Rairangpur Airstrip

{{Short description|Airport in Odisha, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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| owner = Government of Odisha

| operator = Airport Authority of India

| city-served = Rairangpur

| location = Rairangpur, Odisha, India

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Rairangpur Airstrip, also known as Dandbose Airstrip, is located 6 km away from Rairangpur city center in Mayurbhanj district, 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}} Rairangpur Airstrip is spread over 61 acres and is under the control of the Works Department of Government of Odisha. The runway is 750 meters (around 3280 ft) long and is periodically maintained by the state government.{{cite web|url= https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/national-register/Rairangpur%20Report.pdf|title=Rairangpur Airport - Rairangpur, Odisha|work=Airport Authority of India|access-date= 30 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501224702/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/national-register/Rairangpur%20Report.pdf|archive-date=1 May 2018}}{{cite web|url= https://www.aai.aero/en/node/72043|title=Rairangpur Airport|website=aai.aero}}

Currently, there are no scheduled operations to and from this airstrip. The nearest airport is Sonari Airport in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 71 km from Rairangpur Airport. The state capital Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport is nearly 275 km from Rairangpur Airstrip.

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu laid the foundation stones for development of Dandbose Airport under UDAN Scheme at Rairangpur on 7th December 2024.{{Cite web |title=PRESIDENT OF INDIA LAYS FOUNDATION STONES FOR VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS AT RAIRANGPUR |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2081849 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241207084258/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2081849 |archive-date=2024-12-07 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=pib.gov.in}}{{Cite web |title=Murmu lays foundation stones for 3 rail lines, Dandbose Airport in Odisha |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/murmu-lays-foundation-stones-for-3-rail-lines-dandbose-airport-in-odisha/ |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}