Bikaner Airport
Bikaner Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bikaner | ||||||||||
| Location | Nal, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1964 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 229 m / 750 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°04′14″N 73°12′25″E / 28.07056°N 73.20694°E | ||||||||||
| Website | nalairport | ||||||||||
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Source: AAI | |||||||||||
Nal Air Force Station (IATA: BKB, ICAO: VIBK), also known as Bikaner Air Force Station and Civil Airport Bikaner, is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Station, which serves the city of Bikaner in Rajasthan, India. It is located at Nal, 13 km (8 mi) west of the city. The civil enclave within is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and regular scheduled flight under the UDAN scheme were inaugurated in 2017. The IAF has deployed the first squadron of the indigenous HAL Tejas MK.1A (No.3 IAF) at this base.