Bidar Air Force Station, (Kannada: ಬೀದರ್ ಏರ್ ಫೋರ್ಸ್ ಸ್ಟೇಷನ್) (Hindi: बीदर वायु सेना स्टेशन), is a second largest flight training center in India.

[1] In 2011, the station was remodeled and refurbished, with the runway extended to 9000 feet and new facilities for aircraft engine maintenance and testing added.

[6] In July 2012, the final Kiran Mk II aircraft flew out of Bidar to the Tambaram Air Force Station.

[2] The Stage-III training, ahead of the pilots graduating to the supersonic jets such as MiG-21s, Jaguars, Mirages and Sukhoi SU-30MKIs is carried out at Bidar.

Pilots serving as Qualified Flying Instructors (QFIs) with approximately 1,000 hours of experience on fighter aircraft can volunteer to be a part of the SKAT.

Senior and experienced fighter pilots are chosen to be part of the prestigious SKAT, which uses the IAF's basic HJT-16 Kiran Mk-2 trainer aircraft.

[8][circular reference][9] Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2015 has identified an over-provision of hangars in the airbase, leading to an unnecessary expenditure of 24.28 crore due to an inaccurate projection of requirements.

During the planning of constructing a new Hangar (Number 6) at AFS Bidar, the CAG found the excess capacity assumed for the work services.

[17] In the previous year — 2014, CAG pointed out that the resurfacing of extended portion of runways (numbered 02/20 and 08/26) was planned arbitrarily and it was carried out without the approval of Ministry of Defence.