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'''Vijayapur Airport''' is a planned [[greenfield airport]] that will serve the city of [[Vijayapur, Karnataka|Bijapur]] in [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. The airport will be built by the Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIIDC) at a cost of Rs 220 crore. The project site is located 15 km from the city on {{convert|727|acre|km2|adj=on}} of land in Madhubavi villages. The airport is expected to be ready by early 2022.<ref name="TNIE1">{{cite news |title=Vijayapura airport gets Karnataka cabinet nod, 18-month deadline to start operations |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/jul/10/vijayapura-airport-gets-karnataka-cabinet-nod-18-month-deadline-to-start-operations-2167937.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=10 July 2020 |access-date= 28 July 2020 }}</ref>

==History==
In March 2007, the State government Cabinet approved construction of greenfield airports in Bijapur, Gulbarga and Shimoga to give a boost to the tourism industry. Nineteen companies had responded when the Government called for an Expression of Interest (EoI) in 2007 to develop the airports.<ref name="IE">{{cite news |title=Karnataka gets 19 EoIs for three airport projects |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/karnataka-gets-19-eois-for-three-airport-projects/202106/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=20 June 2007 |access-date= 9 June 2015 }}</ref><ref>[http://idd.kar.nic.in/bijapur-airport.htm Minor Airports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425082211/http://idd.kar.nic.in/bijapur-airport.htm |date=25 April 2012 }} Infrastructure Development Department, Government of Karnataka</ref>
In January 2010, the Karnataka government signed a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) with infrastructure development company [[MARG Limited]] for developing a green field airport at Bijapur under a [[public-private partnership]] agreement to cater to [[ATR 72]] aircraft.<ref name="BS">{{cite news |title=Pact for Rs 200 cr Bijapur airport
|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/pact-for-rs-200-cr-bijapur-airport-110011900054_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=19 January 2010 |access-date= 9 June 2015 }}</ref> The airside development was to include a 2,500 square metre terminal building, a 1,700 m long runway, aprons, taxiways, hangars, isolated parking bay, a 15 m air traffic control tower, ground support equipment, fuel storage facilities and a fire station.<ref name="CW">{{cite news |title=MARG to develop Bijapur airport |url=http://www.constructionworld.in/News.aspx?nId=r1Ojr/BS7icbvG9sR/gq1g== |work= Construction World |access-date= 9 June 2015 }}</ref>

The project came to a halt in 2012, when MARG demanded an additional 1,000 acres of land to build commercial complexes near the airport to make the project economically viable. According to the government, this amounted to a breach of contract signed through the MoU.<ref name="TH2">{{cite news |title=Greenfield airport project in Bijapur hits a roadblock |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/greenfield-airport-project-in-bijapur-hits-a-roadblock/article3604298.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=5 July 2012 |access-date= 9 June 2015 }}</ref> In 2013, the Government decided to abandon the PPP model and instead sought to partner with the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) to complete the project.<ref name="TFE">{{cite news|title=Govt looks to AAI as pvt developers' feuds stall regional airport projects |url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/govt-looks-to-aai-as-pvt-developers-feuds-stall-regional-airport-projects/1175889/0 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=29 September 2013 |access-date=9 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012613/http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/govt-looks-to-aai-as-pvt-developers-feuds-stall-regional-airport-projects/1175889/0 |archive-date=5 March 2016 }}</ref> AAI agreed to build Bijapur airport but sought Rs. 50 crore from the State government to start site levelling work,<ref name="TH">{{cite news |title=AAI agrees to take up Bijapur airport project |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/aai-agrees-to-take-up-bijapur-airport-project/article5622140.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=27 January 2014 |access-date= 9 June 2015 }}</ref> but the State government failed to reply. In February 2019, the KSIIDC sought to develop a ‘no-frills airport’ at the site to boost tourism and business activities.<ref name="TNIE2">{{cite news |title=Vijayapura may get no-frills airport |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/feb/15/vijayapura-may-get-no-frills-airport-1939106.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=15 February 2019 |access-date= 28 July 2020 }}</ref>

On 9 July 2020, the state cabinet gave approval for the project to be completed by the State Public Works Department. The first Phase would cost Rs 95 crore and was given a deadline of 18 months.
The first phase of development includes a 1900 metre runway, along with the associated taxiways and apron. A terminal building to handle 200 passengers during peak hours will also be built to handle [[ATR 72]] type aircraft.
The second phase, costing Rs 125 crore, will be implemented after operations commence. The airport would be expanded to handle larger aircraft like the [[Boeing 737]] and [[Airbus A320]] based on demand.<ref name="TNIE1"/>

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Karnataka]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Proposed airports in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bijapur district]]
[[Category:Transport in Bijapur, Karnataka]]

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