Beas Airport
{{short description|Airport in Amritsar, Punjab, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Beas Airport
| type = Private
| nativename-r =
| IATA =
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_relief =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in India
| pushpin_label = VIBS
| nativename-a =
| city-served = Amritsar
| owner = Radha Soami Satsang Beas
| location = Beas
| elevation-f = 820
| elevation-m = 250
| coordinates = {{Coord|31|33|38|N|75|20|28|E|type:airport_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| r1-number = 15/33
| r1-length-f = 12,000{{Cite web|url=https://jetsetgo.in/airport_info|title=Data|website=jetsetgo.in}}
| r1-length-m = 3657.6
| r1-surface = Asphalt
}}
Beas Airport is a civil aerodrome located in Amritsar, Punjab in India.{{Cite web|title=Beas Airport (VIBS)|url=https://wikimapia.org/26366232/Beas-Airport-VIBS|access-date=2021-01-10|website=wikimapia.org|language=en}} The airport is the main base of private jets of Radha Soami Satsang Beas and used exclusively for their personal travel. As of now, the airport does not serve any scheduled flight operations. The nearest airport to Beas Airport is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, the primary airport serving Amritsar.{{Cite web|title=VIBS - Beas Airport Airport {{!}} SkyVector|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/VIBS/Beas-Airport-Airport|access-date=2021-01-10|website=skyvector.com}}
Area
The Airport is spread over an 497,214 m2 and perimeter length of 6043 metre.{{Cite web|title=AvDelphi - Almost there...|url=https://www.avdelphi.com/confirm.html?s=2&ref=Ly93d3cuYXZkZWxwaGkuY29tL2FpcnBvcnQuaHRtbD9pZD01MzEyMA==&cache=1610262187|access-date=2021-01-10|website=avdelphi.com}}
Future Plans
There are plans to start scheduled flight operations from the airport in future. Ministry of Civil Aviation has identified Beas airport under its UDAN-Regional Connectivity Scheme. The airlines would be permitted to run short flights of less than 1 hour on these routes and the fare has been capped at Rs. 2500, in order to promote regional connectivity scheme.{{Cite web|date=March 30, 2017|first=Ajay|last=Sura|title=25 airstrips in Punjab, Haryana in ministry's regional connectivity scheme {{!}} Chandigarh News|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/25-airstrips-in-punjab-haryana-in-ministrys-regional-connectivity-scheme/articleshow/57902928.cms|access-date=2021-01-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}
Satellite Airport
Due to the fast pace of growing aviation industry in India, it is projected that over 31 cities will need 2nd airport by 2040. Beas Airport can act as a '
References
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Category:Airports in Punjab, India
Category:Airports with year of establishment missing
Category:Transport in Amritsar
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