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Bellary Airport

Bellary, India

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Elevation

30 ft

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Location

Bellary · KA · India

Position

15.163°, 76.883° · 30 ft elev.

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Regional gateway serving the steel city of Bellary.

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Bellary, India

Bellary Airport (IATA: BEP, ICAO: VOBI) is a domestic airport located in Bellary, Karnataka, India. It serves the Bellary district, an area known for its iron ore mining and steel industry, and provides air connectivity for the region's residents and business travelers. The airport operates limited scheduled domestic services, primarily connecting Bellary to major Indian cities. It has historically seen intermittent service depending on airline demand and government regional connectivity schemes. The airport falls under the purview of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), which manages many of India's smaller regional airports. It has benefited from India's UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) regional connectivity scheme, which aims to make air travel accessible to smaller cities.

Terminals

The airport has a single, modest terminal building handling domestic passenger operations.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to Bellary city primarily by road, with taxis and auto-rickshaws available for ground transportation.

Airlines here

Airlines operating under India's UDAN regional connectivity scheme have served Bellary, including carriers such as Alliance Air and Star Air at various times.

Notable facts

›Bellary is a major iron ore and steel hub in Karnataka, driving industrial air travel demand.
›The airport is managed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
›Scheduled services at Bellary have been intermittent, reflecting the challenges of sustaining routes to smaller Indian cities.
›The UDAN scheme has been instrumental in reviving and supporting connectivity to Bellary.
›The airport primarily handles narrow-body turboprop and small jet aircraft suited to regional routes.

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Bellary Airport is an airport serving Bellary, a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was once served by Tata Airlines and Vayudoot. Bellary was a part of the first commercial flight of India which was from Karachi to Madras, flown by J.R.D Tata on 15 October 1932. This is the first airport of Karnataka built as early as 1932. However, as of May 2018, the airport is without commercial air service. Jindal Vijaynagar Airport, located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of the city, is used instead for this purpose. A new airport for Bellary is being planned as well.

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