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{{Short description|Airport of Punjab, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Bathinda Airport
| image =
| image-width = 350
| caption =
| IATA = BUP
| ICAO = VIBT
| type = Civil enclave
| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Bathinda]]
| location = [[Virk Kalan]], Punjab, India
| elevation-f = 662
| elevation-m = 201
| metric-elev = y
| coordinates = {{Coord|30|16|12|N|74|45|20|E|type:airport|display=inline}}
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_label = '''BUP'''
| website =
| r1-number = 13/31
| r1-length-f = 9,199
| r1-length-m = 2,804
| r1-surface = Asphalt/concrete
| metric-rwy = y
| footnotes =
}}

'''Bathinda Airport''' {{airport codes|BUP|VIBT}} is an [[airport]] serving [[Malwa]], a region in the Indian state of Punjab. It is located about {{convert|20|km}} northwest of the city near the village of [[Virk Kalan]]. The airport is a [[civil enclave]] of the Bhisiana air force station. [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] introduced flights to Bathinda from [[Delhi]] in December 2016.

==Infrastructure==
The Bathinda airport has a {{convert|1200|sqm|adj=on}} terminal for commercial flights that was built at a cost of {{INRConvert|25|c}}.<ref name="aai11dec2016">{{cite press release | url=http://www.aai.aero/misc/Press_Release-New_CAT-Bathinda-11_12_2016.pdf | title=New Civil Air Terminal at Bathinda Airport dedicated to the nation and launch of first Alliance Air flight for Delhi-Bathinda-Delhi Sector by Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Hon’ble Union Minister of Civil Aviation | publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]] | date=11 December 2016 | access-date=15 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220120958/http://www.aai.aero/misc/Press_Release-New_CAT-Bathinda-11_12_2016.pdf | archive-date=20 December 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> It has a capacity for 100 passengers with a waiting area that can seat 30 people.<ref name="chav6dec2016" /><ref name="aai11dec2016" /> The terminal contains two check-in counters and a VIP lounge.<ref name="aai11dec2016" />

The airport's runway, 13/31, is {{convert|2804|m}} in length.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://skyvector.com/airport/VIBT/Bhatinda-Airport | title=VIBT - Bhatinda Airport | work=SkyVector | date=10 November 2016 | access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref> The [[airport apron|apron]] can park two aircraft similar to the ATR 72-600 in size.<ref name="aai11dec2016" />

==Bhisiana air force station==
Bathinda Airport functions as a [[civil enclave]] of the Bhisiana air force station. The [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]] provides [[air traffic control]] and emergency services for the airport.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/community/no-flights-from-bathinda-airport-2-yrs-after-completion/24552.html | title=No flights from Bathinda airport 2 yrs after completion | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=30 December 2014 | access-date=27 February 2017 | author=Mohan, Vijay | location=Chandigarh}}</ref>

==Access==
The airport is located near the village of [[Virk Kalan]], {{convert|20|km}} northwest of Bathinda.<ref name="chav6dec2016" /> It has a car park with spaces for 40 vehicles.<ref name="aai11dec2016" /> The nearest bus station is located {{convert|2|km}} from the airport. Direct bus service by the [[PEPSU Road Transport Corporation|PRTC]] was scheduled to begin on the opening date of the passenger terminal; however, it was postponed following the death of the PRTC chairman.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/airport-2-km-away-from-bus-stop-in-virk-kalan-no-direct-link-from-city-yet/336541.html | title=Airport 2 km away from bus stop in Virk Kalan, no direct link from city yet | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=13 December 2016 | access-date=16 December 2016 | author=Khanna, Bharat | location=Chandigarh}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/mini-buses-flag-off-ceremony-postponed-by-prtc/335164.html | title=Mini buses: Flag-off ceremony postponed by PRTC | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=10 December 2016 | access-date=16 December 2016 | location=Chandigarh}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==

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|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airindia.com/Images/pdf/TimeTable.pdf | title=Timetable | work=[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] | date=1 February 2017 | access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>
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It was announced on 25 November 2016 that [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] would begin flights between Bathinda and [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/air-india-gears-up-for-maiden-bathinda-delhi-flight-on-dec-11/331576.html | title=Air India gears up for maiden Bathinda-Delhi flight on Dec 11 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=3 December 2016 | access-date=15 December 2016 | author=Singh, Varinder | location=Chandigarh}}</ref> The announcement came one week after talks between Air India and local officials regarding the viability of flights to Bathinda.<ref name="chav6dec2016">{{cite news | url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/51427-bathinda-india-to-open-to-commercial-traffic | title=Bathinda, India to open to commercial traffic | work=ch-aviation | date=6 December 2016 | access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref> The flights began operating three times a week with the [[ATR 72-600]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.anna.aero/2016/12/12/air-india-arrives-bathinda/ | title=Air India initiates first commercial service to Bathinda | work=[[anna.aero]] | date=12 December 2016 | access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref> A ceremony was held to inaugurate the terminal and the Delhi flights.

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Airports in India}}

{{coord|30.27|74.755556|type:airport_region:|display=title}}

{{Indian Air Force}}

[[Category:Indian Air Force bases]]
[[Category:Transport in Bathinda]]
[[Category:Airports in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]

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