Raxaul Airport

  Raxaul Airport  ( ICAO :  VERL ) is an airport located at  Raxaul  in the  state  of  Bihar ,  India . It was established after the  Sino-Indian War  of 1962, when it served as an emergency landing ground for the  Indian Army .  The  Airports Authority of India  (AAI) that owns the airport has undertaken a pre-feasibility study at the airport to upgrade the airport to handle  ATR-72  aircraft. A draft Master Plan highlighting a requirement of an additional 121 acres of land has been submitted to the State Government.   There have been recent proposals to expand the airport.