Hisar Airport , officially known as Maharaja Agrasen International Airport existing as domestic airport presently under upgrade by 30 March 2024 , is a DGCA-licensed public airport serving Hisar in
Haryana
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Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project
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(DMIC).
The airport is under expansion and upgrade to an international airport, MRO, aerospace university, aerospace and defence manufacturing industrial zone, logistics and food parks, etc spread across . In 2021, the total cost of planned upgrade in 3 phases, including the actual spend and future approved allocations, is nearly INR5,200 crore or US$700 million.
Hisar airport is west of national capital's IGI Delhi Airport and southwest of state capital's
Chandigarh International Airport
Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport is a civil enclave customs airport serving the city of Chandigarh. The airport is located in the village of Jhiurheri, Mohali, Punjab. The airport caters to six domestic airlines and connects Chandig ...
National Capital Region
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inside the
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(DMIC). The main gate of the airport will be relocated to Hisar–Barwala–Chandigarh NH 52.
Hisar Airport lies in the north of Hisar city. Nearest airports are
Sirsa Air Force Station
Sirsa Air Force Station or Sirsa AFS ( ICAO: VISX) is an Indian Air Force base under Western Air Command, located at Sirsa in the state of Haryana, India.
History 1971 Indo-Pak war
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84 km or 45 nautical miles northwest, Bhiwani Airport 56 km or 30 nautical miles southeast, IGI Delhi International Airport 152 km or 82.1 nautical miles southeast, and Chandigarh International Airport 193 km or 104 NM northeast. Nearest railway station is
In 1948, first airstrip was built in Haryana when Ambala Air Force Station was established.
In 1965, construction of Hisar airfield commenced, which was completed in 1967 and it became operational in the same year.Environment clearance for Hisar Airport Haryana Civil Aviation Department, accessed 15 Aug 2021.
In 1970–71, a privately managed air service was introduced on Delhi–Patiala–Hisar–Delhi route, which was terminated after a period of 6 months due to lack of financial viability.
In 1999, Hisar Aviation Club was merged with Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA). The airport is managed by HICA, which provides flight training using
light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross takeoff weight of or less.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 308. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997.
Light aircraft are used as utility aircraft co ...
. In 2002, the Delhi Flying Club (DFC) shifted all its flying activities and aircraft to Hisar from
Safdarjung Airport
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in
Delhi
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Jewar
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( from Noida) in
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of
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training academy at Hisar airport was announced, which will train 100 pilots every year.
On 26 July 2021, Chief Minister of Haryana,
Manohar Lal Khattar
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, announced that the airport will be named after the Maharaja
Agrasen
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. It has been renamed as the ''Maharaja Agrasen International Airport''. This will boost tourism to religious and archaeological sites of Agroha Dham and Agroha Mound respectively.
Airport features
The features of airport after the upgrade including runway extension are as follows:
*
Runway
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** Runways count: 1 existing and 1 future.
*** Runway-1 existing: will have a passenger terminal-1 building in its north with TERI's GRIHA green building certification. As of 2021, there are HICA facilities and small airport building to runway's south.
*** Runway-2 future: Runway-2 will be parallel and north of runway-1. Runway-2 will have a passenger terminal-2 building in its south. Passenger buildings of runway 1 and 2 will face each other with a common access road in the middle. Under the access road will be an underground high-speed train station connected to both passenger terminal 1 and 2 via underground tunnel which will also connect to the bus station.
** Terminal
*** Terminal-1 for runway-1: 30,000 sqm passenger terminal with 60,000 sqm ancillary building, 40,000 sqm roads, 40,000 sqm green areas, commercial area within the terminal such as food outlets and shopping, taxi services etc.
*** Terminal-2 for runway-2: to be decided.
** Runway Dimension: 3000m x 60m
** Runway strip dimension: 3120m x 280m
optical landing system
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(OLS) area
** Runway orientation: 12/30
** Runway aircraft suitability: ICAO Code-C aircraft (mid range aircraft)
* Air navigation equipment
** Navigational signal:
DVOR
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,
compass rose
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and
wind rose
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** Instrument Landing System (ILS): CAT III night landing facilities with <30 m (100 ft)
decision height
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and > 200 m (700 ft)
runway visual range
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(RVR)
* ATC to be built
**
Runway edge lights
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* High intensity runway l ...
Airport
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operations
** Aircraft operations type: both scheduled and non-scheduled
** Aircraft operations flight volume: estimated 20 flights per day
** Passengers Per Year (PPY): estimated 3 million
PAX
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** Passengers Peak Hour (PPH): 500 PAX
** Employment: 1000 direct and 5000 indirect
* Other
** Aerodrome Reference Code (ARC): 3C
** Development phases: I, II, and III (A, B, C)
** Total Land Area (TLA): over 10,000 acres
Phased development
Land for airport
The airport is being developed on more than land. The ''Beed Hisar'' land contiguous to the existing airstrip was transferred to the airport in June 2017. Additional contiguous land of Government Livestock Farm in the Talwandi Rana village, next to
Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (LUVAS) is a university located in Hisar, Haryana. It is named after the freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai.
History
The College of Veterinary Sciences was shifted to Hisar from Laho ...
Government of Haryana
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, had initially forwarded a proposal to the Central government as a greenfield international airport project. However, since such proposals required approvals like site clearance, the proposal was withdrawn. Instead, a proposal for upgrading the existing
brownfield
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(existing) airport was forwarded to the centre.Hisar set for regional air connectivity by July The Tribune, 18 January 2018. In 2016, Frost and Sullivan completed a feasibility study for the development of an integrated aviation hub including an international airport in 3 phases.
Finances
Phase-wise funding
* Phase-I: , from 2016–17 to 2018–19 cumulative total spend by Haryana government.
* Phase-II:
* Phase-III
** Phase-III-A - International airport:
** Phase-III-B - Integrated hub:
** Phase-III-C - Integrated hub:
Chronology of funding
* 2020–21 financial year
** , in 2020–21 by the central government, through AAI, for upgrade to the interim civil aviation operations including new terminal building, hangars, strengthening of the runway, installation of night-flying equipment, ATC, and security equipment.
** , in 2020–21 haryana budget allocation for runway expansion, apron and 23 meter wide taxiway.Hisar rs946 crore approved for hisar airport Dainik Jagran, 20 July 201.
* 2021-22 till 2023-24 3-year total allocation was approved by the Haryana govt in 2021 for the basic infrastructure upgrade to phase-III international airport.
Phase-I: UDAN domestic airport – completed
The airport was upgraded for domestic flights under the government's
UDAN
''Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik'' ( Hindi for "Let the common citizens of the country fly"), known by its acronym ''UDAN'' ( Hindi for "flight") is a regional airport development program of the Government of India and part of the Regional Connect ...
scheme with technical collaboration with AAI,Aviation hub at Hisar to boost connectivity, help region’s economy The Statesman, 17 January 2018. which was completed by December 2018, The upgrade included new terminal building, 3 hangars, strengthening of runway, installation of night flying equipments, perimeter flood lights, security equipments and arrangements, widening of approach road to four lanes, etc., with a cumulative total of more than allocation from the Haryana government during the 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19 state budgets. 13 March 2018.Faster connectivity from Hisar to Delhi
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Phase-II: MRO & cargo h7b hub and runway extension - completion by March 2023
Phase-II entails development of passenger and cargo terminal buildings, runway, taxiways and aprons system, airfield lighting system, air traffic control (ATC) tower, airport support facilities, domestic cargo building, staff accommodation, fire station, building for security staff, maintenance building, aircraft parking, public parking, utilities and infrastructure including roads, 32 kv electrical substation and power supply system, and aircraft support facilities such as refuelling, repairs and overhaul, ground support, and catering etc. at an investment of Rs 9.46 billion and will handle 3.5 million passengers per annum (mppa). A 12,000 sqm car park opposite terminal building for 250 Cars. The runway will be extended from to to accommodate turboprop aircraft (such as the
ATR 72
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) and jets (such as the
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Airbus A320
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Maintenance, repair, and operations
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(MRO) and defence manufacturing.Panchkula to have military medical college ''
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'', 1 August 2016.
Status as of July 2021 is as follows:
Note: Revised deadline for completion of the following work related to MRO & Cargo Hub, airstrip ectension, boundary wall, taxi ways and bays, night and fog landing runway lights, etc is March 2023, and upgraded airport will become operational 8 March 2023 (as per Aug-Sept 2022 updates by govt).Hisar airport to be functional by March, says official The Tribune, 24 Aug 2022.
* construction/extension of runway and apron from 1,200 m (4,000 ft) to 3,000 m (10,000 ft) wa underway in 3 places due to 2 road highways cutting through the airport, it will be completed by May 2022. INR160 cr work was in progress, of which digging and sand filling work was 90% complete.
* CAT III night landing facilities
* ATC to be built
* Hangars
* Fixed base operation (FBO)
* Small scale MRO hub.
* Defence manufacturing and defence MRO
* Domestic cargo infra
* Raipur rail sliding for cargo and passengers
Phase-III: International airport aerocity and industrial hub - completion by 2030
Three sub-phases - completion by 2024, 2027, 2030
Starting from fy 2021-22, this phase will be completed in three sub-phases with the planned initial investment for each phase as follows:Hisar double line of cargo will be laid from airport to Raipu DPR ready Dainik Jagran, 20 July 201.
* Phase-III-A - International airport, INR 572 cr, 2yrs, 31 March 2024: Fund of INR 572 cr has been allocated which entails upgrade required for the international airport operation such as runway extension and allied facilities,
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and night landing facilities, etc to be completed in 2 years by 31 March 2024 (end of fy 2023-24).
* Phase-III-B - integrated hub, INR 1390 cr, 2-5 yr, 31 March 2024-27: Fund of INR 1390 cr has been allocated which entails upgrade for aero city, logistics hub and connectivity, etc. Starting from fy 2021-22 it will be completed in 2 to 5 years ending some time between 31 March 2024 to 27 31 March 2024.
* Phase-III-C - Integrated hub, INR 1811 cr, 6-10 yrs, 31 March 2028-30: Fund of INR 1811 cr has been allocated which entails upgrade required for the expansion of commercial, industrial and residential activities. Starting from fy 2021-22 it will be completed in 6 to 10 years ending some time between 31 March 2028 to 31 March 2030.
Phase-III-A: International airport - completion by 31 March 2024
On 28 Feb 2018, Civil Aviation minister announced that Hisar will become India's largest international airport, feasibility report of which was already complete, AAI had submitted the proposal for upgrade work to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.Hissar will become the country's largest international airport
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, 28 February 2018. Based on AAI's DPR (detailed project report), tenders were issued in 2019 for developing the phase-III International Aviation Hub scope of which also includes runway extension. Airport will also have the Aerospace Manufacturing, Aviation Training Centre and Aviation University, International Airport and Commercial and Residential Aerotropolis as separate projects and DPRs.
Status as of July 2021 is as follows:
* Phase-III - was planning and DPR was done by AAI through
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* International airport
* Aerospace manufacturing
* Aviation training centre and university
* Airport commercial and residential zone construction
* Bulk drug park
* Medicity on 500 acre
* Separate but integrated specialised hubs and buildings for the tourism, agriculture, animal husbandry, aircraft industry, big pharma companies, radar, film city.
Phase-III-B & C : International airport - completion by 31 March 2027 and 31 March 2030
Starting from fy 2021-22, this phase will take 2 to 5 years to complete by 31 May 2024 to 31 May 2027
Aerospace and Defence Technology University - completion by TBD
There already are government and commercial flight training institutes, and an aerospace university will also be opened.
* ''Government flight training institute:'' Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA), run by Haryana govt, has been already operating at Hisar for several decades. As of 2018, it had one four-seater Cessna-172 R and one two-seater Cessna 152 FA aircraft, 2 hangars (85 ft x 72 ft and 96 ft x 70 ft) dedicated to HICA aircraft, 530 sqm administration block, VIP Lounge, 170 sqm hostel for aviation and security staff, one 65 sqm dormitory for aviation and security staff, control tower, 400 sqm training complex with one classroom and one library.EOI for HICA Haryana Civil Aviation Department, accessed 15 August 2021.
* ''Commercial flight training institute:'' In 2019, SpiceJet announced that they will establish a flight training academy at Hisar airport with 10 training aircraft which will train and produce 100 new
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* Hisar Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing University will be established at the airport zone.
Integrated commercial and industrial hub
The industrial hub will be integrated with the aerocity and it will be undertaken as one integrated project which will have several sub-projects in Phase-II, such as aerocity, logistics park, food park, defence and aerospace manufacturing hub, etc. Following have been approved or proposed. Haryana government was actively pursuing with the private and public sector companies to set up their base in the Hisar integrated aviation industrial park.Deepender Deshwal Centre ‘yet to approve’ Hisar airport project ''
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Hisar Aerocity is the planned airport commercial and residential zone which includes range of hotels, office space, malls, retail, trading, wide range of commercial and professional services including third party cargo and passenger services, etc. This will be located to the west and southwest of the runway-1.
Manufacturing hub
=Aerospace and defence manufacturing - completion by TBD
=
In October 2019, the discussions for the manufacturing plant for special alloy commenced between the Chief Minister of Haryana,
Manohar Lal Khattar
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(MOFPI) which provides grants up to Rs 50 crores for each food park to a consortium of companies. Two mega food parks for Haryana, at Sonipat and Rohtak, have been approved by MOFPI. Haryana government is in the process of planning and preparing DPR for food park at Hisar.
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(IA) to commence MRO at Hisar for their helicopters and planes.
Multi-Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP Hisar) - completion by TBD
Hisar airport will also be developed as cargo airport, dry port with double-rack railway sliding, as well as multi-model transport hub with space of large trucks. DPR for double-tracks of broad gauge rail from Raipur railway halt to airport dry port area was ready in August 2021 and it will be constructed as part of Phase-III. MoRTH has approved a Multi-Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP) for Hisar,Centre developoing 35 MMLP Yahoo News, 22 July 2021.DPR and subsequent tender are under preparation as of July 2021.
MMLP is a government of India initiative to lower the logistics cost and time, enhance value add and boost economy. As of July 2021, MoRTH has planned to develop 35 MMLPs under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) mode. Based on the detailed project report (DPR), feasibility study and approved bidding document, the tender will be invited from companies. The bidding documents (The Model Concession Agreement and Request for Proposal) is being finalised for these 35 MMLPs, each of which will have a minimum area of 100 acres (40.5 hectares), with various modes of transport access, and comprising mechanized warehouses, specialized storage solutions such as cold storage, facilities for mechanized material handling and inter-modal transfer container terminals, and bulk and break-bulk cargo terminals.Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. 2017. Draft Policy Document: Development of Multimodal Logistics Parks. Delhi. Logistics parks will further provide value-added services such as customs clearance with bonded storage yards, quarantine zones, testing facilities, and warehousing management services. Provisions will also be made for late-stage manufacturing activities such as kitting and final assembly, grading, sorting, labelling and packaging activities, re-working, and returns management.R. Arora. 2017. Government Approves Plan to Build 34 Mega Multi-Modal Logistics Parks at an Investment of Rs2 Lakh Cr. The Economic Times. 21 July.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/government-approves-plan-to-build-34-mega-multi-modal-logistics-parks-at-an-investment-of-rs-2-lakh-cr/articleshow/59690653.cms
Multi-model transport hub and surface connectivity
= Bus station and multi-model last-mile connectivity
=
In Hisar city itself, the airport is about 4 km from the bus station along the
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, 5 km from the city center and 6 km from the . Plans are under way to relocate Hisar Bus station to the land immediate east of airport to create an integrated rail-bus-aero transport hub, which will also have a logistics park, last mile connectivity via taxis, car park, etc.
= Roads
=
Expressways and highways
Airport lies on Delhi bypass in Hisar city on NH 9Abohar-Delhi route, which was upgraded by 2020 to six-lane barrier-free access-controlled expressway to enhance its connectivity with Delhi. The NH 52 Chandigarh–Rajgarh–
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, which also passes next to the airport, was also upgraded to six-lanes by 2020. There are plan to
* NH-9: will be expanded to 8-lanes with increase in the traffic due to aerocity, cargo airport and logistics hub, etc.
* Hisar-Narnaul-Alwar-Mathura/Gwalior Expressway: Upgrade route to National Highway with additional lanes, via Hisar-Mangali-Shahrwa-Kairu-south of Jui, north of Badhra - Akoda (spur from upgrade Akoda to Rewari Sh to NH) - existing NH (Mahendragarh-Narnaul to NH148B-NH48 junction) - Harsora - Badli (with spur Badli-Khairthal-Kishangarh- then underground tunnels between Damookar-Thons and Sarpur-Ferozepur Jhirka) - upgrade existing SH-14 to Mathura (Badli-Alwar-Deeg-Mathura), upgrade existing SH-45 to NH (Feroepur Jhirka-Nadbai), greenfield Nadbai-Uchain-Jindpura), upgrade SH23 to NH (Nagla/Bharatpur-Jindpura-Dholpur), greenfield Nadbai-DarhraMod-Beerampura-Kakraua, upgrade SH43to NH (Bharatpur-Kakrua-Ranpur/Dhaulpur), greenfield Ranpur-Rahe-Jaura bridge over Chambal river and to Gwalior NCR CMC.
Other roads
NH-52 Hisar north bypass at Talwandi Rana, via Dhansu- Mirzapur, to NH-9 Hisar bypass near Geeta Colony east of GJUST widening and strengthening of road to provide alternative connectivity was already completed by 2021.
= Railway
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In phase-II the railway services at
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will be upgraded for the passenger services and cargo handling including sliding. Additionally, Hisar-Delhi semi-highspeed train will be run once the construction of Hisar-Hansi link is completed. In phase-III, an underground integrated railway station will be constructed at the airport and semi-highspeed train will be extended to airport via
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Once the under construction Hisar-Hansi line is completed, 200 km/hour semi-high speed Hisar-Hansi-Rohtak-Bahadurgarh- IGI Delhi will be operated which will run at an average speed of 160 km/hr and will travel the distance between Hisar Airport to IGI Delhi in one and half hours, and an underground railway station will be constructed at the Hisar airport for the integrated transport hub.Regular air shuttle services hisar airport The Statesman, Sept 2019.Rs 946 crore sanctioned for aviation hub in Hisar The Tribune India, 30 July 2021. This may require upgrade/replacement of existing or laying of additional new line between Hansi to Asaudha (near
Bahadurgarh
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Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System
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near Gurugram via Haryana Orbital Rail corridor.
Present status
Summary status update on development
* July 2021: Phase-I completed, Phase-II under-construction, and for the Phase-III plan was being prepared by the
Tata Consultancy Services
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(TCS). The 7200 acre airport will have 3300 m runway, and in third phase a second runway will be constructed parallel to the existing runway, it will have air cargo as well as scheduled domestic and international passenger flights which will have separate terminals with parking space for 50 aircraft, with night landing facility, and it will be connected to the high speed rail to IGI Delhi Airport which was approved in 2019 and it will be enabled after completion of Hisar-Hansi rail line and the railway station will be underground for the seamless connectivity. Spice Jet has signed an agreement to set up flight training centre to train pilots in the batches of 100 pilots.एयरपोर्ट: मई 2022 तक तैयार होगा 3300 मीटर का रनवे Amar Ujala, 18 Jul 2021. Also see individual phases above for detailed status.
* Sept 2022: Phase-I was complete, Phase-II construction was underway which is on target to be completed by March 2023.
Scheduled domestic flights
There are ''approved'' scheduled domestic flights for
Chandigarh Airport
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Jammu Airport
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Infrastructure
Terminal 1
The terminal can only ...
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on Hisar-Chandigarh route daily as of 1st Feb 2021, which also undertakes on-demand flights. The flight operations have been temporarily disrupted in India and elsewhere while the nations struggle with bringing covid pandemic under control.
Plans are on to commence flights to other places, especially other NCR CMC and state capitals and/or industrial hubs, including to
Jaipur International Airport
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Bareilly Airport
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Jat Regiment
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Mansarovar
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Gwalior Airport
Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindhia Gwalior Airport is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base serving the city of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in Maharajpur, 10 km (6 mi) north-east of the city premises. It is one of the s ...
List of airports in India
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List of Indian Air Force bases
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List of highways in Haryana
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Railway in Haryana
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