Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia along with Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh (Rtd.) MoS, Ministry of Civil Aviation inaugurated Utkela Airport and a direct flight between Utkela and Bhubaneshwar today. The event was conducted through video conferencing.Utkela airport is owned by the Government of Odisha. It has been developed as a regional airport under the UDAN scheme With the addition of Utkela Airport, Odisha will now have five airports.