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PM Modi inaugurates Deoghar airport, flags off flight to Kolkata

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais and Chief Minister Hemant Soren inaugurates the Deoghar Airport,

Deoghar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the 657-acre Deoghar airport, constructed at a cost of Rs 401 crore.

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He also flagged off the Deoghar-Kolkata IndiGo flight from the new airport.

The airport has a 2,500-metre-long runway, which can handle the landing and takeoff of Airbus A320 planes.

Modi had laid the foundation stone of Deoghar airport on May 25, 2018.

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Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, on the occasion, said the airport will be linked to Ranchi, Patna and Delhi in the days to come.

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