Rajbiraj Airport राजविराज विमानस्थल | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rajbiraj, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 250 ft / 76 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°30′31″N 86°44′14″E / 26.50861°N 86.73722°E | ||||||||||
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  Rajbiraj Airport Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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Rajbiraj Airport (IATA: RJB, ICAO: VNRB) is a domestic airport located in Rajbiraj[1] serving Saptari District, a district in Madhesh Province in Nepal.[3][4]
After eleven years of complete shut down, the airport resumed its operations on 23 May 2018.[5] The airport is used by Local Residents as well as Tourists who come to visit Koshi Barrage, Kishi Tappu Wildlife reserve and also as transit airport to go to nearby towns in India.[citation needed]
- ^ a b Airport information for Rajbiraj, Nepal (VNRB / RJB) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Rajbiraj Airport runway finally constructed". The Himalayan Times. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Rajbiraj Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Shree Airlines to conduct test flight for Rajbiraj Airport with CRJ Aircraft". Aviation Nepal. 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Rajbiraj Airport resumes operations after a decade". The Kathmandu Post. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.