Pithoragarh Airport, also known as Naini Saini Airport, is in
Pithoragarh,
Kumaon,
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. The airport was constructed in 1991 for administrative use and planned for the operations of
Dornier 228
The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, designed and first manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981 until 1998. Two hundred and forty-five were built in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. In 19 ...
type aircraft.
The State Government plans to upgrade it to Category 2C airport under
Visual flight rules
In aviation, visual flight rules (VFR) are a set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going. Specifically, the weather must be better ...
(VFR) conditions to facilitate operations of
ATR-42 type of aircraft. Recently the Helicopter commercial services to
Dehradun
Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...
and
Pantnagar have been started. It is 4.5 kilometers from
Pithoragarh city centre. But it's not operational at present.
Airline and destination
See also
*
List of airports in India
References
External links
Magazine article for NAINI-SAINI AirportPhoto of Airport
{{Airports in India
Pithoragarh
Airports in Uttarakhand
1991 establishments in Uttar Pradesh
Airports established in 1991