Harihar Airport
Encyclopedia
Harihar Airport is the small private airport
serving harihar
, a city in the Karnataka
state of India
. The airport served as an air strip for private charter service.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
serving harihar
Harihar
Harihar is a city located in Davanagere District in the Indian state of Karnataka. Harihar also spelled Hari-hara, in Hinduism, a syncretic deity, combining the two major gods, Vishnu and Siva...
, a city in the Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
state of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The airport served as an air strip for private charter service.
Accidents and incidents
- On 12 May 2005, then Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, the Deputy Chief Minister, SiddaramaiahSiddaramaiahSiddaramana Hundi was born 12 August 1948 in a remote village in Varuna Hobli of Mysore District, he comes from a poor farming community. He is the current leader of the opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly...
, the Revenue Minister, M.P. PrakashM.P. PrakashMatada Patil Prakash, born on July 11, 1940 at Vallabhapura, Hagari Bommanahalli Taluk, Bellary District was an Indian politician. He served the Government of Karnataka as its Deputy Chief Minister. A highly respected leader known for his simplicity and integrity, Prakash was also a theatre...
, escape from a possible accident while landing at the Harihar polyfibres airstrip. Pilot of the private aircraft told the senior executives of Harihar Polifibres that there was a ditch in the runway and the aircraft bumped owing to uneven surface.