The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted a license for the commencement of flight operations at Utkela airport, situated in the Kalahandi district of Odisha.
Utkela airport, strategically located just 15 kilometers away from Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters, has been designated as one of the airstrips included in the regional connectivity scheme UDAN.
This significant development, authorised by the Civil Aviation Authority, marks the pathway for regular commercial flight services between Utkela and the capital cities of Bhubaneswar and Raipur, representing Odisha and its neighboring state Chhattisgarh, respectively.
