New Delhi: The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved the night landing facility at Kalaburagi Airport, Karnataka on May 17, 2023. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said in an official statement on Monday.

The Kalaburagi Airport was inaugurated on November 22, 2019, by the then Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa. It has a runway of 09-27 (3175m x 45m) and an apron suitable to park three aircraft (1 A-320, 02 ATR 72/Q-400.)

There has been a demand for providing night landing facilities to the airport for a long time. With the approval by DGCA for the night landing facility the Aerodrome License for the airport has been amended from VFR (Visual flight rules) to IFR (Instrumental flight rules) for all weather operations.

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