Raxaul Airport

Raxaul Airport (ICAO: VERL) is an airport located at Raxaul in the state of Bihar, India. It was established after the Sino-Indian War of 1962, when it served as an emergency landing ground for the Indian Army.^[1] The Airports Authority of India (AAI) that owns the airport has undertaken a pre-feasibility study at the airport to upgrade the airport to handle ATR-72 aircraft. A draft Master Plan highlighting a requirement of an additional 121 acres of land has been submitted to the State Government.^[2] There have been recent proposals to expand the airport.^[3][4]

Raxaul Airport Raxaul Havāī Aḍḍā
IATA: none ICAO: VERL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Location	Raxaul, Bihar, India
Elevation AMSL	20 ft / 79 m
Coordinates	26°59′47″N 084°49′14″E / 26.99639°N 84.82056°E / 26.99639; 84.82056
Map
VERL Airport in India Show map of Bihar VERL VERL (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 3,600 1,097