[1] Airport is developing by upgrading the existing government airstrip.

[2][1] It serves nearby towns, Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) (coal fields), NTPC projects Renukut and Robertsganj, the Other towns of Sonbhadra and Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh.

The airport serves the region which has many electrical power stations, known as the "Energy Capital of India".

This Airport will be connected to a nearby railway and bus station.

Domestic proposed flights will directly operate from Lucknow.