Bidar Airport

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 Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerIndian Air Force
OperatorIndian Air Force
GMR Group
ServesBidar
LocationChidri, Bidar, Karnataka, India
Elevation AMSL2,178 ft / 664 m
Coordinates17.9°N 77.47°E / 17.9; 77.47 (Bidar Airport)
Map
IXX is located in Karnataka
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Location of airport in Karnataka
IXX is located in India
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IXX (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,120 6,955 Asphalt
08/26 2,072 6,798 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2022 – March 2023)
Passengers10,140 (Increase 39.8%)
Aircraft movements266 (Increase 95.6%)
Cargo tonnage—
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Bidar is one of India's oldest military air bases, and serves as a training school for air force pilots and the home of the Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team (SKAT). In pursuance to the long-pending demand for a civilian airport in Bidar, the Indian Air Force agreed to allow commercial flights 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 base for the Surya Kiran, the aerobatics demonstration team of the IAF.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Star AirBangalore

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at IXX airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

References
  1. "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. Bidar Air Force Station Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine OurAirports
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