Pantnagar
Airport
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Pantnagar Airport is a domestic airport that serves the town of Pantnagar in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is operated by the Airports Authority of India. It is the nearest airport to the Kumaon hill stations of Nainital (65 km), Bhimtal (50 km), Ranikhet (110 km) and Almora (120 km) and the Jim Corbett National Park (120 km).
The airstrip was able
to accommodate only small aircraft until 2008, when the length of the runway
was increased to 4,500 feet to accommodate larger turboprop aircraft at the
cost of Rs. 75 crore (Rs. 7.5 million).
The Government of
Uttarakhand had offered a subsidy to Jagson Airlines between 2005 and 2008, to
undertake scheduled flights between Pantnagar and Indira Gandhi International
Airport. The annual subsidy was not renewed in 2008 when the runway length was
increased. The government then invited Deccan Aviation to fly on the Delhi -
Pantnagar route. Kingfisher Airlines, which took over Deccan Aviation,
undertook seasonal flights to Pantnagar as poor weather did not allow it to fly
around the year. The airport has been without a commercial service ever since
Kingfisher ceased operations. Pantnagar Airport to see regular flights again
from 01 Oct 2014.
- Wikipedia
Pantnagar
Airport
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