In January 2010, the Karnataka government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with infrastructure development company MARG Limited for developing a green field airport at Bijapur under a public-private partnership agreement to cater to ATR 72 aircraft.
On January 2010, the Karnataka government entered into an MoU with MARG Limited, an infrastructure firm, for constructing a green-field airport in Bijapur through a public-private partnership model to accommodate ATR 72 aircraft.