Cyclone Yaas: These airports in Odisha, West Bengal to remain shut today

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Five airports are shut due to the impending cyclone Yaas
Airports in Odisha and West Bengal have been shut
Cyclone Yaas will make landfall on Wednesday

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Updated: May 25 2021 04:57:56 PM ET New Delhi, Delhi, India

Due to cyclone Yaas, which is set to make landfall on India’s eastern coast on Wednesday, several airports have suspended operations for the day. These are situated in West Bengal and Odisha, the states that’ll be heavily hit by the cyclone.

Airports that have suspended operations:

1) Kolkata Airport

Operations will remain suspended from 8.30 am to 7.45 pm on Wednesday.

As the cyclone land fall is expected by tomorrow noon near Balasore in Odisha, associated weather in the region is likely to develop with high winds & rain. @aaikolairport will be closed for scheduled operations of commercial flights from 08:30AM to 07:45PM tomorrow, 26th May'21.

— Airports Authority of India (@AAI_Official) May 25, 2021

Also read: Mamata Banerjee to monitor Cyclone Yaas situation overnight from control room

2) Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneshwar

It has been shut from 11 pm on Tuesday till 5 am on Thursday.

#AAI's Bhubaneswar @aaibpiairport will be closed from 11:00PM today 25th May'21 till 05:00AM of 27th May'21, @aaijharsugudaa1 Airport to remain shut from 00:01AM of 26th May'21 to 07:45AM of 27th May'21. Durgapur & Rourkela Airports to be closed on 26th May'21.

— Airports Authority of India (@AAI_Official) May 25, 2021

3) Jharsuguda Airport, Odisha

The services will remain suspended from 00.01 am on Wednesday till 7.45 am Thursday.

4) Durgapur Airport, West Bengal

It will remain shut on Wednesday.

5) Rourkela Airport, Odisha

Operations will remain suspended on Wednesday.

About cyclone Yaas

Cyclone Yaas intensified into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ on Tuesday evening. It is likely to gain a maximum speed of 155 kmph to 165 kmph gusting to 185 kmph during landfall, the India Meteorological Department said.

The cyclone is likely to cross north Odisha–West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Islands close to north of Dhamra and south of Balasore, during noon of Wednesday as a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’, said the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD, reported PTI.