• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • News
    • Loksabha 2019
    • Assembly Elections
      • Search Name in Voters List
      • Know UR Polling Booth
    • Business
    • Letters to Editor
    • Vishwa Kannada Sammelana
    • Education
      • Did u know this
  • Infra
    • Real Estate
  • Lifestyle
    • History
      • Old Photos
      • Then & Now
    • Travel
    • Picnic spots
    • Ganesh Darshan
    • Food & Drink
  • Movies
  • Specials
    • Stars of Belagavi
    • Trivia
    • Sports
  • City Guide
    • Weather
    • Air
    • Train
    • Bus
    • FAQ
    • IT Companies
    • KLE Centenary
    • iamBelagavi
    • Bapu – Bittoo
  • Food
  • Jobs
All About Belgaum

All About Belgaum

Belagavi - Belgaum Latest News Online

belagavi

Expansion of Sambra airport could begin soon

Jan 21, 2013 by Editor 13 Comments

belagavi

The expansion of Belgaum Sambra airport which had begun in 2006, will now start in with a new zeal in the coming days, after DC Anubu Kumar announced that the possession of the acquired land would be handed over to Airports Authority of India. State has issued notices to the farmers to vacate the land for acquisition before January 16, 2006 but then the farmers had their own woes. Still farmers grow crops on the land as the possession has not yet being transferred. Possession of the entire chunk of land has not yet been handed over to AAI. Also about 90% of the farmers have also got the reimbursement money. There were some issues raised by the farmers for access to grave yard and road which have been addressed now.

A total of 356 acres of land is acquired some 15 acres is still left to be acquired of total 371 acres proposed for expansion. Two months back the new boundary markings for acquisition was completed pillars were installed, the circumventing wall would come up after the soil samples which were taken on every 500 ft distance from marked area and were sent to Bangalore.

belagavi

The airport currently has a new terminal building and also a daily Spicejet flight to Bangalore. It is also learned that the District administration is keen on the airline to commence Mumbai operations and the fate of the same could be decided in a couple of days. 

What is the need of Airport expansion:

Expansion of the airport here is mainly for a new runway which can handle Airbus and Boeing planes. The current runway can manage only smaller Aircrafts. 

Sambra is one of the oldest airports in the country which was commissioned by the The Royal Air Force in 1942 and then the Patwardhan Sarkar had allotted the land. Indian Airlines had regular service from here but in late 1980′s it got dis continued and in 1989 private players like Vayudoot started operations with the Belgaum – Mumbai and Belgaum- Bangalore services.

belagavi
Follow us on Google News google news belagavi

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. RAJESH says

    Jan 29, 2013 at 8:32 PM

    IT MAKES ME DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL FROM KANDLA TO BELGAUM AS THERE IS NO CONNECTIVITY FROM MUMBAI TO BELGAUM. I HAVE TO TRAVEL FROM KANDLA TO MUMBAI THEN TO GOA THEN TO BIJAPUR. WHICH TAKES ALMOST 18 HOURS. INFACT I PREFER TO TRAVEL BY GANDHIDHAM EXPRESS WHICH TAKES 36 HRS. IF FLIGHT FROM MUMBAI TO BELGAUM IS REGULARISED ITS WILL BE A SIGH OF RELEIF.

    Reply
  2. anand says

    Jan 25, 2013 at 8:03 PM

    A Very good news in deed…Government shud promote industrialists to develop in belgaum…plan some investments….shift some part of governance from bangalore to belgaum…

    Reply
  3. Jeevan says

    Jan 25, 2013 at 5:10 PM

    This is very good news indeed. Air connectivity will help IT companies to open their branches in Belgaum. Hopefully this project completes on time without any local disruptions and we should see some flights flying around Belgaum

    Reply
  4. mallesh says

    Jan 23, 2013 at 7:18 PM

    it would be great if they had some kind of viewing platform above the terminal where the public could go and see the planes land/take-off

    Reply
  5. NANDAKISHOR says

    Jan 22, 2013 at 4:54 PM

    Without Widened Roads ,Fly overs ,Beautiful Circles,Industrial Developement, What is the use of Airport Expansion?

    Reply
    • anand says

      Jan 25, 2013 at 8:04 PM

      its also a part of growth….

      Reply
  6. SM NAIK says

    Jan 22, 2013 at 2:12 PM

    WE CAN SAY THAT IT IS REAL WHEN THE WORK IS COMPLETED.AS SUCH TILL IT IS COMPLETED IT IS ONLY A DREAM.

    Reply
  7. Satish Kumar says

    Jan 22, 2013 at 12:20 AM

    Wow atlast its happening, we can heve boieng/Airbus thrugh flights Mumabi Belgaum Banaglore , and QUEST has already now moved one steps ahead from component manufacturing to sub assemblies and Aircraft subsystems, Belguam should soon find a test and repair center of Aircrafts.

    Reply
  8. Ajit Patil says

    Jan 21, 2013 at 10:49 PM

    yeh hui na baat, waiting for a full swing traffic.

    Reply
  9. Subhash says

    Jan 21, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    Good News! & I think this is another door for Belgaum’s growth. At this moment its not important how many flights are operating but its very important airport to have such facility.

    Reply
  10. Fahad says

    Jan 21, 2013 at 8:52 PM

    Very interesting piece of news. This is good news indeed. Air connectivity is what’s holding us back. Resumption of the Mumbai flights is badly needed.

    Reply
  11. The Rock says

    Jan 21, 2013 at 7:37 PM

    Excellent News !!…..Need the Belgaum – Mumbai flight to begin soon..

    Reply
  12. Ramchandra Bhonsle says

    Jan 21, 2013 at 6:11 PM

    …but whats the use of extending airport. we hardly have any air connectivity with other cites. Its utter waste of Money and fertile land.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

belagavi

Search

March 2021
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Feb    

About Us  |  Contact us  | Advertise  |  Terms