Karnal Aerodrome is being operated as a

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institute owned and operated by Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) under guidance of Civil Aviation Department,

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. The flying school is spread over an area of 104 acres and is situated about 3 km east of

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in the state of

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. Karnal Flying Club was established in the year 1967 by the Civil Aviation Department of Haryana and is one of the bases of Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA). Other than this, the airfield is often used by Haryana Government as well as VIP charter aircraft and helicopters.

History

In 1948, first airstrip was built in Haryana when

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was established. In 1967, Karnal Air Strip was set up. The Karnal Flying Club has been running at this airfield since 1967 year . In 2012, The (DGCA) approved the Haryana state government's plans to develop the Airport to operate Domestic Passenger Services in August 2013. Karnal Aerodrome small runway, just 3,000-feet-long and 150-feet-wide, will be extended to 4,500 feet in the first phase and then up to 6,000 feet to accommodate

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Turboprops and jets. Installation of Runway lighting was taken up by the State Public Works Department after the DGCA gave approval for night flying in July 2012.

Infrastructure

Karnal Aerodrome is spread over an area of 104 acres which includes a runway strip of 3000'×150', an administrative block, one hangar of size 100'×75', a class room, library, a VIP Lounge, a hostel and two residential quarters for the officers and staff.EOI for HICA
Haryana Civil Aviation Department, accessed 15 August 2021. As of 2018, it had two four-seater Cessna-172 R and two two-seater Cessna 152 FA aircraft. The apron area can easily accommodate 10 - 12 small aircraft at any given time. HICA at Karnal also has two

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, one IPT-ATC 710 single engine and another Elite S712 single- & multi-engine Simulator. It also has two designated

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s. There are no radio navigational aids available at the airfield, the runway orientation is 130° – 310° (13–31). Currently, the airfield is only limited to Day operations but no night operations. The ATC is uncontrolled and is operated at the frequency of 122.5 Mhz. Installation of runway lighting was taken up by the State Public Works Department after the DGCA gave approval for night flying in July, 2012. The airport has day and DGCA-approved night-landing facilities.

Courses offered at Karnal Aviation Club

Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) is one of the

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approved Flying Training Organizations (FTOs) in the country which provides pilot training to the trainee pilots. The institution conducts flying training and preparation courses leading to the award of Student Pilot License (SPL),

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(PPL),

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(CPL), Flight Radio Telephony Operator License (FRTOL),

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Rating (AFIR/FIR),

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(IR) and apprentice internship for all BE/

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students. Presently, the Dy. Chief Flying Instructor of Pinjore Flying Club is Capt. Sunil Gill. The CPL costs approx. INR 25,00,000 requiring a minimum of 200 hours' flying experience. The Government of Haryana provides training subsidies to natives

, who must apply for it using a Haryana Domicile Certificate.Student Prospectus and Application Form
,

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.Haryana flies mostly on paper

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, 3 July 2016. As of January, 2021, over 45 students are currently enrolled at Karnal Aviation Club for the flying training of Commercial Pilot License (CPL) and Private Pilot License (PPL). Currently, HICA operates two

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s and two

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s on this airfield with the following registrations -

Future development

Captain Abhimanyu, Finance Minister of Haryana, while presenting the

2018-19 budget in March 2018 announced that the funds have been allocated to extend the existing 3000 feet runway to 6000 feet and parking hangar for the spillover aircraft from IGI Delhi airport will be constructed.haryana budgest 2018-19

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, 9 March 2018.

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History

Infrastructure

Courses offered at Karnal Aviation Club

Future development

See also

References