Belgaum Airport

Belgaum Airport ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ
IATA: IXG – ICAO: VABM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Airports Authority of India
Serves		Belgaum
Elevation AMSL		2,487 ft / 758 m
Coordinates		15°51′33″N 74°37′03″E
Website		http://aai.aero
Map
Belgaum Airport
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
08/26	6,380	2,190	Macadam

Belgaum Airport (Kannada: ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ) also Sambra Air Force Station (IATA: IXG, ICAO: VABM) is an airport located 10 km (6.2 mi) of Belgaum, Karnataka, India on SH20. Its also a Air Force Station with basic Training Institute in Sambra. Sambra is a small village situated at a distance of 17 Kms from Belgaum Railway Station and is connected with Belgaum City by a State Highway.

The airport needs an extension of 800 m (2,600 ft) so as to land Boeing 737-800 or A320 types of planes. The runway is already wide enough but the length is the constraint. The second taxiway near the emergency service enclave is under construction and after connecting it to the main apron it will cater to VIP terminal. The present apron is also limited for Avro or ATR. To allow a Boeing it will needs a small expansion on either southeast or southwest side of old taxiway by at least 80 m (260 ft) by 100 m (330 ft). Work on expansion of the Belgaum airport is on full swing.The government has been able to acquire all the 298 acres (1.21 km²) around the airport required to upgrade it and is ready to hand them over to the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Airlines and destinations

No commercial airlines schedule.

External links

• Belgaum Airport (official Airports Authority of India web site)
• Flight schedules (official Directorate General of Civil Aviation web site)
• Airport information for VABM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.