Indian Air Force station near Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Location
Lucknow, India
Bakshi Ka Talab Air Force Station (ICAO: VIBL) is a military airbase located in the Bakshi Ka Talab area on the northern outskirts of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is operated by the Indian Air Force and serves a strategic role in the central Indian air defense network.
The station is not open to civilian commercial traffic and has no scheduled passenger services. It functions as a dedicated military installation supporting IAF operations in the region.
Notable facts
- ›Operated exclusively by the Indian Air Force with no civilian scheduled services.
- ›Located in the Bakshi Ka Talab locality on the northern periphery of Lucknow.
- ›Assigned ICAO code VIBL; no IATA code is allocated.
- ›Lucknow's civilian air traffic is handled separately by Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO/VILK).
- ›Serves a strategic military role within India's central air defense infrastructure.
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