VOBR
Bidar Airport / Bidar Air Force Station
MVFR
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Name
Bidar Airport / Bidar Air Force Station
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VOBR / IXX / VOBR
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
7:17 pm (IST)
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Municipality
Bidar
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Coordinates
17° 54′ 29″ N 77° 29′ 13″ E
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Elevation
2’180 ft (664 m MSL)
About Bidar Airport / Bidar Air Force Station
Bidar Airport (IATA: IXX, ICAO: VOBR) is a domestic airport serving the city of Bidar, Karnataka, India. It operates as a civil enclave on the Indian Air Force's Bidar Air Force Station.
Bidar is one of India's oldest military air bases, serves as a training school for Air Force pilots, and is the home of the Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team (SKAT). In pursuance of the long-pending demand for a civilian airport in Bidar, the Indian Air Force agreed to allow commercial flight operations, with a civilian terminal built in 2008-09 ahead of the Guru-ta-Gaddi celebrations at the Guru Nanak Jhira Sahib.