Uttarakhand airport

Dehradun Airport was constructed in 1974. The The expansion work was expected to cost ₹720million and was to be completed by the end of 2007. Terminal building [ ] The domestic terminal building at the airport is a 4,200 square metre glass and steel structure with central air conditioning, central heating, a Flight Information Display System (FIDS) and CCTV surveillance systems. The terminal has peak-hour passenger handling capacity of 150 passengers and annual handling capacity of 122,000. It has 11 check-in counters, an X-ray baggage scanner, three security check booths in the Departures section and two baggage claim conveyor belts in the arrivals section. Its adjoining In September 2018, AAI approached the New terminal building [ ] In order to meet the expected increase in passenger footfall in the future, Dehradun Airport is all set to receive a full makeover. The cost of the redevelopment project is estimated at Rs 353 crores. According to Airports Authority of India (AAI), the first phase of development will include the construction of Domestic Terminal Building along with a utility block, a car park, sewage treatment plant, AAI said in a statement, "With an area of 42,776 sqm, the new terminal building will be able to handle around 1,800 passengers during peak hours, thereby expanding the capacity of the airport by eightfold. As per the project details, equipped with 36 check-in counters and four aerobridges, the new terminal building will have facilities like self-...

Jun 14, 2023, 11:45PM IST Source: TOI.in Uttarakhand chief minister said that he wants to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the civil aviation ministry after the DGCA has given an aerodrome licence for the airport to the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority, which currently manages it. As the Naini Saini airport in Pithoragarh is located at an aerial distance of 50 km from the China border, the airport is strategically important for the Indian Air Force.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia after an aerodrome licence was issued to Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for Naini Saini Airport, Pithoragarh. On the occasion, Chief Minister Dhami said, "It is a big step towards strengthening the air connectivity of the state." With the issuance of an aerodrome license for Naini Saini Airport Pithoragarh by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA), everyone will get landing and take-off facility at Naini Saini Airport Pithoragarh. Earlier DGCA had issued the license which authorizes the aerodrome to be used as a regular place of landing and departure. "The license authorizes the aerodrome to be used as a regular place of landing and departure to all persons on equal terms and conditions for operation by aircraft requiring specifications of the runway and associated facilities including granted exemptions equal to or less than those indicated in the aerodrome Manual, subject to the conditions as contained in schedule-I and for a period as shown in Schedule-II hereto," the official notification said. Fly Big Airline has already been asked to start fixed-wing aircraft services from Pithoragarh from January 31, the Union minister said in the letter. Fixed-wing flight operations will be...

2 new India-Nepal suspension bridges open, Uttarakhand now has 11 Two new suspension bridges between India and Nepal, over the Kali river that separates the two countries, have been opened in Uttarakhand. Confirming the news, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "It is a major boost for air connectivity in Uttarakhand, especially in the Kumaon region. We want to thank PM Narendra Modi and the civil aviation ministry." The Uttarakhand cabinet had earlier approved handing over of the strategically-placed Naini Saini airport to the Indian Air Force even as commercial flights would continue to operate from it. As of now, the airport, made in 1991 for administrative use, is operated by the state civil aviation department. The airstrip, 1,508 metres long, is currently used by the state-owned Pawan Hans heli services for mostly chopper landings and take-offs, which don't happen on a regular basis. A nine-seater commercial airplane service had been started from the airport in January 2019 but it stopped in March 2020 due to technical glitches. Uttarakhand has two major airports. Jolly Grant in Dehradun, in Garhwal division of the state, has flight services to several cities. A less busy one, Pantnagar airport in Udham Singh Nagar, serves the Kumaon region and has daily flights to Delhi and to Jaipur via Ahmedabad.

The remote, mountainous region of Uttarakhand can now be connected to the rest of the nation by air thanks to the opening of the Naini Saini airport in Pithoragarh, which is located 50 kilometres from the Chinese border. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which now oversees the airport, has granted the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority an aerodrome license for it. Confirming the news, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "It is a major boost for air connectivity in Uttarakhand, especially in the Kumaon region. We want to thank PM Narendra Modi and the civil aviation ministry." Also read: India-US arms deals: Demystifying strategic gameplan of the West The Uttarakhand cabinet had already approved giving the Indian Air Force control of the strategically located Naini Saini airport while allowing commercial flights to continue from there. The state civil aviation department currently runs the airport, which was built in 1991 for administrative usage. The state-owned Pawan Hans heli services now use the 1,508-meter-long airstrip primarily for helicopter landings and takeoffs, which don't occur frequently. Due to technical difficulties, a nine-seater commercial aeroplane service that had begun at the airport in January 2019 was terminated in March 2020. Also read: Nuclear arsenal of belligerent China and bankrupt Pakistan grew faster than India's: Report There are two main airports in Uttarakhand, with flight service to several cities from Joll...

By India Today News Desk: Uttarakhand’s Naini Saini airport, which shut down within a year of beginning operations in 2019, will become functional once again. The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the country’s aviation regulator, has granted an aerodrome licence to the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA), which currently manages the airport located strategically close to the India-China border in the state’s Pithoragarh district. Confirming the news, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tweeted, “I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for issuing an aerodrome license to Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) for Naini Saini Airport, Pithoragarh.” “I am sure this step will prove to be a milestone in strengthening the air connectivity of the state,” he added. àä‰àääàåàääàä°àä¾àä–àäãàåàäáàäèàä¾àä—àä°àä¿àä•àä‰àäáàåàäáàäïàäèàäµàä¿àä•àä¾àä¸àäªàåàä°àä¾àäçàä¿àä•àä°àäã (àäïàå‚àä•àä¾àäáàä¾) àä•àå‹àäèàåˆàäèàå€àä¸àåˆàäèàå€àäàäïàä°àäªàå‹àä°àåàäŸ, àäªàä¿àäåàåŒàä°àä¾àä—àäâàä¼àä•àå‡àä²àä¿àäàäàä°àå‹àäáàåàä°àä®àä²àä¾àä‡àä¸àå‡àä‚àä¸àäœàä¾àä°àå€àä•àä°àäèàå‡àä¹àå‡àääàåàäÆàäæàä°àäãàå€àäïàäªàåàä°àäçàä¾àäèàä®àä‚àääàåàä°àå€àä¶àåàä°àå€ àä®àåàäàå‡àäµàä¿àä¶àåàäµàä¾àä¸àä¹àåˆàä•àä¿àäïàä¹àäàääàä¿àä¹àä¾àä¸àä¿àä•àä•àäæàä®àä°àä¾àäœàåàäïàä•àå€â€æ — Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) Earlier, the airport was operational in 2019 with flights to Delhi and Dehradun, but operations were stopped ...