Bidar Airport

Bidar Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
Owner/OperatorIndian Air Force,
GMR Group
ServesBidar and Bengaluru
LocationChidri, Bidar, Karnataka, India
Elevation AMSL2,178 ft / 664 m
Coordinates17°54′N 77°28′E / 17.9°N 77.47°E / 17.9; 77.47 (Bidar Airport)
Map
IXX is located in Karnataka
IXX
IXX
Location of airport in Karnataka
IXX is located in India
IXX
IXX
IXX (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,120 6,955 Asphalt
08/26 2,072 6,798 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers16,507 (Increase 62.8%)
Aircraft movements470 (Increase 76.7%)
Cargo tonnage—
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Bidar Airport (IATA: IXX, ICAO: VOBR) is a domestic airport serving the city of Bidar, Karnataka, India. It operates as a civil enclave on the Indian Air Force's Bidar Air Force Station.[4]

Bidar is one of India's oldest military air bases, serves as a training school for Air Force pilots, and is the home of the Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team (SKAT). In pursuance of the long-pending demand for a civilian airport in Bidar, the Indian Air Force agreed to allow commercial flight operations, with a civilian terminal built in 2008-09 ahead of the Guru-ta-Gaddi celebrations at the Guru Nanak Jhira Sahib.

Bidar Air Force Station

Main article: Bidar Air Force Station

The Indian Air Force operates the Air Force Academy that operates Kiran Mk II trainers, while the Hawk Operational Training Squadron (HOTS) operates BAE Hawk Advanced jet trainers. Bidar was also the base for the Surya Kiran, the aerobatics demonstration team of the IAF.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Star AirBengaluru

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at IXX airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ Bidar Air Force Station Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine OurAirports
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