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	{{Short description\|Airport of Punjab, India}}		{{Short description\|Airport of Punjab, India}}
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	{{Infobox airport		{{Infobox airport
	\| name = Bathinda Airport		\| name = Bathinda Airport
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| image-width = ~~250~~		\| image-width = 350
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| IATA = BUP		\| IATA = BUP
	\| ICAO = VIBT		\| ICAO = VIBT
	\| type = Civil ~~Enclave~~		\| type = Civil enclave
	\| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]		\| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]
	\| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]		\| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
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	\| r1-length-f = 9,199		\| r1-length-f = 9,199
	\| r1-length-m = 2,804		\| r1-length-m = 2,804
	\| r1-surface = Asphalt/~~Concrete~~		\| r1-surface = Asphalt/concrete
	\| metric-rwy = y		\| metric-rwy = y
	\| footnotes =		\| footnotes =
	}}		}}

	'''Bathinda Airport''' {{airport codes\|BUP\|VIBT}} is an [[airport]] serving ~~MALWA~~, a ~~Region~~ in the Indian state of Punjab. It is located about {{convert\|20\|km}} northwest of the city near the village of [[Virk Kalan]]. The airport is a [[civil enclave]] of the Bhisiana air force station. [[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]] introduced flights to Bathinda from [[Delhi]] in December 2016.		'''Bathinda Airport''' {{airport codes\|BUP\|VIBT}} is an [[airport]] serving [[Malwa]], a region in the Indian state of Punjab. It is located about {{convert\|20\|km}} northwest of the city near the village of [[Virk Kalan]]. The airport is a [[civil enclave]] of the Bhisiana air force station. [[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]] introduced flights to Bathinda from [[Delhi]] in December 2016.

	~~==History==~~
	On 25 November 2016, [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]], deputy chief minister of Punjab, announced that [[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]] would begin flights between Bathinda and [[Delhi]] on 11 December.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/air-india-gears-up-for-maiden-bathinda-delhi-flight-on-dec-11/331576.html \| title=Air India gears up for maiden Bathinda-Delhi flight on Dec 11 \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| date=3 December 2016 \| access-date=15 December 2016 \| author=Singh, Varinder \| location=Chandigarh}}</ref> The announcement came one week after talks between Air India and local officials regarding the viability of flights to Bathinda.<ref name="chav6dec2016">{{cite news \| url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/51427-bathinda-india-to-open-to-commercial-traffic \| title=Bathinda, India to open to commercial traffic \| work=[[ch-aviation]] \| date=6 December 2016 \| access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref> The flights began operating three times a week with the [[ATR 72-600]].<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.anna.aero/2016/12/12/air-india-arrives-bathinda/ \| title=Air India initiates first commercial service to Bathinda \| work=[[anna.aero]] \| date=12 December 2016 \| access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref> A ceremony was held to inaugurate the terminal and the Delhi flights. The state deputy chief minister; [[Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju]], the union civil aviation minister; and [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]], a member of parliament from Bathinda, were among those in attendance.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/Bathinda-gets-air-connectivity/article16796351.ece \| title=Bathinda gets air connectivity \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| date=12 December 2016 \| access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref>

	==Infrastructure==		==Infrastructure==
	The Bathinda airport has a {{convert\|1200\|sqm\|adj=on}} terminal for commercial flights that was built at a cost of {{INRConvert\|25\|c}}.<ref name="aai11dec2016">{{cite press release \| url=http://www.aai.aero/misc/Press_Release-New_CAT-Bathinda-11_12_2016.pdf \| title=New Civil Air Terminal at Bathinda Airport dedicated to the nation and launch of first Alliance Air flight for Delhi-Bathinda-Delhi Sector by Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Hon’ble Union Minister of Civil Aviation \| publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]] \| date=11 December 2016 \| access-date=15 December 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220120958/http://www.aai.aero/misc/Press_Release-New_CAT-Bathinda-11_12_2016.pdf \| archive-date=20 December 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> It has a capacity for 100 passengers with a waiting area that can seat 30 people.<ref name="chav6dec2016" /><ref name="aai11dec2016" /> The terminal contains two check-in counters and a VIP lounge.<ref name="aai11dec2016" />		The Bathinda airport has a {{convert\|1200\|sqm\|adj=on}} terminal for commercial flights that was built at a cost of {{INRConvert\|25\|c}}.<ref name="aai11dec2016">{{cite press release \| url=http://www.aai.aero/misc/Press_Release-New_CAT-Bathinda-11_12_2016.pdf \| title=New Civil Air Terminal at Bathinda Airport dedicated to the nation and launch of first Alliance Air flight for Delhi-Bathinda-Delhi Sector by Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Hon’ble Union Minister of Civil Aviation \| publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]] \| date=11 December 2016 \| access-date=15 December 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220120958/http://www.aai.aero/misc/Press_Release-New_CAT-Bathinda-11_12_2016.pdf \| archive-date=20 December 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> It has a capacity for 100 passengers with a waiting area that can seat 30 people.<ref name="chav6dec2016" /><ref name="aai11dec2016" /> The terminal contains two check-in counters and a VIP lounge.<ref name="aai11dec2016" />

	The airport's runway, 13/31, is {{convert\|2804\|m}} in length.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://skyvector.com/airport/VIBT/Bhatinda-Airport \| title=VIBT - Bhatinda Airport \| work=SkyVector \| date=10 November 2016 \| access-date=15 December ~~2016~~}}</ref> The [[airport apron\|apron]] can park two aircraft similar to the ATR 72-600 in size.<ref name="aai11dec2016" />		The airport's runway, 13/31, is {{convert\|2804\|m}} in length.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://skyvector.com/airport/VIBT/Bhatinda-Airport \| title=VIBT - Bhatinda Airport \| work=SkyVector \| date=10 November 2016 \| access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref> The [[airport apron\|apron]] can park two aircraft similar to the ATR 72-600 in size.<ref name="aai11dec2016" />

	~~==Airlines and destinations==~~
	~~{{airport-dest-list\|3rdcoltitle={{Abbr\|Refs.\|References}}\|3rdcolunsortable=yes~~
	\|[[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]]\| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Jammu Airport\|Jammu]]\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.airindia.com/Images/pdf/TimeTable.pdf \| title=Timetable \| work=[[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]] \| date=1 February 2017 \| access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
	}}

	==Bhisiana air force station==		==Bhisiana air force station==
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	==Access==		==Access==
	The airport is located near the village of [[Virk Kalan]], {{convert\|20\|km}} northwest of Bathinda.<ref name="chav6dec2016" /> It has a car park with spaces for 40 vehicles.<ref name="aai11dec2016" /> The nearest bus station is located {{convert\|2\|km}} from the airport. Direct bus service by the [[PEPSU Road Transport Corporation\|PRTC]] was scheduled to begin on the opening date of the passenger terminal; however, it was postponed following the death of the PRTC chairman.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/airport-2-km-away-from-bus-stop-in-virk-kalan-no-direct-link-from-city-yet/336541.html \| title=Airport 2 km away from bus stop in Virk Kalan, no direct link from city yet \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| date=13 December 2016 \| access-date=16 December 2016 \| author=Khanna, Bharat \| location=Chandigarh}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/mini-buses-flag-off-ceremony-postponed-by-prtc/335164.html \| title=Mini buses: Flag-off ceremony postponed by PRTC \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| date=10 December 2016 \| access-date=16 December 2016 \| location=Chandigarh}}</ref>		The airport is located near the village of [[Virk Kalan]], {{convert\|20\|km}} northwest of Bathinda.<ref name="chav6dec2016" /> It has a car park with spaces for 40 vehicles.<ref name="aai11dec2016" /> The nearest bus station is located {{convert\|2\|km}} from the airport. Direct bus service by the [[PEPSU Road Transport Corporation\|PRTC]] was scheduled to begin on the opening date of the passenger terminal; however, it was postponed following the death of the PRTC chairman.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/airport-2-km-away-from-bus-stop-in-virk-kalan-no-direct-link-from-city-yet/336541.html \| title=Airport 2 km away from bus stop in Virk Kalan, no direct link from city yet \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| date=13 December 2016 \| access-date=16 December 2016 \| author=Khanna, Bharat \| location=Chandigarh}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/mini-buses-flag-off-ceremony-postponed-by-prtc/335164.html \| title=Mini buses: Flag-off ceremony postponed by PRTC \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| date=10 December 2016 \| access-date=16 December 2016 \| location=Chandigarh}}</ref>

			==Airlines and destinations==
			<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines itself are not independent sources. -->
			{{airport-dest-list\|3rdcoltitle={{Abbr\|Refs.\|References}}\|3rdcolunsortable=yes
			\|[[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]]\| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport\|Delhi]], [[Jammu Airport\|Jammu]]\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.airindia.com/Images/pdf/TimeTable.pdf \| title=Timetable \| work=[[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]] \| date=1 February 2017 \| access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>
			}}
			It was announced on 25 November 2016 that [[Alliance Air (India)\|Alliance Air]] would begin flights between Bathinda and [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/air-india-gears-up-for-maiden-bathinda-delhi-flight-on-dec-11/331576.html \| title=Air India gears up for maiden Bathinda-Delhi flight on Dec 11 \| work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]] \| date=3 December 2016 \| access-date=15 December 2016 \| author=Singh, Varinder \| location=Chandigarh}}</ref> The announcement came one week after talks between Air India and local officials regarding the viability of flights to Bathinda.<ref name="chav6dec2016">{{cite news \| url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/51427-bathinda-india-to-open-to-commercial-traffic \| title=Bathinda, India to open to commercial traffic \| work=ch-aviation \| date=6 December 2016 \| access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref> The flights began operating three times a week with the [[ATR 72-600]].<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.anna.aero/2016/12/12/air-india-arrives-bathinda/ \| title=Air India initiates first commercial service to Bathinda \| work=[[anna.aero]] \| date=12 December 2016 \| access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref> A ceremony was held to inaugurate the terminal and the Delhi flights.

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Airport of Punjab, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Bathinda Airport
| image =
| image-width = 250
| caption =
| IATA = BUP
| ICAO = VIBT
| type = Civil Enclave
| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Bathinda]]
| location = [[Virk Kalan]], Punjab, India
| elevation-f = 662
| elevation-m = 201
| metric-elev = y
| coordinates = {{Coord|30|16|12|N|74|45|20|E|type:airport|display=inline}}
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_label = '''BUP'''
| website =
| r1-number = 13/31
| r1-length-f = 9,199
| r1-length-m = 2,804
| r1-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
| metric-rwy = y
| footnotes =
}}

'''Bathinda Airport''' {{airport codes|BUP|VIBT}} is an [[airport]] serving MALWA, a Region in the Indian state of Punjab. It is located about {{convert|20|km}} northwest of the city near the village of [[Virk Kalan]]. The airport is a [[civil enclave]] of the Bhisiana air force station. [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] introduced flights to Bathinda from [[Delhi]] in December 2016.

==History==
On 25 November 2016, [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]], deputy chief minister of Punjab, announced that [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] would begin flights between Bathinda and [[Delhi]] on 11 December.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/air-india-gears-up-for-maiden-bathinda-delhi-flight-on-dec-11/331576.html | title=Air India gears up for maiden Bathinda-Delhi flight on Dec 11 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=3 December 2016 | access-date=15 December 2016 | author=Singh, Varinder | location=Chandigarh}}</ref> The announcement came one week after talks between Air India and local officials regarding the viability of flights to Bathinda.<ref name="chav6dec2016">{{cite news | url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/51427-bathinda-india-to-open-to-commercial-traffic | title=Bathinda, India to open to commercial traffic | work=[[ch-aviation]] | date=6 December 2016 | access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref> The flights began operating three times a week with the [[ATR 72-600]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.anna.aero/2016/12/12/air-india-arrives-bathinda/ | title=Air India initiates first commercial service to Bathinda | work=[[anna.aero]] | date=12 December 2016 | access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref> A ceremony was held to inaugurate the terminal and the Delhi flights. The state deputy chief minister; [[Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju]], the union civil aviation minister; and [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]], a member of parliament from Bathinda, were among those in attendance.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/Bathinda-gets-air-connectivity/article16796351.ece | title=Bathinda gets air connectivity | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=12 December 2016 | access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
The Bathinda airport has a {{convert|1200|sqm|adj=on}} terminal for commercial flights that was built at a cost of {{INRConvert|25|c}}.<ref name="aai11dec2016">{{cite press release | url=http://www.aai.aero/misc/Press_Release-New_CAT-Bathinda-11_12_2016.pdf | title=New Civil Air Terminal at Bathinda Airport dedicated to the nation and launch of first Alliance Air flight for Delhi-Bathinda-Delhi Sector by Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Hon’ble Union Minister of Civil Aviation | publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]] | date=11 December 2016 | access-date=15 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220120958/http://www.aai.aero/misc/Press_Release-New_CAT-Bathinda-11_12_2016.pdf | archive-date=20 December 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> It has a capacity for 100 passengers with a waiting area that can seat 30 people.<ref name="chav6dec2016" /><ref name="aai11dec2016" /> The terminal contains two check-in counters and a VIP lounge.<ref name="aai11dec2016" />

The airport's runway, 13/31, is {{convert|2804|m}} in length.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://skyvector.com/airport/VIBT/Bhatinda-Airport | title=VIBT - Bhatinda Airport | work=SkyVector | date=10 November 2016 | access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref> The [[airport apron|apron]] can park two aircraft similar to the ATR 72-600 in size.<ref name="aai11dec2016" />

==Airlines and destinations==
{{airport-dest-list|3rdcoltitle={{Abbr|Refs.|References}}|3rdcolunsortable=yes
|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]]|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airindia.com/Images/pdf/TimeTable.pdf | title=Timetable | work=[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] | date=1 February 2017 | access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
}}

==Bhisiana air force station==
Bathinda Airport functions as a [[civil enclave]] of the Bhisiana air force station. The [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]] provides [[air traffic control]] and emergency services for the airport.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/community/no-flights-from-bathinda-airport-2-yrs-after-completion/24552.html | title=No flights from Bathinda airport 2 yrs after completion | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=30 December 2014 | access-date=27 February 2017 | author=Mohan, Vijay | location=Chandigarh}}</ref>

==Access==
The airport is located near the village of [[Virk Kalan]], {{convert|20|km}} northwest of Bathinda.<ref name="chav6dec2016" /> It has a car park with spaces for 40 vehicles.<ref name="aai11dec2016" /> The nearest bus station is located {{convert|2|km}} from the airport. Direct bus service by the [[PEPSU Road Transport Corporation|PRTC]] was scheduled to begin on the opening date of the passenger terminal; however, it was postponed following the death of the PRTC chairman.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/airport-2-km-away-from-bus-stop-in-virk-kalan-no-direct-link-from-city-yet/336541.html | title=Airport 2 km away from bus stop in Virk Kalan, no direct link from city yet | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=13 December 2016 | access-date=16 December 2016 | author=Khanna, Bharat | location=Chandigarh}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/mini-buses-flag-off-ceremony-postponed-by-prtc/335164.html | title=Mini buses: Flag-off ceremony postponed by PRTC | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=10 December 2016 | access-date=16 December 2016 | location=Chandigarh}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Airports in India}}

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{{Indian Air Force}}

[[Category:Indian Air Force bases]]
[[Category:Transport in Bathinda]]
[[Category:Airports in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]