Wednesday, June 14, 2023

50km from China border, Naini Saini airport in Uttarakhand gets DGCA nod

The Naini Saini airport in Pithoragarh, at an aerial distance of 50 km from the China border, can now be open for flight operations, connecting the remote, hilly area of Uttarakhand to the rest of the country.

An aerodrome licence has been given for the airport by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority, which currently manages it.

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.

14/06/2023 Kautilya Singh/Times of India

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