Bikaner Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bikaner | ||||||||||
| Location | Nal, Bikaner,Rajasthan,India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1964; 61 years ago (1964) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 229 m / 750 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°04′14″N73°12′25″E / 28.07056°N 73.20694°E /28.07056; 73.20694 | ||||||||||
| Website | nalairport | ||||||||||
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| Source:AAI[1][2][3] | |||||||||||
Nal Air Force Station (IATA:BKB,ICAO:VIBK), also known asBikaner Air Force Station andCivil Airport Bikaner, is adomestic airport and anIndian Air Force Station, which serves the city ofBikaner inRajasthan,India. It is located at Nal, 13 km (8 mi) west of the city. Thecivil enclave within is operated by theAirports Authority of India (AAI) and regular scheduled flight under theUDAN scheme were inaugurated in 2017.[4] The IAF has deployed the first squadron of the indigenousHAL Tejas MK.1A (No.3 IAF) at this base.[5][6]
By 1964, the diversionaryIndian Air Force airfield at Nal was built and operationally ready.[7] The civil air terminal as an enclave within the airforce station was inaugurated on 29 June 2014, and on 26 September 2017 regular flight to Delhi was inaugurated by Air India.[4]
The government-ownedVayudoot operated a 20-seater aircraft to this airport in the past but the service was terminated in 1987. The foundation stone of the new terminal was laid in March 2009 by the then Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot.[8] The airport was expected to be completed in March 2012.[9] A dispute between the AAI and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) regarding height of the terminal building led to delay in starting air services. AAI authorities constructed the building up to the height of 6.75 metres, whereas MoD had permitted a maximum height of 5 metres.[10][11][12] The civil enclave will include a terminal for 100 passengers and a 60 x 90 mapron capable of holding twoATR 72 aircraft.[13] Bikaner Airport construction was completed in August 2013.
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| Alliance Air | Delhi[14] |
| IndiGo | Delhi[15] |
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