Bareilly Airport

Bareilly Airport (IATA: BEK, ICAO: VIBY), is a civil enclave at Trishul Air Base of the Indian Air Force at Izzatnagar, 6 kilometres North of Bareilly, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The airbase is not open to civilians except some high government officials on government work.

A new terminal building was inaugurated on 8 March 2021 as part of the airport expansion project. The building is spread over 3,020 square metres and has a capacity to accommodate over 300 passengers. It has two baggage conveyor belts and six check-in counters. It has an apron for parking of ATR 72-600 type of aircraft. The total cost of these works is expected to be around Rs. 70 crore.

The Airport has a runway with concrete surface. The length of runway is 10,400 ft (3170 m) and located at an elevation of 578 ft (176 m) above mean sea level. The Airport is managed and operated jointly by Indian Air Force and Airports Authority of India.

Trishul Air Base

The air force station is one of the largest airbases of the Indian Air Force (IAF). It is part of Central Air Command. It has a squadron of fighters, the Sukhois and the helicopter squadrons. The Trishul Air Base in Bareilly had Foxbats capable of flying up to 80,000 feet. The underground hangar it possesses is considered to be one of the largest in Asia. The Russian-origin Su-30 MKI fighters have been deployed at Bareilly.

Airlines and Destinations

Currently, Alliance Air and IndiGo operate scheduled flight services to and from this Airport to various cities in India as stated below:

Airlines	Destinations
Alliance Air	Delhi, Lucknow
IndiGo	Bangalore, Mumbai

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