Bidar Airport
IATA:IXX ICAO:VOBR
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Owner/Operator	Indian Air Force, GMR Group
Serves	Bidar and Bengaluru
Location	Chidri, Bidar,Karnataka,India
Elevation AMSL	2,178 ft / 664 m
Coordinates	17°54′N77°28′E / 17.9°N 77.47°E /17.9; 77.47 (Bidar Airport)
Map
IXX Location of airport in Karnataka Show map of Karnataka IXX IXX (India) Show map of 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)
Passengers 16,507 ( 62.8%) Aircraft movements 470 ( 76.7%) Cargo tonnage —
Source:AAI[1][2][3]

Bidar Airport (IATA:IXX,ICAO:VOBR) is adomestic airport serving the city ofBidar,Karnataka,India. It operates as acivil enclave on theIndian Air Force'sBidar 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 theSurya 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 theGuru-ta-Gaddi celebrations at theGuru Nanak Jhira Sahib.

TheIndian Air Force operates the Air Force Academy that operatesKiran Mk II trainers, while the Hawk Operational Training Squadron (HOTS) operatesBAE Hawk Advancedjet trainers. Bidar was also the base for theSurya Kiran, the aerobatics demonstration team of the IAF.

• Bidar Air Force Station

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• Airports in Karnataka
• Bidar
• Buildings and structures in Bidar district
• Transport in Bidar district
• GMR Group

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