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title: "BLR is which airport? Bengaluru"
description: "BLR is Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India. Why the code is BLR and not something you could guess, plus the codes it gets mixed up with."
url: https://atoneplace.net/airport/blr/
site: "At One Place"
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# What airport is BLR?

**BLR is: Kempegowda International Airport**

Bengaluru, India

## Why the code is BLR

BangaLoRe, the city's name until 2014.

The airport authority or a contemporaneous record states this directly.

## The airport

- **IATA code:** BLR
- **ICAO code:** VOBL
- **Airport:** Kempegowda International Airport
- **City:** Bengaluru, India
- **Opened:** 2008
- **Code origin:** Documented

A fourth Indian code preserving a superseded name. Terminal 2 is built around a garden, with hanging planters and open courtyards inside the secure area, on the argument that Bengaluru is the garden city.

## The other code, VOBL

Every airport has two codes. The three-letter IATA code, BLR, is the one on your boarding pass and your luggage tag, and it is assigned for commercial use. The four-letter ICAO code, VOBL, is the one pilots and controllers use, and it is assigned geographically: the first letter or two identify the region, so every airport in the same part of the world shares a prefix. That is why VOBL looks nothing like BLR.

## Common questions

### What airport is BLR?

Kempegowda International Airport, in Bengaluru, India.

### Why is Bengaluru's airport called BLR?

BangaLoRe, the city's name until 2014.

### What is the difference between BLR and VOBL?

BLR is the IATA code, used commercially — tickets, timetables, luggage tags. VOBL is the ICAO code, used operationally by pilots and air traffic control, and assigned geographically by region.

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- [India](https://atoneplace.net/country/india/)
- [The flag of India](https://atoneplace.net/flag/india/)
- [Airport codes in India](https://atoneplace.net/airport/in/india/)
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## Sources

- OurAirports — OurAirports (https://ourairports.com/data/) [Public domain]