Bhiwani Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Civil Aviation Department, Haryana | ||||||||||
| Location | Bhiwani,Haryana | ||||||||||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 225 m / 738 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°50′02″N76°10′43″E / 28.83389°N 76.17861°E /28.83389; 76.17861 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Bhiwani Aerodrome (ICAO:VIBW), also calledBhiwani Air Strip, is a public civil aerodrome adjacent toGujrani village in theBhiwani district of the Indian state ofHaryana.[2]
In 1948, first airstrip was built in Haryana whenAmbala Air Force Station was established.
In 1975, Bhiwani airstip was built on 128 acre with 1070 m runway and one hanger.[3]
On 31 July, 2013, theChief Minister of Haryana announced that theGovernment of Haryana had applied for an expansion of the civilian airports namelyHisar Airport,Karnal Airport, Bhiwani Airport,Pinjore Airport andNarnaul Airport. Approval was granted by the central government for plans of theHisar Domestic Airport and Karnal Domestic Airport. Discussions with the central government also considered setting up an additional cargo airport in the state.[4][5][6][7]
In July 2014, aRight to Information (RTI) request revealed that theDirectorate General of Civil Aviation (India) (DGCA) had never received a formal proposal from the CongressGovernment of Haryana and there were no plans to upgrade the airport.[8]
As of January 2019, extension of runway was underway. The night landing facilities and hangar will also be built as airlines have approached the Haryana government to park their spillover "Non-scheduled Air Operations" (NSOP) aircraft from the congested IGI airport at Delhi to Bhiwani and Narnaul airport. Consequently, all five existing government airports in Haryana will be developed to have runway of at least 5000 feet (1524 m), night landing and parking hangars.[9][10]
In 2024, runway length was increased 190 m to 1260m (4133 ft) to allow landing of medium size aircraft.[3]
In 2025, notification was issued to acquire additional 208-acre land of two village to further expand runway to allow larger cargo aircraft operation. There is also demand to build additional hangers and infrastructure for container operation.[3]
Currently, the airport has no scheduled commercial flight operations. TheHaryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) does not offer flying training nor preparation courses.
As of 2018, airport has one hangar, a VIP lounge, day & night landing facilities.[11]
As of 2025,Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) runs flight training schools from Bhiwani.[3]
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