Jindal Vijayanagar Airport

Jindal Vijayanagar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorJSW Steel
ServesBellary, Hampi and Hospet
LocationToranagallu, Karnataka, India
Opened1997 (1997)
Elevation AMSL508 m / 1,667 ft
Coordinates15°10′30″N 76°38′03″E / 15.1750°N 76.6341°E / 15.1750; 76.6341
Map
VDY
Location of airport in Karnataka
VDY
VDY (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,589 5,213 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers43,140 ( 80%)
Aircraft movements1,228 ( 34.9%)
Cargo tonnage
Source: AAI

Jindal Vijayanagar Airport (IATA: VDY, ICAO: VOJV), also known as Vidyanagar Airport, is a public airport serving Bellary, Hampi and Hospet in Karnataka, India. It is located between Vidyanagar Township and a steel mill owned by JSW Steel in Toranagallu. The airport was built by Jindal Vijayanagar Steel, which later changed its name to JSW Steel. It opened in 1997 and began handling commercial flights in December 2006.