Pantnagar Airport

Pantnagar Airport Terminal and Location
Pantnagar Airport Terminal and Location

Pantnagar Airport (IATA: PGH, ICAO: VIPT) is a domestic airport located in Pantnagar of Udham Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the nearest airport to the Kumaon hill stations of Nainital (65 km), Bhimtal (50 km), Ranikhet (110 km) and Almora (120 km) and the Jim Corbett National Park (120 km).

The Airport has one runway, oriented 10/28 degrees, 4,500 feet (1372 m) long and 100 feet (30 m) width with asphalt surface. There is one entry gate and two x-ray baggage scanner provided by Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Airport are able to handle 50 passengers for arrival and 20 passengers for departure at one time.

Chargeable car park facility with 18 lots of parking space are available in this Airport. There is no car rental counter at the Airport. Taxi can be arranged on request basis from nearby town i.e. Rudrapur or Haldwani. Other public transportation option is take the three-wheeler.

In August 2015, Airport Advisory Committee said that the Airport will be developed into cargo hub and the length of the runway will be extended from its present length of 1,372 m to 1,865 m to cater larger airplanes.

The Airport has had a facility of meteorological services by the India Meteorological Department since its inception.

AAI is the operator of this Airport.

Airlines and Destinations

Alliance Air, Deccan Aviation and Kingfisher Airlines was the airlines provided scheduled flight from this Airport. Currently, IndiGo operates scheduled flight services to and from this Airport to Delhi and Lucknow as stated below:

Airlines Destinations
IndiGo Delhi, Lucknow



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