Bareilly district BEK
Bareilly Airport (BEK): Flights, Taxi and Distance
Bareilly Airport (BEK) is an airport in Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. By road, Nainital is 157 km, Almora is 201 km and Pithoragarh is 251 km. Bareilly airport is a civil enclave at the Indian Air Force's Trishul Air Base in Izzatnagar, about 6 km north of the city centre. The IAF owns it and the Airports Authority of India runs the civil side.
Bareilly at a glance
- Airport code
- BEK
- Scheduled flights
- 4 arriving, 4 leaving
- Nainital
- 157 km by road
- Almora
- 201 km by road
- Pithoragarh
- 251 km by road
- Nearest station
- Rudrapur City Railway Station, 75 km
Flights at Bareilly
4 scheduled flights arrive and 4 leave. The winter schedule starts on 25 October and may move these times. Small airports lose flights to fog and weather, so check with the airline on the day.
Times from flightaware.com, amarujala.com, us.trip.com, aviationa2z.com and amritvichar.com, checked 22 Oct 2026. Flights change with the season; check with the airline before you travel.
About Bareilly Airport
- The runway is 3,170 m (10,400 ft) long. (en.wikipedia.org)
- Only IndiGo flies here now: A320 jets to Navi Mumbai and Bengaluru, ATR 72 turboprops to Delhi and Noida (Jewar). (flightaware.com, 2026-10-22)
At the airport
- The airport opened on 10 Mar 2019. A new terminal opened on 8 Mar 2021: 3,020 sq m, room for over 400 passengers (200 arriving, 200 departing), two baggage belts, six check-in counters, an apron for three Airbus A321s, and parking for 168 cars. (aai.aero, last updated 2026-10-21)
From Bareilly to the hills
By road, the shorter of two routers on OpenStreetMap. Hill roads are slow: allow about 25 to 30 km an hour once the climb begins.
| To | km |
|---|---|
| Haldwani | 96 |
| Tanakpur | 105 |
| Bhimtal | 139 |
| Nainital | 157 |
| Champawat | 178 |
| Mukteshwar | 181 |
| Lohaghat | 191 |
| Ranikhet | 196 |
| Almora | 201 |
| Kausani | 251 |
| Pithoragarh | 251 |
| Jageshwar | 280 |
| Bageshwar | 281 |
| Chaukori | 307 |
| Dharchula | 342 |
| Munsiyari | 379 |
| Gunji | 419 |
- The AAI page for Bareilly lists taxis as the transport at the airport. It gives no fares or counter details. (aai.aero, last updated 2026-10-21)
- AAI's Bareilly page names Nainital, Jim Corbett National Park, Nanaksagar Dam (Nanakmatta), Abbott Mount and Kausani among the tourist places for the airport. (aai.aero, last updated 2026-10-21)
- A Champawat tourism website names Bareilly airport as the airport for Champawat, about 176 km away. Tanakpur station is 75 km from Champawat town. (champawattourism.com)
- Tanakpur is about 103 km from Bareilly airport. (en.wikipedia.org)
- Trains run from Bareilly City to Tanakpur in about 3 hours. The daily Purangiri Jan Shatabdi (12036) leaves Bareilly City at 13:10 and reaches Tanakpur at 16:10. (erail.in)
- State buses run daily to Nainital from Bareilly, as well as from Delhi, Agra, Dehradun, Haridwar, Lucknow and Kanpur. (nainital.nic.in, last updated 2019-06-12)
- Pantnagar airport is about 65 km from Bareilly. (en.wikipedia.org)
Where to stay: stays in Almora, stays in Pithoragarh, stays in Chaukori, stays in Munsiyari, stays in Gunji.
Before you travel
- The Airport Director is Avdhesh Aggarwal, AAI, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh 243122. (aai.aero, last updated 2026-10-21)
Lately
- Each week Bareilly has flights to Bengaluru on 3 days, Navi Mumbai on 4 days, Delhi on 3 days and Jewar (Noida) on 4 days. (amarujala.com, 2026-10-18)
- Bareilly's winter schedule was sent to the DGCA for approval and was due to start in the week after 18 Oct 2026. Flight times may move by up to one hour. Winter fog cuts visibility and affects flights. (amarujala.com, 2026-10-18)
- IndiGo opened Bareilly to Noida (Jewar) flights on 1 Jul 2026, four days a week, about 50 minutes. Delhi flights came back on 2 Jul 2026, three days a week, after about two years with no Delhi service. (amritvichar.com, 2026-07-01)
- The earlier Delhi flight, run by Alliance Air under the regional scheme, stopped about two years before May 2026 because of poor service, delays and few passengers. A Jaipur flight also ended about five months before May 2026. (amarujala.com, 2026-05-08)
- IndiGo started Navi Mumbai to Bareilly flights on 30 Mar 2026, four days a week (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat). (aviationa2z.com, 2026-03-29)
- Since July 2026 IndiGo sells connecting trips from Bareilly via Delhi (to Patna, Chandigarh, Vadodara, Ranchi, Shirdi, Chennai and Dubai) and via Jewar (to Hyderabad and Jaipur). (amritvichar.com, 2026-07-13)
- In June 2026, Delhi and Noida fares from Bareilly were about Rs 3,500 to 4,500. Navi Mumbai and Bengaluru, normally Rs 10,000 to 13,000, had risen to Rs 17,000 to 18,000. (amarujala.com, 2026-06-07)
- Passengers grew from 1,03,667 in 2021-22, the first year, to 1,28,170 in the latest year. The airport now averages about 410 passengers a day. (amarujala.com, 2026-08-06)
- About 23.55 acres have been bought to expand the airport: aprons from 3 to 10 and room for 700 passengers. In August 2026 work had not started, because the land lease file was waiting at state level. (amarujala.com, 2026-08-06)
- The IAF has handed five acres to the Airports Authority. Phase 1 plans parking for seven Airbus planes and phase 2 for ten. Goa, Surat, Chennai and Ahmedabad flights are hoped for after the expansion. (amritvichar.com, 2026-07-06)
Other stations and airports near Bareilly
- Rudrapur City Railway Station: 75 km by road
- Lalkuan Junction Railway Station: 79 km by road
- Pantnagar Airport: 82 km by road
- Haldwani Railway Station: 96 km by road
- Tanakpur Railway Station: 106 km by road
Questions about Bareilly
IndiGo 6E 7425 (Tue, Thu, Sat): leaves Delhi at 13:35, reaches Bareilly at 14:35. Times as published, checked 22 Oct 2026; check the airline before you travel.
157 km by road, measured on OpenStreetMap.
By road: Munsiyari is 379 km, Dharchula is 342 km, Pithoragarh is 251 km. Hill roads are slow; plan a full day and start early.
The Airport Director is Avdhesh Aggarwal, AAI, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh 243122.
How we made this page
Each flight and fact names its source, checked 22 Oct 2026. The point is from Google Maps and OpenStreetMap way/1265206434, the terminal (they agree); road distances are the shorter of two routers (OSRM and Valhalla) on OpenStreetMap. If a time or service has changed, tell us on WhatsApp.
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