Jindal Vijayanagar Airport , also known as Vidyanagar Airport, is a public

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serving

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and

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, India. It is located between Vidyanagar Township and a

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owned by JSW Steel in Toranagallu. The airport was built by Jindal Vijayanagar Steel, which later changed its name to JSW Steel. It opened in 1997 and began handling commercial flights in December 2006.

History

Jindal Vijayanagar Steel built the airport next to its plant in Toranagallu for use by senior employees. It began operations in 1997. In 2004, the

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announced that the airstrip would be upgraded to serve as the new commercial airport for

, which was away. Air Deccan planned to fly to the airfield. Bellary already had an airport; however, officials said its runway was not long enough and there was no room to extend it. The government also hoped that Jindal Vijayanagar Airport would attract tourists bound for

. In 2006, the company, now known as JSW Steel, constructed a terminal building at a cost of . Karnataka governor

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inaugurated the airport in November 2006, and Air Deccan launched flights to Bangalore and Goa the following month. As part of the

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's UDAN scheme,

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began service to Hyderabad in September 2017. In October 2022, Alliance Air started flying to Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Facilities

Jindal Vijayanagar Airport has one asphalt runway designated 13/31. It measures . The waiting area in the terminal seats 50 people.

Airlines and destinations

Between April 2023 and March 2024, the airport handled 43,140 passengers and had 1,228 aircraft movements.

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History

Facilities

Airlines and destinations

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