Hisar Airport
Hisar Airport (IATA: HSS, ICAO: VIHR), also Hisar Aviation Club or Hisar
Flying Club, (IATA: HSS and ICAO: VIHR), is a public airport serving Hisar,
Haryana, India. Officially known as Maharaja Agrasen International Airport
existing as domestic airport presently under upgrade by 30 March 2024. It is
located 5 kilometres north-east from the city on National Highway 10.
In 1965, Hisar airfield, spread over 194 acres (79 ha), was built for the
Hisar Aviation Club. 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.
In 2002, the Delhi Flying Club (DFC) shifted all its flying activities and
aircraft to Hisar from Safdarjung Airport in Delhi. In 2011, the Government
of Haryana invited Request for Qualification (RFQ) from commercial parties
for the setting up of Integrated General Aviation hubs as public–private
partnerships; with Hisar to be one of the airports to have a hub.
Expansion plans entail aircraft maintenance and Fixed Based Operator
facilities. In August 2012, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
approved a state government plan to develop the airport to allow domestic
airline services. Its 4,000 feet (1,219 m) runway will be extended to 6,000
feet (1,829 m), to accommodate turboprop aircraft such as the ATR 72 and
jets such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The airport's night flying
equipment was also upgraded in 2012.
In December 2014, the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party government said
that, to reduce the air traffic congestion at Delhi, the Government of India
had already commissioned a survey for upgrading Hisar airport (160
kilometres (99 mi) from Delhi) into an International Airport; as Hisar is
also a Counter Magnet City within the National Capital Region and the Delhi
Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project (DMIC).
In July 2016, the Chief Minister and Defence Minister announced the
commencement of the preparations to start the army airport and army air
craft MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) at Hisar airport.
Location
The Airport is about 1 km from the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science
and Technology; 2 km from the Blue Bird Lake; 4 km from the bus station
along the National Highway 10, 5 km from the town center & main market area;
6 km from the railway station and 180 km from the New Delhi Railway Station.
The nearest international airport is
Delhi Airport (IGI) which
located 167 km away and 235 km from the
Chandigarh Airport.
Airlines and Destinations
There are approved scheduled domestic flights for Chandigarh Airport,
Dharamshala Kangra Airport, Jammu Airport and Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport.
On 13 January 2021, Hisar officially became 54th UDAN airport when the first
ever Hisar-Chandigarh flight took wings under the UDAN scheme.
The flight is operated by the "Aviation Connectivity & Infrastructure
Developers Pvt. Ltd" under the brand name the "Air Taxi"' - India's first
startup airline - which has been awarded the Hisar-Chandigarh-Hisar route
under the UDAN scheme. One way fare is INR 1674. Air Taxi India flies Tecnam
P2006T 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.
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