Runways at VOBG
According to OurAirports data (compiled from AIP and FAA sources), HAL Airport (Bangalore) has one runway: 09/27 - 3,307 m long (10,850 ft), 61 m wide, asphalt surface.
HAL Airport (Bangalore) (VOBG)
India · elevation 2912 ft AMSL
· 12.9500, 77.6682
About HAL Airport (Bangalore)
HAL Airport (Bangalore) is an airport with the ICAO code VOBG. Country: India. Nearest settlement listed in the database: Bangalore. OurAirports classifies it as a medium-sized airport. Its ICAO code starts with the VO prefix, which marks airports in India. No IATA code is assigned, which is typical for airports without scheduled traffic. The airport reference point sits at 12°57'00"N, 77°40'06"E, at an elevation of 2,912 ft (888 m) above sea level. The applicable time zone is Asia/Kolkata.
Satellite view of VOBG
Aerial imagery showing the runway and apron layout - the zoom is matched to the longest runway.
Runways of VOBG
| Threshold | Course | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 90° | 3,307 m (10,850 ft) | 61 m (200 ft) | asphalt |
| 27 | 270° |
The course is derived from the runway designator (number × 10), not from a survey - the actual magnetic bearing can differ by a few degrees.
Declared distances (TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA) are published in the national AIP - they are not part of this table.
Climate at HAL Airport (Bangalore) - statistics from METAR reports
What the METAR reports from VOBG for 2023-2025 show - counted hour by hour.
We computed these statistics from 23,888 METAR reports issued by VOBG in 2023-2025. VFR conditions prevailed 4% of the time, MVFR 79% and IFR or LIFR 16%. Best month for VFR flying: June (11% of hours VFR). Most IFR and LIFR hours: December (47%).
Through the day, IFR or LIFR conditions are most frequent around 02:00 UTC (41% of reports at that hour) and least frequent around 08:00 UTC (3%).
Fog (FG) was reported on 5 days a year on average, most often in December. Thunderstorms (TS) occurred on 43 days a year on average, and snowfall practically never.
The wind most often blows from WSW (248°) - 21% of reports. Calm (0 kt) made up 3% of reports, and gusts of 25 kt or more appeared in <1%. Warmest month: April (average high 34.1 °C); coldest: January (average low 16.8 °C).
Year
Selected period in numbers: 2023-2025
- VFR hours
- 4%
- IFR/LIFR hours
- 16%
- Avg high
- 29.8 °C
- Avg low
- 20.3 °C
- Fog days
- 5
- Thunderstorm days
- 43
- Snow days
- 0
- Prevailing wind
- WSW · 21%
- Gusts ≥ 25 kt
- <1%
Day counts are for the selected period (for all years - the yearly average).
- VFR 4%
- MVFR 79%
- IFR 15%
- LIFR 2%
The top of each bar is the average daily high, the bottom the average daily low (usually around dawn), in °C.
Wind rose
- 1-10 kt
- 11-20 kt
- over 20 kt
- calm: 3%
Most often: WSW - 21% of reports. Each petal shows the direction the wind blows from (as in METAR) - the longer it is, the more often. Colour shows wind speed.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high °C | Avg low °C | VFR | IFR/LIFR | Fog days | Thunderstorm days | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0 | 16.8 | 2% | 36% | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 31.1 | 17.5 | 4% | 16% | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 32.9 | 20.4 | 7% | 5% | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| April | 34.1 | 22.6 | 8% | 4% | 0 | 4.6 | 0 |
| May | 32.3 | 22.4 | 5% | 4% | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| June | 30.0 | 21.6 | 11% | 3% | 0 | 5.7 | 0 |
| July | 28.1 | 21.0 | 4% | 8% | 0 | 1.7 | 0 |
| August | 29.5 | 21.2 | 4% | 4% | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| September | 29.1 | 21.0 | 5% | 6% | 0 | 3.4 | 0 |
| October | 29.2 | 21.1 | 1% | 19% | 0 | 7.4 | 0 |
| November | 27.8 | 20.0 | 2% | 38% | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| December | 27.3 | 18.4 | 2% | 47% | 2 | 0.7 | 0 |
Temperatures are averages of daily highs and lows. Day counts are the average per month over the period.
Runway headings and wind
The thresholds are oriented as follows: 09/27 on 90° and 270° magnetic. A threshold designator is its magnetic heading divided by ten (ICAO Annex 14), so the runway axis can be read straight off the numbers.
For the 09/27 axis, wind from the south (around 180°) or from the north (around 360°) blows perpendicular to the runway and produces the largest crosswind component. Wind from around 90° or 270° acts along the runway, as a headwind or a tailwind. The decoder on this page computes those components automatically from the current METAR.
METAR and TAF for VOBG
Weather reports for HAL Airport (Bangalore) are published under the ICAO code VOBG. A METAR is an observation of current conditions, usually issued every 30 or 60 minutes; a TAF is a forecast for the airport area, typically covering 9 to 30 hours.
The decoder breaks the VOBG report down into its parts: wind direction and speed including gusts and variability, visibility (including CAVOK and directional minimum visibility), weather phenomena by WMO code, cloud layers with their bases, temperature and dew point, QNH pressure, and the resulting flight category - VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR - using FAA thresholds.
Not every airport issues its own reports; many smaller airfields have no weather station. If no current data is available for VOBG, check the nearby airports listed below.
Reports always use UTC (the Z suffix). The Asia/Kolkata zone stays at GMT+05:30 year-round, so converting to local time is always the same shift.
The closest airports in the database, measured in a straight line from the reference point, are Jakkur Aerodrome (Bengaluru) (VOJK, 16 km), Yelahanka Air Force Station (VOYK, 22 km), Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru) (VOBL, 28 km). When no report is available for VOBG, they usually give the best approximation of conditions in the area.
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