Rajbiraj Airport (IATA: RJB, ICAO: VNRB) is a domestic airport located in Rajbiraj[1] serving Saptari District, a district in Madhesh Province in Nepal.

[citation needed] Following the days after its official inauguration in 1959 by the then transport minister Ganesh Man Singh, the airport was closed down due to inadequate infrastructures and runway safety measures.

Several subsequent attempts were made later on to restore flight services but were all disrupted, mainly due to the lack of a blacktopped runway.

[5] In 2015–16, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal allocated a budget of Nepali Rupees 303 million for an upgradation of the airport.

[6][7] The airport upgradation project was awarded to a joint venture company in October 2016 with the completion deadline of November 2017, which was extended for 5 months.