Pinjore Airport
| Kalka Airport कालका हवाई अड्डा Pinjore Flying Club Kalka Flying Club | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: VI71 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Civil Aviation Department, Haryana | ||||||||||
| Operator | Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Location | Kalka, Panchkula district | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,700 ft / 518 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°49′16″N 76°53′30″E / 30.82111°N 76.89167°ECoordinates: 30°49′16″N 76°53′30″E / 30.82111°N 76.89167°E | ||||||||||
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  VI71 Location of airport in India | |||||||||||
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Kalka Airport (IATA: HSS, ICAO: VIHR), also called Pinjore Airport, Pinjore Aviation Club, Pinjore Flying Club, Kalka Aviation Club and Kalka Flying Club, is a public airport near the cities of Kalka and Pinjore in the Panchkula district of the Indian state of Haryana.[2]
History
On 31 July 2013, then-Chief Minister of Haryana announced that the Government of Haryana had applied for the expansion of civilian domestic airports of Hisar Airport, Karnal Airport, Bhiwani Airport, Pinjore Airport and Narnaul Airport and that the central government had granted approval in principal for Hisar Domestic Airport and Karnal Domestic Airport.[3][4][5][6]
However, in July 2014, a Right to Information (RTI) revealed that Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) (DGCA) never received any formal proposal and no formal projects were approved to upgrade this airport.[7]
Flights
The airport has no scheduled commercial flight operations.
Runway
Kalka Airport has a 935-meter (3068 foot) long asphalt runway at an elevation of 518 meters (1699 feet).[8]
Pinjore Aviation Club
The Pinjore Aviation Club of Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) offers flight training and preparation courses to the Pilots for the following Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) licenses:[9]
The Government of Haryana provides training subsidies to natives Haryana, who must apply for it using a Haryana Domicile Certificate.
References
- ↑ "World Airport Codes". world-airport-codes.com.
- ↑ "Kalka Airport". airportguide.com.
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". tribuneindia.com.
- ↑ "Punjab News Live, Headlines, Channel Live, Online, Live - Sikh News TWO new airports to be set up in Hisar and Karnal - Hooda - City Air News". cityairnews.com.
- ↑ "Center government okayed civil airports at Hisar and Karnal". www.hindustantimes.com/.
- ↑
- ↑ "RTI query nails Haryana's claims about airports at Karnal, Hisar". The Times of India.
- ↑ Kalka Airport
- ↑ Haryana Institute of Aviation
