The
Vellore airstrip situated
on 51.5 acres was activated recently to
facilitate regular flying by trainee pilots
of the Madras Flying Club.
Vellore Airport (Airport code:
VOVR) is an airport placed in
Vellore, in the state of Tamil
Nadu, India. The Airports
Authority of India (AAI) has
embarked on an "idle airports
activation programme" in
the Southern region that includes Vellore.
The nearest international airports are
Chennai International Airport
(130 km), Bengaluru International
Airport (200 km) and the nearest
domestic airport is Tirupati Airport
(100 km). |