Bijapur Airport
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Bijapur Airport is an airport that will serve the city of Bijapur
in Karnataka
, India
. Under a public-private partnership
agreement, the airport will be built on 727 acres (2.9 km²) plot of land at Madabhavi village near Bijapur. The Karnataka government has contracted MARG Limited
, a diversified construction business, to develop the airport.
The airport will feature a terminal building of 2500 square metres, with a handling capacity of 100 passengers at peak hour. Its runway will have an area of 51,000 square metres, which would be sufficient room to support a variety of aircraft. Other features included in the airport will be hangars, aprons, taxiways, parking lots, ground support equipment, a fuel form, a fire station, and air traffic control tower 15 metres high.
Bijapur, Karnataka
Bijapur Urdu:بیجاپور city is the district headquarters of Bijapur District of Karnataka state. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of Adil Shahi dynasty...
in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Under a public-private partnership
Public-private partnership
Public–private partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies...
agreement, the airport will be built on 727 acres (2.9 km²) plot of land at Madabhavi village near Bijapur. The Karnataka government has contracted MARG Limited
MARG Limited
MARG Limited. formerly MARG Constructions Ltd. is India's fast growing diversified Infrastructure and Realty development companies. MARG is accredited ISO 9001: 2000 – by DASCL of UK. The Spirit of Visioneering is the motto and a way of life at MARG. MARG's vision statement is Creating Landmarks...
, a diversified construction business, to develop the airport.
The airport will feature a terminal building of 2500 square metres, with a handling capacity of 100 passengers at peak hour. Its runway will have an area of 51,000 square metres, which would be sufficient room to support a variety of aircraft. Other features included in the airport will be hangars, aprons, taxiways, parking lots, ground support equipment, a fuel form, a fire station, and air traffic control tower 15 metres high.