Sabeya Airport is a military airport located at Kandh Gopi Village in Gopalganj District,

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

. It is situated from Hathua. It is under control of Defence Ministry of India. But here is not any military and forces.

History

It was built by Defence Ministry of British-India Government... It is very sensitive for defence because it is close to the

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Border. It was used by

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UDAN Scheme

The Government of India has sanctioned to start air service of 26 airport under regional connectivity scheme

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: it is under it. Recently

Gopalganj Gopalganj may refer to: Bangladesh *Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, a district of Dhaka Division **Gopalganj, Bangladesh, a town and headquarter of Gopalganj district **Gopalganj Sadar Upazila, an upazila of Gopalganj District ** Gopalganj-1, a pa ...

MP raised question on it in Parliament. The

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requested a report from the

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. It is from

Thawe Thawe or sometimes pronounced Thawen is a medium-sized village in Gopalganj district of Indian state of Bihar. This village is a popular pilgrimage site for Hindu believers of the surrounding areas as it hosts a notable Devi temple Thawe Mandir. ...

(famous for Thawe Devi Temple), so it is important for tourism.

References

History of Hathua Sabaya Airport of Gopalganj

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Defunct airports in India Military airbases Airports in Bihar 1868 establishments in India {{India-airport-stub

History

UDAN Scheme

See also

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