Hubballi airport opens north Karnataka’s first dedicated cargo terminal

North Karnataka’s first dedicated domestic air cargo terminal started operations at Hubballi Airport on Wednesday to improve the trade and logistics profile of the north Karnataka region.

The proposal to convert the old passenger terminal building at the airport to a cargo terminal was long pending and now the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited have carried out the conversion at an estimated cost of Rs 45 lakh, officials said.

Pramod Kumar Thakre, director of Hubballi Airport, told The Indian Express, “this dedicated domestic air cargo terminal is spread across 1,000 square metres and has a one-time hold capacity of 100 MT & an annual capacity of 15,000 MT.