Pantnagar Airport

Pantnagar Airport (IATA: PGH, ICAO: VIPT) is a domestic airport serving Pantnagar and its adjoining regions, located in the Udham Singh Nagar district in of Uttarakhand, India. It is operated by the Airports Authority of India. It is the nearest airport to the Kumaon division and is located in the middle of Haldwani and Rudrapur, the two largest cities of Kumaon. It is 26 km from Haldwani and from the Kumaon hill stations of Nainital (65 km), Bhimtal (50 km), Ranikhet (110 km) and Almora (120 km), Bareilly (65 km) and the Jim Corbett National Park (120 km).^[4][5]

Pantnagar Airport
IATA: PGH ICAO: VIPT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Pantnagar, Rudrapur, Haldwani and Kichha
Location	Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
Elevation AMSL	233 m / 764 ft
Coordinates	29°01′56″N 079°28′27″E
Website	Pantnagar Airport
Map
PGH Location of airport in Uttarakhand Show map of Uttarakhand PGH PGH (India) Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 1,372 4,500 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers 110,824 ( 55.8%) Aircraft movements 2,104 ( 17.4%) Cargo tonnage —
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

History

The airport 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 a cost of ₹75 crores.^[6]

The Government of Uttarakhand had offered a subsidy to Jagson Airlines between 2005 and 2008, to undertake daily scheduled flights between Pantnagar and Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi.^[7] 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.^[6] Kingfisher Airlines, which took over Deccan Aviation, undertook seasonal flights to Pantnagar as poor weather did not allow it to fly around the year.^[8] The airport had been without a commercial service ever since Kingfisher ceased operations.^[9] Pantnagar Airport now has daily Alliance Air flights to and from IGI, Delhi (since 1 October 2014),^[10] and an Air Heritage flight for Pithoragarh.^{[citation needed]}

In August 2015, the Airport Advisory Committee said that the airport will be developed in cargo hub and the length of the runway would be increased from its present length of 1,372m to 1,865m.^[11]

The airport has had a facility of meteorological services by the India Meteorological Department since its inception.^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Refs.
Alliance Air	Dehradun, Varanasi	[12][13]
IndiGo	Delhi, Jaipur	[14][15]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at PGH airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

• List of airports in India

References

1. "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
2. "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
3. "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
4. "A gem in perfect setting". The Tribune. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
5. "Places of Tourist Interest". Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
6. "Fly to Pantnagar, Uttarakhand asks Deccan". Business Standard. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
7. "In its bid to connect the state through aviation, Uttarakhand government today signed an agreement with private carrier Jagson Airlines to launch a direct flight between Delhi and Pantnagar". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire, Financial Times. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
8. "Kingfisher looks to shut some stations, reduce workforce". Hindustan Times. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
9. "Government fails to resume regular flights to Pantnagar airport". The Pioneer. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
10. "Pantnagar Airport to see regular flights again". The Pioneer. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
11. Pantnagar airport to be developed as cargo hub
12. "Alliance Air Network and Schedule". Alliance Air. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
13. "Alliance Air commences services from Dehradun to Amritsar, Ayodhya, Pantnagar and Varanasi". CAPA. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
14. "INDIGO 1H23 DOMESTIC ROUTES ADDITION SUMMARY – 05MAR23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
15. "IndiGo strengthens domestic network with the launch of Pantnagar as 72nd destination in 6E network" (PDF). IndiGo. Retrieved 23 February 2022.