New Jamshedpur International Airport/Dhalbhumgarh Airport

New Jamshedpur International Airport, also known as Dhalbhumgarh Airport, is the proposed new airport located in Dhalbhumgarh to serve the city of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand State, India. The new airport will be constructed on the site of an abandoned World War II airfield approximately 60km from Jamshedpur.

Apr-2024. India's Jharkand State Forest Department approved the construction of Dhalbhumgarh Airport. The approval has been forwarded to India's Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC). 

Apr-2021. Jharkhand will record the opening of four airports by 2024 under India's regional connectivity scheme (UDAN). Bokaro Airport will open in 2021, followed by Dumka Sido Kanhu Airport and Dhalbhumgarh Airport in 2022 and Hazaribagh Nawanwan Airport in 2024.

Jan-2020.

07-Jan-2020. East Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner Ravi Shankar Shukla said works to develop Dhalbhumgarh Airport will commence once Airports Authority of India (AAI) receives a no objection certificate from the district administration.

13-Jan-2020. India's Union Environment Ministry expert appraisal committee deferred the decision regarding Airports Authority of India (AAI) New Jamshedpur International Airport/Dhalbhumgarh Airport construction proposal.

Sep-2019. Jharkhand's Chief Minister Raghubar Das reported construction works for the development of Dhalbhumgarh Airport are expected to commence by the end of Oct-2019.

Jan-2019. East Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner Amit Kumar reported Jharkhand's Government has acquired 240 acres for phase one development of Dhalbhumgarh Airport and identified 545 acres to be acquired for phase two development. Mr Kumar said phase one works are expected to be completed by the end of 2020 in preparation for the launch of small aircraft services in Jan-2021.

Jan-2019. Jharkhand's Cabinet approved a proposal to establish a JV with Airports Authority of India to develop...