▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : C orn ell ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Life ▁Sciences ▁al umn i ▁Category : I ran ian ▁histor ians <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch ak ul ia ▁Airport ▁is ▁an ▁air port ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁south west ▁of ▁Ch ak ul ia , ▁a ▁town ▁and ▁a ▁not ified ▁area ▁in ▁Pur bi ▁Singh b hum ▁district ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁J h ark hand . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁the ▁air port ▁has ▁no ▁scheduled ▁commercial ▁air line ▁fl ights . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁air port ▁has ▁been ▁non - oper ational ▁since ▁it ▁served ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁History ▁Ch ak ul ia ▁Air field ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Const ruction ▁Cont ractor ▁Mr . ▁Dig ar ▁Pr am oth a ▁N ath ▁Moh ant y ▁by ▁Das ▁& ▁Moh ant y ▁construction ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁conduct ▁ra ids ▁against ▁the ▁adv ancing ▁Japanese ▁in ▁Bur ma ▁and ▁also ▁for ▁operations ▁to ▁transport ▁aid ▁to ▁parts ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁designed ▁for ▁Cons olid ated ▁B - 2 4 ▁Liber ator ▁use . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁assigned ▁to ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁T enth ▁Air ▁Force , ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Squadron ▁of ▁ 3 4 1 st ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁