Jakkur Airfield
| Jakkur Airfield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: IN-0011 – ICAO: VOJK | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Government Flying Training School | ||
| Operator | Government Flying Training School | ||
| Location | Bangalore | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,030 ft / 923 m | ||
| Coordinates | 13°04′37″N 77°35′51″E / 13.07694°N 77.5975°ECoordinates: 13°04′37″N 77°35′51″E / 13.07694°N 77.5975°E | ||
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 Jakkur Airfield
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 3,020 | 920 | Asphalt |
Jakkur Airfield (IATA: IN-0011, ICAO: VOJK) is a general purpose airport serving Bangalore, Karnataka in India. It is the only dedicated general aviation field in Bengaluru. The other three airports are either private (HAL - VOBG), military (Yelahanka - VOYK) or dedicated to commercial operations (BIAL - VOBL).
It is spread over an area of 214 acres to the north of Bangalore, just after the Hebbal flyover near the village of Jakkur. The airfield premises include facilities for flight training, area leased to private parties for hangars and maintenance activities and other common facilities (airstrip, fuel station etc.).[1]
[edit] Government Flying Training School
The airfield is owned by the state run flying school which has been open sporadically in the last few decades. It was shut in 2006 and was reopened in 2011.[2] The School was first set up in 1950 and is one of the oldest flying schools in the country.[1] Also known as the Jakkur Flying Club, it was founded in 1948 by then Mysore Maharaja Jayachamarajendra, the last scion of the Mysore royal family.[3]
The Club owns the only airworthy example of an Aeronca Superchief aircraft in the country. This example, registered as VT-CQQ, has been flying since four decades!
Coincidentally the Jakkur airstrip is also the home for a HAL HUL-26 Pushpak, VT-DWA which was an HAL manufactured modified copy of the Superchief. The Pushpak is owned by Centre for Airborne Systems(CABS) which conducts air-experience flights for graduates of IISc.[4]
The airfield has a single 920 metre runway oriented 09/27 with a full length parallel taxiway running along its northern flank. Hangars are located on the eastern edge of the field with access to the Bengaluru-Bellary road. Jakkur serves as a base for aerospace companies like Deccan Charters Ltd., Jupiter Aviation, Bangalore Aerosports and Agni Aviation. The All India Vayu Sainik Camp (AIVSC) organised By NCC Air Wing in collaboration with the Indian Air Force is also based here.
For More Info Visit:
- 1. http://www.jetrequest.com/airport_code/india/karnataka/jakkur/in-0011/14959
- 2. http://www.warbirds.in/karnataka/bangalore/146-jakkur-airfield.html
[edit] References
- ^ a b "GTFS website". http://kar-gfts.org/About-Us.html. Retrieved 03 January 2012.
- ^ "You can take off from Jakkur!". The Hindu. 12 April 2011. http://www.thehindu.com/education/article1682742.ece. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Jakkur aerodrome heritage property, says MP". Times of India. 6 July 2011. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-06/bangalore/29742466_1_aerodrome-highway-government-flying-training-school. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Warbirds of India -Jakkur airfield". http://www.warbirds.in/karnataka/bangalore/146-jakkur-airfield.html. Retrieved 03 January 2012.
