ROURKELA: The Rourkela airport is likely to be declared operation-ready on December 5. The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) of SAIL and Airports Authority of India (AAI) are planning to start operation of commercial flights from the airport from December 5. Flight operation from Rourkela is important as the Steel City is all set to co-host the Men’s Hockey World Cup from January 13 to 29 next year.