Panagarh Airport

Panagarh Airport
पनागढ़ हवाई अड्डे

IATA: noneICAO: VEPH

Panagarh Airport
Location of Panagarh Airport in India

Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Location Panagarh, India
Elevation AMSL 240 ft / 73 m
Coordinates 23°28′28″N 087°25′39″E / 23.47444°N 87.42750°E / 23.47444; 87.42750
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,743 9,000

Now new asphalt concrete runway project is coming to Panagarh

Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

Panagarh Airport (ICAO: VEPH) is an airport serving Panagarh,[1] in the state of West Bengal in India. It also serves as an Indian Air Force base.

History

During World War II, the airport was used as a supply transport airfield from 1942-1945 by the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force and as a repair and maintenance depot for B-24 Liberator heavy bombers by Air Technical Service Command.[2] [3]

The airport has numerous wartime relics, with abandoned taxiways and a large concrete parking ramp remaining, although not used and in a deteriorating state.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 240 feet (73 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,743 by 46 metres (8,999 ft × 151 ft).[1] The Air Force is planning to deploy six mid-air refuelling tanker aircraft at Panagarh air base in West Bengal. With the deployment of these tanker aircraft in Panagarh, the striking range of fighter planes like Su-30 MKIs based in Tezpur and Chhabua (both in Assam) will be enhanced as these can get fuel mid-air.Panagarh is also the likely location of a proposed Army Mountain Corps headquarter.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for VEPH from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2.  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
  3. Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

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