Summary
OwnerAirports Authority of India (AAI)
ServesJamshedpur, Kharagpur
LocationChakulia, Jharkhand
Elevation AMSL129 m / 423 ft
Coordinates22°28′00.49″N 086°42′38.52″E / 22.4668028°N 86.7107000°E / 22.4668028; 86.7107000
WebsiteChakulia Airport
Map
VECK is located in Jharkhand
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VECK is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,085 6,840 Concrete
2,221 7,287 Concrete
40th BG B-29 42-6310 taking off from Chakulia Airfield, India, June, 1944

Chakulia Airport is an airport in India. It is located southwest of Chakulia, a town and a notified area in Purbi Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand.

Currently, the airport has no scheduled commercial airline flights. In 2006, it was reported that the airport has been non-operational since it served during World War II.[1]

  1. ^ "A strip steeped in battle history". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 18 July 2006. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2012.