Pune Airport

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Pune Airport
IATA: PNQ - ICAO: VPAO
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Airports Authority of India
Serves		Pune
Elevation AMSL		1,942 ft (592 m)
Coordinates		18°34′56″N, 073°55′11″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
10/28	8,329	2,539	Asphalt
14/32	5,893	1,796	Asphalt

Pune Airport (IATA: PNQ, ICAO: VAPO) is located approximately 10 kilometres north-east of Pune. The airport, operated by the Airports Authority of India, shares its runway with the Lohegaon Air Base. Air India has begun operating direct flights from Pune to Dubai, as also Indian Airlines with flights to Singapore thus giving it international status. [1] Pune Airport also serves Indian Airlines, Air Sahara and Jet Airways, that run domestic flights connecting Pune to major Indian cities such as Delhi, Mumbai (Bombay), Bangalore and Hyderabad, as well as budget carriers like SpiceJet and Air Deccan.

As the Pune Airport is in fact an Air Force Base, there is frequent friction between the AAI and the IAF over schedules of flights or landing of aircraft at night.

However there is currently a basic working relationship between the two concerned parties and both have agreed to night landings of civilian flights being allowed for the time being, though that is not a long term solution.

A brand new greenfield Pune International Airport for Pune metropolitan region has been on the horizon for a long time and Govt of Maharashtra has entrusted the responsibility to MIDC for executing the Pune International Airport project. The current area under consderation is the area between Chakan and Rajgurunagar, namely around the villages of Chandus and Shiroli both situated at a distance of 40 kms from Pune along the Pune - Nashik National highway (NH-50). MIDC is conducting surveys and completing other formalities to get the required permissions to start executing the project.

[edit] Airlines

Air Deccan (Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad)
Air India Express (Dubai,Mumbai,Singapore)
Air Sahara (Delhi, Hyderabad)
GoAir (Chennai, Delhi)
Indian Airlines (Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad)
IndiGo Airlines (Bangalore, Delhi)
Jet Airways (Bangalore,Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai)
Kingfisher Airlines (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi)
SpiceJet (Bangalore,Delhi)
Visa Airways (Mumbai)

Destinations within India include the six metros, Goa and Ahmedabad. International destinations include Dubai, UAE (non-stop) and Singapore (via Mumbai).