The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod for declaring Bhubaneswar and Imphal airports as international airports to fulfil the demand of people as well as the Govts of Odisha and Manipur.
Declaration of these airports as international airports would offer improved connectivity, wider choice of services at competitive cost to the air travellers resulting in boosting international tourism and economic development of the regions.
An official release issued in New Delhi said, the Biju Patnaik Airport, Bhubaneswar, belongs to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and is suitable for operation of Code 'D' aircraft of type B-767-400. The airport is also equipped with facilities for night operations, runway 14/32 of dimension 2743m X 45m, apron to park six aircrafts and navigational aids, it added.