Raxaul Airport
Raxaul Airport 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.- Type: Airport
- Description: airport in India
- Also known as: “VERL” and “रक्सौल हवाई-अड्डा”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Raxaul Junction railway station.
Raxaul Junction railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raxaul and Birgunj.
Raxaul Airport
- Categories: airport and transport
- Location: Raxaul, Purbi Champaran, Bihar, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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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
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Raxaul Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Raxaul Airport”
- Hindi: “रक्सौल विमानक्षेत्र”
- 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”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ekderwa and Bharatmahi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Raxaul Railroad Station and Bhelāhi.
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