The maiden flight from Jharsuguda airport would land at the Biju Patnaik International airport in Bhubaneswar on September 22, the inaugural day of Odisha’s second major airport.
Along with inaugurating the Jharsuguda airport, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also launch Jharsuguda-Bhubaneswar flight services by Air Odisha under the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN (Udega Desh ka Aam Nagrik) the same day.
As the International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code is yet to be issued to the Jharsuguda Airport, the flight tickets on the Jharsuguda-Bhubaneswar route have not been booked so far.
Sources said that the functional issue would be met soon ahead of the operationalisation of the airport.
However, the much-awaited airport has received International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) code that would be used for official purposes like air traffic control and location of airport.
The flight by Air Odisha is likely to depart from Bhubaneswar at 7 am and arrive at Jharsuguda at 7.50 pm.
The timing for flight operation on the route between Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda is expected to be finalised by the DGCA in a week.
After operationalisation of the Bhubaneswar-Jharsuguda-Raipur flight services, the Air Asia is planning to launch flights from Jharsuguda to Ranchi.
The flight is likely to be operated on the route by end of September or first week of October under te UDAN scheme, an Air Odisha source said.