Bidar Airport

Bidar Airport ಬೀದರ್ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ
Bidar Airport started its services from 2/7/2020
IATA: IXX ICAO: VOBR
Summary
Airport type	Military / Public
Owner	Indian Air Force
Operator	Indian Air Force, GMR Group
Serves	Bidar
Location
Elevation AMSL	2,178 ft / 664 m
Coordinates	17°54′N 77°28′E / 17.9°N 77.47°E / 17.9; 77.47 (Bidar Airport)Coordinates: 17°54′N 77°28′E / 17.9°N 77.47°E / 17.9; 77.47 (Bidar Airport)
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,120 6,955 Asphalt 08/26 2,072 6,798 Asphalt

Bidar Airport ಬೀದರ್ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ also known as Bidar Air Force Station, (IATA: IXX, ICAO: VOBR) is a military airbase cum Domestic Airport in Chidri, Bidar, Karnataka, India.^[1]

Bidar has been home to one of the oldest military air bases in south India. The Air Force Station at Bidar is a training school run by the Indian Air Force and also is the backyard of the Suryakiran Aerobatics Team (SKAT). In pursuance to the long pending demand of having a Civilian Airport at Bidar, the Indian Air Force agreed upon its airbase to be used for commercial flight operations. A Civil Terminal in the year 2008-09 was built ahead of the Guru-ta-Gaddi celebrations at the Gurudwara Sri Nanak Jhira Sahib, Bidar.

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 base for the Surya Kiran, the aerobatics demonstration team of the IAF.

Airlines and destinations[]

See also[]

• Bidar Air Force Station

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