Jindal Vijayanagar Airport Template:Airport codes, also known as Vidyanagar Airport, is a public airport serving Bellary, Hampi and Hospet in Karnataka, India. It is located between Vidyanagar Township and a steel mill owned by JSW Steel in Toranagallu. The airport was built by Jindal Vijayanagar Steel, which later changed its name to JSW Steel. It opened in 1997 and began handling commercial flights in December 2006.
History
Jindal Vijayanagar Steel built the airport next to its plant in Toranagallu for use by senior employees.[1] It began operations in 1997.[2] In 2004, the government of Karnataka announced that the airstrip would be upgraded to serve as the new commercial airport for Bellary, which was Template:Convert away. Air Deccan planned to fly to the airfield. Bellary already had an airport; however, officials said its runway was not long enough and there was no room to extend it. The government also hoped that Jindal Vijayanagar Airport would attract tourists bound for Hampi.[3] In 2006, the company, now known as JSW Steel, constructed a terminal building at a cost of Template:INRconvert.[1] Karnataka governor T. N. Chaturvedi inaugurated the airport in November 2006,[4] and Air Deccan launched flights to Bangalore and Goa the following month.[5]
Facilities
Jindal Vijayanagar Airport has one asphalt runway designated 13/31. It measures Template:Convert.[6] The waiting area in the terminal seats 50 people.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Between April 2023 and March 2024, the airport handled 43,140 passengers and had 1,228 aircraft movements.[7][8] Template:Airport-dest-list
See also
References
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- ↑ Govt may allow airports on private land. Business Standard(2007-02-06).
- ↑ [{{{url}}} Bellary flights to use Jindal airstrip]. The Hindu(16 July 2004).
- ↑ Hampi gets air connectivity from Bangalore, Goa. Oneindia(3 November 2006). Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ Jindal airport opened for commercial operations. Oneindia(1 December 2006). Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ Aeronautical Information Publication for Jindal Vijayanagar Airport(2024-01-11).
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