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{{short description|Airport in Amritsar, Punjab, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Beas Airport
| type = Private
| nativename-r =
| IATA =
| ICAO = VIBS<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/VIBS/Beas-Airport-Airport|title=VIBS - Beas Airport Airport | SkyVector|website=skyvector.com}}</ref>
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_relief =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in India
| pushpin_label = '''VIBS'''
| nativename-a =
| city-served = [[Amritsar]]
| owner = [[Radha Soami]]
| location = Beas
| elevation-f = 820
| elevation-m = 250
| coordinates = {{Coord|31|33|38|N|75|20|28|E|type:airport_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| r1-number = 15/33
| r1-length-f = 12,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jetsetgo.in/airport_info|title=Data|website=jetsetgo.in}}</ref>
| r1-length-m = 3657.6
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
}}

'''Beas Airport''' is a civil aerodrome located in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beas Airport (VIBS)|url=https://wikimapia.org/26366232/Beas-Airport-VIBS|access-date=2021-01-10|website=wikimapia.org|language=en}}</ref> The airport is the main base of private jets of [[Radha Soami]] and used exclusively for their personal travel. As of now, the airport does not serve any scheduled flight operations. The nearest airport to Beas Airport is [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]], the primary airport serving [[Amritsar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=VIBS - Beas Airport Airport {{!}} SkyVector|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/VIBS/Beas-Airport-Airport|access-date=2021-01-10|website=skyvector.com}}</ref>

== Area ==
The Airport is spread over an 497,214 m<sup>2</sup> and perimeter length of 6043 metre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AvDelphi - Almost there...|url=https://www.avdelphi.com/confirm.html?s=2&ref=Ly93d3cuYXZkZWxwaGkuY29tL2FpcnBvcnQuaHRtbD9pZD01MzEyMA==&cache=1610262187|access-date=2021-01-10|website=avdelphi.com}}</ref>

== Future Plans ==
There are plans to start scheduled flight operations from the airport in future. [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] has identified Beas airport under its [[UDAN|UDAN-Regional Connectivity Scheme]]. The airlines would be permitted to run short flights of less than 1 hour on these routes and the fare has been capped at Rs. 2500, in order to promote regional connectivity scheme.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 30, 2017|first=Ajay|last=Sura|title=25 airstrips in Punjab, Haryana in ministry’s regional connectivity scheme {{!}} Chandigarh News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/25-airstrips-in-punjab-haryana-in-ministrys-regional-connectivity-scheme/articleshow/57902928.cms|access-date=2021-01-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Satellite Airport ==
Due to the fast pace of growing aviation industry in India, it is projected that over 31 cities will need 2nd airport by 2040. Beas Airport can act as a '<nowiki/>''satellite airport' or 'second airport''' serving [[Punjab, India|Amritsar]] after [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport|SGRDJ-Amritsar International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=India News, India News Live and Breaking News Today|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Airports in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:Transport in Amritsar]]

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>Qwerfjkl at 18:11, 13 July 2021