The commercial operation of flights from Jeypore airport has been commenced on 31 October 2022.
CM Naveen Patnaik flagged off the first flight services between Bhubaneswar-Jeypore from the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar. Ahmedabad-based IndiaOne Air will operate the nine-seater flight under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme.
The airstrip in Jeypore was constructed in 1962 along with the establishment of a Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) factory in the nearby Sunabeda area. In the 1980s, Vayudoot operated a daily Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam flight via Jeypore. It was upgraded to an airport under the UDAN scheme in 2017.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted the licence for the Jeypore airport, allowing commercial flight operations, on 20 October 2022.
