Aero India 2023 impact: Bengaluru airport flights to be affected till February 17. See details

The Bengaluru airport airspace will be closed for a few hours till February 17.

Commercial flight operations at the Bengaluru airport will remain impacted next week till February 17, due to the Aero India 2023 event that will be held not far from the airport.

Flight operations would be impacted for a few hours as the Bengaluru airport airspace will be closed to facilitate the air show and its rehearsals.

The 14th edition of “Aero India”, known as Asia's largest aerospace exhibition, will be held from February 13 to 17.

Here are the details of Bengaluru airport closure due to Aero India 2023:

• On February 12 and 13, the airspace will be closed for just three hours each day, from 9 am to 12 pm.


• On February 14 and 15, the airspace will be closed for an even shorter time, from 12 pm to 2:30 pm, the airport said.


• On the last two days of Aero India, i.e., February 16 and 17, Bengaluru airport’s airspace will be closed in two slots, from 9:30 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm for air displays.

The five-day show will witness a combination of major aerospace and defence trade exposition and mesmerising aerobatics involving the display of manoeuvres by military aircraft and aerobatic teams such as Sarang.