Naini Saini Airport

Naini Saini Airport
नैनी सैनी हवाई अड्डा
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government of Uttarakhand
Location Pithoragarh
Coordinates 29°35′32.85″N 80°14′30.39″E / 29.5924583°N 80.2417750°E / 29.5924583; 80.2417750
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,265 1,300 Concrete

Naini Saini Airport also Known as Pithoragarh Airstrip is located in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India. The airstrip was constructed in 1991 for administrative use and planned for the operations of Dornier 228 type aircraft. The State Government plans to upgrade it to Category 2C airport under Visual flight rules (VFR) conditions to facilitate operations of ATR-42 type of aircraft.[1] The project is estimated at ₹56 crores and the State Government has sought a special plan assistance (SPA) of ₹25 crores from the Central government.[2] The airstrip previously had chartered flights to Delhi by Deccan Aviation.[3] Government says commercial flights may possibly start operating from 26 January 2016 . Government also plans to provide paid facility to tourists for Himalayan sightseeing through a chopper, possibly starting from 1 December 2015

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Executive Summary, Expansion of Naini-Saini airport" (PDF). RITES. October 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Govt seeks Rs 25 cr from Centre for Naini-Saini airport". Business Standard. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. ↑ NAINI-SAINI Airport www.sidcul.com. Retrieved December 25, 2011.

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