PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand, check image gallery: IN PICS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated the 657-acre Deoghar airport in Jharkhand on July 12, 2022. 

PM Modi also flagged off first flight from Deoghar to Kolkata, operated by IndiGo airline and there will be four weekly flights between Deoghar and Kolkata.

The airport's runway, which is 2,500 metres long, can accommodate the landing and takeoff of Airbus A320 aircraft.

PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Deoghar airport on May 25, 2018 and the new Deoghar airport is expected to increase connectivity in the region.

The Deoghar airport will offer aviation connectivity to Jharkhand, northern West Bengal, and south-eastern Bihar.

Deoghar airport is the second of international standards in Jharkhand after the Birsa Munda international airport in Ranchi.

The new airport is expected to give a big boost to Baba Baidyanath Dham-centric tourism in the region. 

As per the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Delhi to Deoghar flights will start from July 25.