Karnal Flying Club
Karnal Airport Karnal Flying Club Karnal Aviation Club करनाल हवाई अड्डा |
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IATA: none – ICAO: VI40 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private/Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Location | Karnal | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 829 ft / 253.51 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
Website | http://www.karnal.gov.in/dept_aviation.asp | ||||||||||
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Karnal Airport, (ICAO: VI40), the home of "Karnal Aviation Club" ("Karnal Flying Club"), is an airstrip situated about 3 km east of Karnal in the state of Haryana, India. It is being used for General Aviation and Pilot Training. There are no scheduled commercial flight operations.
History
Air strip was set up in 1967.[1]
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The Karnal Flying Club has been running at this airfield since 1967 year .[2]
In 2012, The (DGCA) approved the Haryana state government's plans to develop the Airport to operate Domestic Passenger Services in August 2013. Karnal Aerodrome small runway, just 3,000-feet-long and 150-feet-wide, will be extended to 4,500 feet in the first phase and then up to 6,000 feet to accommodate ATR Turboprops and jets. Installation of Runway lighting was taken up by the State Public Works Department after the DGCA gave approval for night flying in July 2012.[2]
In 2014 July, a Right to Information (RTI) revealed that Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) (DGCA) never received any formal proposal from then Congress Government of Haryana and there are no current formal projects to upgrade this airport.[3]
Karnal Aviation Club
Government of Haryana's Karnal Aviation Club of Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation offers flying training and preparation courses to the Pilots for the following Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) licenses:
The Government of Haryana provides subsidy for the above to the natives of the state of Haryana who must apply for it using a Haryana Domicile Certificate.
See also
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References
- ↑ http://www.karnal.gov.in/dept_aviation.asp
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- ↑ RTI query nails Haryana's claims about airports at Karnal, Hisar - by Ajay Sura, Time of India News Service, Published on: Jun 20, 2014