Hindustan Airport
IATA: BLR - ICAO: VOBG
Summary
Airport type		public
Operator		Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Serves		Bangalore
Elevation AMSL		2912 ft (888 m)
Coordinates		12°56′60″N, 77°40′06″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	10,850	3,307	Asphalt

HAL Airport or Hindustan Airport (IATA: BLR, ICAO: VOBG) is the domestic and international airport for the city of Bangalore, India. The airport is presently the fourth busiest airport in India and we are very proud of that. HAL Airport, Bangalore. ... An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Categories: India-related stubs | Bangalore | Indian aircraft manufacturers ... Bangalore (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು; pronounced // in Kannada and // in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... The Metre (or Meter) is the base fundamental unit of length in the metric measurement system as defined originally by the French Academy of Sciences during the French Revolutionary–Napoleonic war era, and subsequently adopted by various successive International Standards Committees as the utility, elegance, and self-consistency of the... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Bangalore (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು; pronounced // in Kannada and // in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ...

By the year 2050, if earth is not hit by any major meteor, God willing, we will have a new International airport.

The airport is maintained by Hindustan Aeronautics which uses it to test and develop aircraft for the Indian Armed Forces. HAL HF 24 HAL Cheetah HAL Jaguar IS Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is a public sector undertaking aerospace company under the Ministry of Defence based in Bangalore, India. ... The Indian Armed Forces is Indias primary defence organisation. ...

History

Originally set up by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) mainly for defence purposes, operations were extended for domestic commercial flights in the 1980s while the airport started to serve international destinations in 1997. In the past decade, the airport has went through a series of expansion and upgradation to keep pace with the growing air traffic in the city. Categories: India-related stubs | Bangalore | Indian aircraft manufacturers ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the late 1990s, friction started to arise between the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Hindustan Aeronautics. AAI wanted more control over airport management which HAL refused to citing national security concerns. The HAL airport is the site of much of HAL's test and research facility. Currently, more than 50% of the Indian Air Force fleet consists of aircraft manufactured by HAL. The airport's management issue also caused contention between the Indian Ministry of Defence and the Civil Aviation Ministry. In 2005, AAI finally started construction on new Bangalore International Airport (BIA). Once complete, BIA will replace HAL airport as Bangalore's international and domestic airport while HAL airport will serve only as a test and research facility for HAL. The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting air-based warfare and securing Indian airspace. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bangalore International Airport is a 4,050 acre international airport that is being built to service the city of Bangalore, India. ...

Structure

There are separate check in sections for domestic and international departures, with a common arrival module. The airport has 2 aerobridges used for international aircraft.

Airlines

Domestic

1. IC - Indian Airlines
2. 9W - Jet Airways
3. S2 - Air Sahara
4. DN - Air Deccan
5. OS - SpiceJet
6. IT - Kingfisher Airlines
7. G8 - Go Air
8. AI - Air India

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International

1. AI - Air India (Dubai, Frankfurt, Chicago)
2. IC - Indian Airlines (Muscat, Bahrain, Sharjah, Bangkok, Singapore)
3. LH - Lufthansa (Frankfurt/FRA)
4. MH - Malaysian Airlines (Kuala Lumpur/KUL)
5. TG - Thai Airways (Bangkok)
6. SQ - Singapore Airlines (Singapore/SIN)
7. RA - Royal Nepal Airlines (Kathmandu)
8. UL - SriLankan Airlines (Colombo/CMB)
9. GF - Gulf Air (Muscat, Bahrain)
10. AF - Air France (Paris/CDG)
11. BA - British Airways (London Heathrow)
12. 3K - Jetstar Asia Airways (Singapore/SIN)

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Airport upgrades

Talks had been ongoing for the last decade and a half for upgrading Bangalore's airport to international standards. The unprecedented growth of private low cost air carriers has left the authorities with logistical nightmares in supporting day to day operations. Low cost carriers like Air Deccan have made Bangalore a major hub, with flights connecting to smaller cities like Mangalore and Belgaum. Completely building a new airport (as opposed to upgrading the current HAL airport) eventually won out with the new Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) finally being realized in principle. Air Deccan is an airline based in Bangalore, India. ... Mangalore, (called Mangalūru in Kannada), is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ... Belgaum is a town located in the northwest region of the state of Karnataka in India. ...

Construction of the airport has begun from July 2, 2005 and commercial operation is slated to begin in April 2008. Initially the airport will be able to handle 5 million passengers annually, with a single runway (13200 ft length) in the first phase. July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official HAL airport web site
• BIAL LTD
• BIAL Specs