Belgaum Airport

Belgaum Airport (IATA: IXG, ICAO: VOBM), also known as Belagavi Airport, serves Belgaum in Karnataka, India, and functions both as a domestic civil airport and an Indian Air Force station. It was built in 1942 by the Royal Air Force, making it the third oldest airport in Karnataka. During the Second World War the RAF used the field as a training site supporting the South East Asia Command. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation assumed control in 1956, and the Ministry of Civil Aviation took over in 1962.

The air force station was a base of air operations during Operation Vijay in 1961. In 1963, No. 1 Ground Training School was transferred from Jalahalli to Belgaum; it was renamed the Administrative Training Institute in 1980 and became the Airmen Training School in 2001. The station's role centres on Joint Basic Phase Training delivered through the Basic Training Institute, which instructs recruits in military values and military life. The Special Reserve Police of Karnataka took over the airbase in 1984.

Civil operations have been intermittent. East-West Airlines, Gujarat Airways, Indian Airlines, NEPC Airlines and Vayudoot served Belgaum during the 1990s, with all withdrawing by the end of the decade. Air Deccan resumed commercial service in 2003 from Bengaluru, later adding Kolhapur and Mumbai; following its merger with Kingfisher Airlines, service ended in June 2009. The Airports Authority of India and the Government of Karnataka signed a memorandum of understanding on expansion in 2010. Kingfisher returned in January 2011 with Mumbai flights and withdrew in November 2011. SpiceJet began Bengaluru flights in November 2012 and later operated to Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad, ceasing operations in May 2018 when it shifted to Hubballi under the UDAN scheme. Alliance Air began ATR 72 service to Bengaluru on 11 July 2018, and Air India added Airbus A319 flights on the remaining days from 10 August 2018.

The Central Government cleared an expansion project in 2013. Work began in February 2015 at a cost of ₹1.20 billion and included runway extension, a new isolation bay, a taxiway, an apron for three A320-class aircraft and a 22.5-metre ATC tower. The facilities were inaugurated on 14 September 2017, with AAI commissioning the terminal and apron on 16 October 2017. The integrated terminal covers 3,600 square metres, accommodates over 300 passengers, and has six check-in counters and two baggage conveyor belts. The older apron provides two stands for ATR 72-class aircraft. Two further aprons lie north and south of the runway, the northern one serving as an isolation bay, each linked by a single taxiway.