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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 ...
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. 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


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Magazine article for NAINI-SAINI Airport

Photo of Airport
{{Airports in India Pithoragarh Airports in Uttarakhand 1991 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Airports established in 1991