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| {{Short description|Airport in Karnataka, India}}
| | #REDIRECT [[Jindal Vijayanagar Airport]] |
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| {{Infobox airport
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| | name = Jindal Vijaynagar Airport
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| | image = Bellary airport.jpg
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| | image-width = 250
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| | caption = Interior of the terminal as seen in 2007
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| | IATA = VDY
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| | ICAO = VOJV
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| | type = Public
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| | owner-oper = [[JSW Steel Ltd|JSW Steel]]
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| | city-served = [[Bellary]], [[Hampi]], [[Hospet]], [[Toranagallu]]
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| | location = Toranagallu, [[Karnataka]], India
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| | coordinates = {{coord|15.1750|76.6341|type:airport_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
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| | pushpin_map = India Karnataka#India
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| | pushpin_label = '''VDY'''
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| | r1-number = 13/31
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| | r1-length-f = 4,921
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| | r1-length-m = 1,500
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| | r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
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| |stat-year = April 2018 - March 2019
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| |stat1-header = Passenger movement
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| |stat1-data = 75977({{increase}}318.1%)
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| |stat2-header = Aircraft movement
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| |stat2-data = 1,466({{increase}}244.1%)
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| |stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
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| | footnotes = Source: [[Airports Authority of India]]<ref>{{cite web |title=traffic news Mar2K19Annex3 pdf |url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2K19Annex3.pdf |access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=traffic-news Mar2K19Annex2 pdf |url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2K19Annex2.pdf |website=www.aai.aero |access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref>
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| '''Jindal Vijaynagar Airport''' {{airport codes|VDY|VOJV}} is an [[airport]] located in [[Toranagallu]], a village in the Indian state of Karnataka. Because of its location near Vidyanagar Township, the airport is also known as '''Vidyanagar Airport'''. It is owned and operated by [[JSW Steel]], which operates a [[steel mill]] in Toranagallu. The name ''Jindal Vijaynagar'' comes from the company Jindal Vijaynagar Steel Ltd (JVSL), which merged to form JSW Steel in 2005.
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| Formerly a private landing strip for JVSL employees, the airport was upgraded to receive its first commercial flights in December 2006, serving tourism and business interests in [[Bellary District]]. Regional airline [[TruJet]] started providing once daily flight service from [[Hyderabad]] and [[Bengaluru]].
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| ==History==
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| Jindal Vijaynagar Airport was originally a private airstrip used by [[JSW Steel Ltd|Jindal Vijaynagar Steel]] to transport senior employees to and from its adjacent [[JSW Steel Ltd#Vijayanagar Works|steel plant]].<ref name="outlook">{{cite magazine |last=Dey |first=Sudipto |date=6–19 April 2008 |title=The Second Coming |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjEEAAAAMBAJ |magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook Business]] |volume=3 |issue=8 |pages=58–59 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> In 2004, the [[Government of Karnataka|State Government]] agreed to allow commercial flights from the airstrip. The airport is located close to the tourist attractions of [[Hampi]], and the State Government hoped it attract businessmen to the steel industry in Bellary. [[Bellary Airport]] was not used as its runway was too short and narrow, and there was no room to expand it.<ref name="16july">{{cite news |date=16 July 2004 |title=Bellary flights to use Jindal airstrip |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/07/17/stories/2004071700760300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 June 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Air Deccan]] announced it would commence flights from [[Bangalore]] on 2 October 2004;<ref name="16july" /> however, the route was not launched because of technical reasons.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 September 2004 |title=Bangalore-Bellary flights postponed |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/09/29/stories/2004092904650300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 June 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| The State Government still required certain facilities to be installed at the airstrip, including additional navigational aids and an [[air traffic control]] tower.<ref name="more">{{cite news |date=18 March 2005 |title=Jindal airstrip needs a few more facilities |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/03/19/stories/2005031908220400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 June 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> JSW Steel began construction on a {{INRConvert|25|c}} passenger terminal in 2006.<ref name="outlook" /> The airport was inaugurated on 3 November 2005 with [[Sajjan Jindal]], [[managing director]] of JSW Steel, and several members of the State Government, including Governor [[T. N. Chaturvedi]], in attendance.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 November 2006 |title=Air Deccan launches flight from Bellary to Bangalore |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/air-deccan-launches-flight-from-bellary-to-bangalore/article3043253.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=3 November 2006 |title=Hampi gets air connectivity from Bangalore, Goa |url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/11/03/hampi-gets-air-connectivity-from-bangalore-goa-1162620390.html |work=[[Oneindia]] |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> Air Deccan conducted an inaugural flight to the airport on that day but did not begin routine operations until 1 December. The airline initially operated daily flights to Bangalore and Goa.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 December 2006 |title=Bellary gets an airport of its own |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-bellary-gets-an-airport-of-its-own-1067265 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="dec1">{{cite news |date=1 December 2006 |title=Jindal airport opened for commercial operations |url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/12/01/jindal-vijaynagar-airport-opened-for-commercial-operations-1164982130.html |work=[[Oneindia]] |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> Air Deccan merged with [[Kingfisher Airlines]] in 2008 to form Kingfisher Red, which ended flights to the airport in early 2009 because of low occupancy.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 January 2012 |title=Bellary airport land: Karnataka HC quashes acquisition notification |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-bellary-airport-land-karnataka-hc-quashes-acquisition-notification-1633776 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref>
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| ==Facilities==
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| Jindal Vijaynagar Airport has one [[runway]], designated 13/31, that measures {{convert|1500|x|30|m}}.<ref name="dec1" /> The passenger terminal covers {{convert|2000|ft2|m2|order=flip}} and contains a single [[check-in]] desk, security lane, baggage scanner and a waiting area capable of seating 50 people.<ref name="outlook" />
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| ==Airlines and destinations==
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| | [[TruJet]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]]<ref>{{cite web|title=TruJet Schedule|url=https://d37ze9qx56fv1m.cloudfront.net/docs/Flight_Schedule_PDF_New.pdf|website=www.trujet.com|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>
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| ==See also==
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| * [[New Bellary airport]]
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| == References ==
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| [[Category:Airports in Karnataka]]
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