HAL Airport

Bangalore, India

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HAL Airport

Bangalore, India

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Bangalore's historic defence and aerospace aviation hub.

Opened

1940

Location

Bangalore, India

HAL Airport, officially known as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Airport (ICAO: VOBG), is a military and civil enclave airfield located in Bangalore, India. It served as Bangalore's primary commercial airport until the opening of Kempegowda International Airport in May 2008, after which scheduled commercial passenger operations were transferred to the new facility. The airport is situated adjacent to the HAL complex, one of India's largest aerospace and defence manufacturing organisations. Today it primarily supports defence aviation, aerospace testing, and general aviation activities rather than scheduled commercial passenger services. HAL Airport has historical significance as a base for Indian Air Force operations and aircraft manufacturing trials conducted by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, including test flights of domestically developed aircraft such as the HAL Tejas light combat aircraft.

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HAL Airport is located approximately 13 kilometres from central Bangalore, accessible by road via public and private transport.

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No scheduled commercial airlines currently operate from HAL Airport following the transfer of commercial operations to Kempegowda International Airport in 2008.

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›Served as Bangalore's main commercial airport before 2008.
›Adjacent to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited manufacturing complex.
›Used for test flights of the HAL Tejas light combat aircraft.
›Primarily serves Indian Air Force and defence aviation purposes today.
›The airport has no IATA code as it does not handle scheduled commercial traffic.

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HAL Airport is an airport that serves Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located about 12 km east of the city centre, it has one runway and operates 24/7. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a state-owned defence company, owns the airfield and runs a testing facility in conjunction with the Indian Armed Forces. The airport also caters to non-scheduled civilian traffic, including general, business and VIP aviation. For over 60 years, it received all domestic and international flights to the city; the Airports Authority of India shut down its civil enclave, officially known as "Bangalore International Airport", upon the opening of the Kempegowda International Airport in Devanahalli in 2008.

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