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Bikaner Airport

Airport of Rajasthan, India

Summary

Airport of Rajasthan, India

FieldValue
nameBikaner Airport
image-width300px
IATABKB
ICAOVIBK
typeMilitary/Public
operatorIndian Air Force
city-servedBikaner
locationNal, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
opened
pushpin_mapIndia Rajasthan#India
pushpin_labelBKB
elevation-f750
elevation-m229
coordinates
website
metric-elevy
metric-rwyy
r1-number05/23
r1-length-f8,960
r1-length-m2,731
r1-surfaceAsphalt
stat-yearApril 2024 - March 2025
stat1-headerPassengers
stat1-data13,714 ( 98%)
stat2-headerAircraft movements
stat2-data430 ( 58.1%)
footnotesSource: AAI
stat3-data—
stat3-headerCargo tonnage

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Nal Air Force Station , also known as Bikaner Air Force Station and Civil Airport Bikaner, is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Station, which serves the city of Bikaner in Rajasthan, India. It is located at Nal, 13 km (8 mi) west of the city. The civil enclave within is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and regular scheduled flight under the UDAN scheme were inaugurated in 2017. The IAF has deployed the first squadron of the indigenous HAL Tejas MK.1A (No.3 IAF) at this base.

History

By 1964, the diversionary Indian Air Force airfield at Nal was built and operationally ready. The civil air terminal as an enclave within the airforce station was inaugurated on 29 June 2014, and on 26 September 2017 regular flight to Delhi was inaugurated by Air India.

The government-owned Vayudoot operated a 20-seater aircraft to this airport in the past but the service was terminated in 1987. The foundation stone of the new terminal was laid in March 2009 by the then Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The airport was expected to be completed in March 2012. A dispute between the AAI and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) regarding height of the terminal building led to delay in starting air services. AAI authorities constructed the building up to the height of 6.75 metres, whereas MoD had permitted a maximum height of 5 metres. The civil enclave will include a terminal for 100 passengers and a 60 x 90 m apron capable of holding two ATR 72 aircraft. Bikaner Airport construction was completed in August 2013.

Airlines and destinations

|Alliance Air | Delhi |IndiGo | Delhi

Statistics

References

References

  1. "Annexure III – Passenger Data".
  2. "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data".
  3. "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data".
  4. (2024-03-28). "'Airborne for 15 minutes': HAL successfully completes first flight of Made in India LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft".
  5. "Tejas MK-1A completes maiden flight, first delivery soon". The Times of India.
  6. PC Lal. "My Years with the IAF". Lancer Publishers LLC.
  7. (30 June 2014). "Raje inaugurates Bikaner's air termina". [[The Times of India]].
  8. (3 March 2009). "Bikaner set to have own airport". [[The Times of India]].
  9. (27 November 2011). "MoD nod for building at Bikaner civil airport". [[The Times of India]].
  10. (28 November 2011). "NOC from Ministry of Defence has been received for construction of truce building of the height of 6.75 Meters at Nal Civil Airport at Bikaner". The Thar Express.
  11. (28 November 2011). "नाल एयरपोर्ट के लिए एनओसी मिली". The Dainik Bhaskar.
  12. (4 April 2012). "गस्त 2012 तक उनका विभाग इन दोनों एयरपोर्ट का निर्माण पूरा कर इसे हवाई उड़ानों के लिए तैयार कर देंगे". The Dainik Bhaskar.
  13. "Airport Website". [[Airports Authority of India]].
  14. "Alliance Air to resume Delhi-Bikaner service from Oct-2023". CAPA.
  15. (2 January 2025). "IndiGo announces flights between Delhi and Bikaner". Times of India.
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