Tusura Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic/Private
OwnerGovernment of Odisha
ServesBalangir
LocationTusura, Balangir district, Odisha
Elevation AMSL656 ft / 200 m
Coordinates20°30′41″N 83°26′50″E / 20.51139°N 83.44722°E / 20.51139; 83.44722
Map
VETS is located in Odisha
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Location in Odisha
VETS is located in India
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VETS (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24[1] 4,235 1,290 Asphalt

Tusura Airstrip, also known as Balangir Airstrip (ICAO: VETS)[2] is a public airstrip located at Tusura in the Balangir district of Odisha.[3][4] Nearest airport/airstrip to this airstrip is Utkela Airstrip in Bhawanipatna, Odisha.[5][6] There are plans to upgrade the facility and use it as a second base for flight school by GATI in the state.[7][8]

References

  1. "Great Circle Mapper".
  2. "Airport codes Tusra, India (IN)". airportsbase.org.
  3. "List of Airstrip in the State maintained by State Government" (PDF). ct.odisha.gov.in. Commerce and Transport Department, Government of Odisha. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. "AAI Unserved Airports" (PDF). aai.aero. Airports Authority of India.
  5. "List of airports in Odisha, India (excluding heliports and closed airports)". Our Airports.
  6. "Nuagaon Airport code and information". airportdatabase.net.
  7. "Airstrip for flight training". www.telegraphindia.com.
  8. "'Include Tusura airstrip in UDAAN Scheme'". Daily Pioneer. 7 September 2020.


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