Chharra Airfield

Chharra Airfield
Chharra Airfield
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Purulia
Location	Chharra, Purulia, West Bengal, India
Built	1942; 82 years ago
Coordinates	23°21′56.95″N 086°26′12.84″E / 23.3658194°N 86.4369000°E
Map
	Chharra Airfield Location of airport in West Bengal Chharra Airfield Chharra Airfield (India)
Runways

The 677th Bomb Squadron 42-63577, named *"Round Robin Rosie"*

Chharra Airfield (IATA: none, ICAO: none) is an abandoned military airfield in Purulia, West Bengal, India, which was built in 1942 and was used until 1945, used during World War II. It was a part of the Twentieth Air Force and the Tenth Air Force of the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF), and was the bases of 677th Bomb Squadron, or what was called as the "Round Robin Rosie", and the 444th Bombardment Squadron, both of RIAF. It is located 8 km (5.0 mi) north-east from the city centre.

To support and facilitate development along with connectivity, employment and tourism in the region, the airstrip is being constructed into a commercial airport, consisting of a passenger terminal, a runway with taxiways connecting to it, a helipad, a passenger terminal, a flying club, an Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower among other ancillary facilities like a fire station, a cargo handling area etc. It is being built at a cost of around ₹ 300 crore and is expected to be completed by mid-2025.^[1]

^ "First airport is being built in Purulia district using British airstrip". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[1] "First airport is being built in Purulia district using British airstrip". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

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