# HAL Airport (VOBG)

**HAL Airport** (ICAO: VOBG) is a medium airport in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It opened in 1941. It closed in 2008. It has one runway, 3,307 m (10,850 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / VOBG
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- Serves: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Opened: 1941 (Wikipedia)
- Closed: 2008
- Elevation: 888 m / 2,912 ft
- Coordinates: 12.9500, 77.6682
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,307 m / 10,850 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4520104
- Weather station: VOBG
- Ident: VOBG

## Timeline

- 1941: HAL Airport opens.
- 14 Feb 1990: Indian Airlines Flight 605. 92 killed.
- 2008: HAL Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,307 m / 10,850 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 085° / 265° | yes |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- DN [Deccan Charters](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/deccan-charters)

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,307 m / 10,850 ft | #703 of 29,858 | #209 in Asia | #20 in IN |
| Elevation | 888 m / 2,912 ft | =5,712 of 43,403 | #512 in Asia | #24 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =123 in Asia | #16 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 127.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.250 |
| TWR | TWR | 123.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · 28 km / 17 mi
- [PUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vopn.md) Sri Sathya Sai Airport · 134 km / 83 mi
- [MYQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vomy.md) Mysore Airport · 136 km / 85 mi
- [SXV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vosm.md) Salem Airport · 137 km / 85 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “HAL Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HAL_Airport&oldid=1376915654), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobg/data