Bikaner Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bikaner | ||||||||||
| Location | Nal, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1964 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 229 m / 750 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°04′14″N 73°12′25″E / 28.07056°N 73.20694°E | ||||||||||
| Website | nalairport | ||||||||||
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Nal Air Force Station (IATA: BKB, ICAO: VIBK), 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.[4] The IAF has deployed the first squadron of the indigenous HAL Tejas MK.1A (No.3 IAF) at this base.[5][6]
- ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
TOIwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "'Airborne for 15 minutes': HAL successfully completes first flight of Made in India LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft". Firstpost. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Tejas MK-1A completes maiden flight, first delivery soon". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 March 2024.