Bellary Airport
| Ballari Airport ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ | |||||||||||
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| IATA: BEP – ICAO: VOBI | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Defence/Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ballari | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,526 ft / 465 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°09′42″N 76°52′54″E / 15.16167°N 76.88167°ECoordinates: 15°09′42″N 76°52′54″E / 15.16167°N 76.88167°E | ||||||||||
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Ballari Airport (IATA: BEP, ICAO: VOBI) is the airport serving Ballari, a city in the Karnataka state of India. The airport served as an air strip during British rule, especially at the time of World War II. The airport lost its significance afterwards.
- In the 1980s, this airport served infrequent flights links to Bangalore run by the state owned Vayudoot.
- In the 2000s, with frequent flights were served by Air Deccan, linking to Bangalore and Goa.
The Airport has one runway oriented 12/30, 3629 feet length with asphalt surface. The elevation is 1,526 ft / 465 m above sea level.
Currently, there is no commercial service; Vidyanagar Airport is used instead. But govt of Karnataka is planned to build up a green field airport there is problem arises to acquire land , the farmers opposing it.
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled commercial air service at this time.
References
- ↑ Airport information for VOBI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for BEP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
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