page_title: Darbhanga Airport
section_title: UDAN Scheme
hierarchical_section_title: Darbhanga Airport / UDAN Scheme
caption_attribution_description: English: Front view of the under-construction Porta-Cabin at Darbhanga Airport.
context_page_description: Darbhanga Airport is a civil enclave being constructed at the Darbhanga Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force, 6 kilometres from Darbhanga, Bihar, India, near the NH-105 North–South and East-West Corridor expressway which passes through Darbhanga.
  The civil enclave will be operated by the Airports Authority of India. The foundation stone for the project was laid by the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and then Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of state Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha on 24 December 2018. Work is expected to be completed by October 2020.
  AAI will invest around ₹100 crores under UDAN scheme of the Government of India. The runway will be strengthened to handle the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 and a pre-fabricated building is under construction which will serve as a temporary terminal building.
  The terminal will have six check-in counters, a capacity to handle 200 peak hour passengers and a car park with parking facility for 30 cars.
context_section_description: Under UDAN scheme-II, SpiceJet has been awarded a Letter of Award to operate flights from Darbhanga to Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai. There will be seven flights per week to these cities by 189-seat jets, including 40 RCS seats with a maximum fare of Rs.3,199/-. Airport Authority of India has started the construction of the Interim Terminal Building, the taxi track and the apron area, strengthening of runways and perform technical work from 24 December 2018 onwards. The government of India has already sanctioned approximately ₹100 crores for these projects.  Moreover, AAI  has also initiated the process of acquiring 31 additional acres of land from Airforce Station, Darbhanga. Once the flight operations begin, it will benefit northern Bihar.
caption: Under-construction porta-cabin (temporary terminal)
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