Bangalore (Bengaluru) Airport

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The Hindustan Airport is also known as HAL Bangalore International Airport or HAL Airport. The airport is now solely used as a testing facility by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and the Indian Armed Forces.
Previously it had served as Bangalore's domestic and international airport till it was replaced by the Bengaluru International Airport on 24th May 2008. The airport is situated at an elevation of 2,912 ft and is located at Vinayak Nagar, Challaghatta, Bangalore in the state of Karnataka.

The Indian Government acquired the Hindustan Airport in 1964 and the airport was mostly used for Defence purposes. In 1980s, the airport started running domestic commercial flights and more than a decade later it started running international flights in 1997. Ever since the airport had been established it has under gone through many expansions and upgrades to keep up with the rising air traffic in the city. The airports last operating was at a level of 7.5 million.

The airport is located at the site of HAL's Research and Development Operations. It manufactures aircraft for the Indian Air Force fleet consists. The HAL airport's operations were taken over by the Bengaluru International Airport, and it is used exclusively as a test and research facility.

Airport Name Bangalore International Airport
Address Airport Director, Airports Authority of India, HAL Airport, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560017
Distance from the city 40 kms
Telephone 91-80-25223344
E-Mail [email protected]
Fax 91-80-25228010
  
Airlines Operating at Airport : 
Passenger Air India, Air Arabia, Air Asia, Air France, Air India Regional, Air Mauritius, British Airways, Air Costa, Emirates, Etihad, Go Air, Indigo, Jet Airways/Jetlite, Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Malaysian Airlines, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Saudia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Silk Air, Spice Jet, Srilankan Airlines, Thai Airways Internaional, Thai Air Asia, Tiger Air, TruJet, Vistara
Cargo/ChartersBlue Dart Aviation, Cathay Pacific Cargo, DHL Aviation, Etihad Cargo, MASkargo, FedEx Express, FitsAir, Qatar Airways Cargo, Singapore Airlines Cargo, SriLankan Cargo
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Last Updated on : 20 March 2013