The airport is located 20 km from Dhamra Port in the Bhadrak district of Odisha,India.

The Airport is located in the Balimunda Village which is coming under the Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district.

The Odisha government accorded in-principle approval in September 2018 and sought a detail project report.

[1] In November 2018, the State Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DPCL for the development of a commercial airport over 500 acres at the cost of Rs.

[2] In January 2020, the Government approved of DPCL's proposal to acquire 274 acres of land for the airstrip.