Birasal Airstrip
{{Short description|Airport in Odisha, India}}
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| type = Public
| owner = Government of Odisha
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| city-served = Dhenkanal
| location = Dhenkanal, Odisha, India
| elevation-f = 403
| elevation-m = 123
| coordinates = {{coord|20|59|0.65|N|85|40|44.48|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
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| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = 4,511
| r1-length-m = 1,375
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Birasal Airstrip, also known as Dhenkanal Airstrip, is located 53 km from the Dhenkanal city center in central Odisha, India.{{cite web |title=List of Airstrip in the State maintained by State Government|url=https://ct.odisha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020-06/Present-status-report-airstrips-ola.pdf|website=ct.odisha.gov.in|publisher=Commerce and Transport Department, Government of Odisha |access-date=14 January 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/DETAILS-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf|title=AAI Unserved Airports|website=aai.aero|publisher=Airports Authority of India}} Nearest airport to this airstrip is Biju Patnaik International Airport in the capital city Bhubaneswar i.e. 134 km.{{cite web|title=Birasal Airstrip - Odisha, India|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/national-register/Birasal%20Report.pdf|access-date=2018-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429160337/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/national-register/Birasal%20Report.pdf|archive-date=2018-04-29|url-status=dead}}
Gati
The Government Aviation Training Institute (GATI) has operated a flying school base from the airstrip since 2019.{{cite web|title=Birasal airstrip takes wings as work for hangar begins|url=https://www.orissapost.com/birasal-airstrip-takes-wings-as-work-for-hangar-begins/|publisher=OrissaPost|date=25 March 2022}}
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{{Airports in Odisha}}
{{Airports in India}}