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Belagavi Airport

Belgaum, India

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Elevation

2487 ft

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Location

Belgaum · KA · India

Connectivity

1 routes · 1 destinations

Position

15.859°, 74.618° · 2487 ft elev.

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Gateway to northern Karnataka connecting Belagavi to India.

Opened

1956

Location

Belagavi, India

Belagavi Airport, also known as Sambra Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of Belagavi (formerly Belgaum) in the Karnataka state of India. It is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and handles scheduled commercial flights connecting Belagavi to major Indian cities. The airport is located at Sambra, approximately 10 kilometres from the city centre. It has seen infrastructure upgrades in recent years to accommodate growing passenger traffic and improved aircraft handling capabilities. Belagavi is an important commercial and industrial hub in northern Karnataka, and the airport plays a key role in linking the region to metropolitan centres such as Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad.

Terminals

The airport has a single terminal building handling domestic arrivals and departures.

Getting to & from

Taxis and auto-rickshaws are the primary modes of ground transport between the airport and Belagavi city centre, approximately 10 kilometres away.

Airlines here

IndiGo and Air India operate scheduled services at Belagavi Airport, connecting it to major Indian cities.

Notable facts

›The airport is also commonly known as Sambra Airport after its locality.
›It is classified as a domestic airport with no international scheduled services.
›The airport is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
›Belagavi is a significant military cantonment city, and the airport shares proximity with defence establishments.
›Runway upgrades have been carried out to allow operations by larger narrow-body aircraft.

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Belgaum Airport, also known as Belagavi Airport, is a domestic airport serving Belgaum, Karnataka. The current integrated terminal building was inaugurated by the then Minister of Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju on 14 September 2017. Beside the existing terminal, a new, larger terminal is being constructed to meet the rapidly rising traffic and demands. Its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2024, and construction began in the same month. It is slated to be completed by the end of 2026.

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