Raxaul Airport

Raxaul Airport is an airport located at in the state of , . It was established after the Sino-Indian War of 1962, when it served as an emergency landing ground for the Indian Army.
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  • Type: Airport
  • Description: airport in India
  • Also known as: VERL

Places of Interest

Highlights include Raxaul Junction railway station.

Railway station
is a main railway station in , . Its code is RXL. It serves city and also as gateway to as the most important station on the Indo-Nepal border. The station consists of five platforms. is situated 2½ km southeast of Raxaul Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raxaul and Birgunj.

is a sub-divisional town in the of the Indian state of . It is situated on the India–Nepal border and shares its boundary with the city of in .

is a metropolitan city in in Madhes Pradesh in southern Nepal. It lies 135 km south of the capital , attached in the north to on the border of the Indian state of .

Raxaul Airport

Latitude
26.99639° or 26° 59′ 47″ north
Longitude
84.81982° or 84° 49′ 11″ east
Elevation
83 metres (272 feet)
ICAO airport code
VERL
Open location code
7MR6XRW9+HW
Geo­Names ID
8555771
Wiki­data ID
Q7297094
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Raxaul Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Raxaul Airport
  • Hindi: रक्सौल विमानक्षेत्र
  • Hindi: रक्सौल हवाई-अड्डा
  • Indonesian: VERL
  • Malay: Lapangan Terbang Raxaul
  • Marathi: रक्सौल विमानतळ
  • Nepali: रक्सौल विमानस्थल
  • Persian: فرودگاه راکشااول
  • Romanian: Aeroportul Raxaul
  • Russian: Аеропорт Раксаул
  • Santali: ᱨᱟᱠᱥᱟᱣᱩᱞ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱱ ᱰᱟᱹᱦᱤ
  • Swedish: Raxaul Airport
  • Tajik: Фурудгоҳи Раксаул
  • Tajik: Фурудгоҳи рокшоовл

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