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Lohegaon Airport
Airport Directory » India » Pune » Lohegaon AirportPune International Airport (पुणे आंतरराष्ट्रीय विमानतळ, लोहगाव) (IATA: PNQ, ICAO: VAPO) is turn up about 10 kilometre (6.2 mi) north east of Pune in the province of Maharashtra, India. The airport, functioned by the Airports Authority of India, percentages its landing track with Lohegaon Air Base. Air India has set about functioning direct voyages from Pune to Dubai, as also Indian Airlines with voyages to Singapore hence giving it international position. Pune Airport also assists Indian Airlines, Jet Lite and Jet Airways, that run domestic voyages tie Pune to major Indian towns such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, as good as budget bearers like SpiceJet and Deccan.
Overview
As Pune airport is in fact an Air Force Base functioned by the Indian Air Force (IAF), there is at clips frequent clash between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the IAF over schedules of voyages or the districting of aircraft at nighttime. However there is now a basic working human relationship between the 2 come to political parties and both have held to let nighttime landings of civilian voyages for the nonce, though this is not a long-term solution.
Proposal for new Pune International Airport
A trade name new greenfield Pune International Airport for the Pune metropolitan district has been on the apparent horizon for a age and Government of Maharashtra has trusted the obligation to Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) for putting to death the Pune International Airport labor. Probable locations for this labor had earlier included area around Talegaon Dabhade and Saswad near Pune. The current area under consideration is the area between Chakan and Rajgurunagar, viz. around the small town of Chandus and Shiroli both located at a distance of 40 kilometre (25 mi) from Pune alongside the Pune - Nashik National main road, National Highway 50. MIDC is dealing appraises and finishing other formalities to acquire the claimed permissions to set about putting to death the labor. The new Pune International Airport would act as a gateway of Pune and western Maharashtra to the balance of the world, and agricultural and floricultural exports are anticipated to acquire a faster move to its international market place on the pass completion of this task.
This airport will spread over 24,28 hectares (6,000 acres), so it shall be the biggest airport in India after pass completion. This airport will have 2 landing track. After building of the new airport Pune will acquire more international voyages.
Renovation
The AAI is building additional depots, since the current depot is able to deal only 550 individuals at a clip. After building, it shall be able to deal over 1200 individuals at a clip. The new depot shall be made to international criterion.
The landing track is also under redevelopment and shall be be continued to 3,250 m from the current length of 2,600 meters.
After pass completion of the ongoing overhaul work the airport shall be able to deal bigger aircraft than now possible. Instrument Landing System (ILS) has also been advised which shall be operational shortly to insure smooth takeoffs and landings even in deteriorated condition.
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