Pithoragarh Airstrip

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Pithoragarh Airport
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Airport typePublic
Operator Government of Uttarakhand
ServesPithoragarh
Location Pithoragarh
Coordinates 29°35′32.85″N80°14′30.39″E / 29.5924583°N 80.2417750°E / 29.5924583; 80.2417750 Coordinates: 29°35′32.85″N80°14′30.39″E / 29.5924583°N 80.2417750°E / 29.5924583; 80.2417750
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Pithoragarh Airport
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Pithoragarh Airport
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14/321,6005,250 Asphalt

Pithoragarh Airport also Known as Naini Saini Airport 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-72 type of aircraft. Recently the commercial services to the capital city Dehradun and Pantnagar have been started by Air Heritage. You can book your tickets here https://www.airheritage.in/ebooking/Home/ . It is located 4.5 Kilometers from Pithoragarh Town.

Pithoragarh Town in Uttarakhand, India

Pithoragarh is a western Himalayan town with a Municipal Board in Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand State in Northern India

Uttarakhand, formerly known as Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Devabhumi due to a large number of Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state. Uttarakhand is known for the natural environment of the Himalayas, the Bhabhar and the Terai. On 9 November 2000, Uttarakhand became the 27th state of the Republic of India, being created from the Himalayan districts of Uttar Pradesh. It borders Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north; the Sudurpashchim Pradesh of Nepal to the east; the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the south and Himachal Pradesh to the west and north-west. The state is divided into two divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon, with a total of 13 districts. The interim capital of Uttarakhand is Dehradun, the largest city of the state, which is a railhead. The High Court of the state is located in Nainital.

India Country in South Asia

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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Heritage Air Dehradun, Hindan (Ghaziabad), Pantnagar [1]

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References

  1. "Comprehensive list of Awarded RCS Routes state wise" (PDF). Airport Authority of India . Retrieved 5 March 2019.