Civil Aviation Department, Haryana Explained

Agency Name:	Government of Haryana Civil Aviation Department, Haryana
Seal:	Government of Haryana seal.jpg -->
Jurisdiction:	Government of Haryana
Headquarters:	Haryana Civil Secretariat, Sector-1, Chandigarh
Coordinates:	30.7611°N 76.8006°W

Civil Aviation Department, Haryana is a Ministry and department of the Government of Haryana in India.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

This department was created when after 1966 Haryana was established as a new state within India after being separated from Punjab. It has one autonomous body named Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation,^{[5] [6]} for providing flying training to the students. Four airstrips at Pinjore, Bhiwani, Narnaul and Karnal in the state of Haryana comes under Civil Aviation.^[7] The department is undertaking expansion of civil aviation facilities at Hisar Airport.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Aircraft

The department has one helicopter VT-HRY and one airplane VT-HCA for providing air transport facilities to the VIPs.

Airports in Haryana

Civil airports

Existing

In 2023, MRO hubs were being developed in all the airports except Narnaul. Narnaul^[11] Narnaul is helpful adventure sports with 1200 skydiving in 2023 and Pinjore is hub for hot air balloon.^[11]

• Ambala Airport, civil enclave^{[12] [13]}
• Bhiwani Airport
• Gurugram Airport
• Hisar Airport
• Pinjore Airport
• Karnal Flying Club
• Narnaul Airport

Planned-greenfield

• Gurugram-Nuh Airport, next to Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, 100 acre land is being identified in 2023.^[14]
• Jind-Kaithal Airport, along Delhi-Katra Expressway, 100 acre land is being identified in 2023.^[14]

Military airports

• Ambala Air Force Station, with civil enclave
• Sirsa Air Force Station

established in 1976, without civil enclave

Heliport hubs

• Gurugram Heliport Hub

Airports around Haryana

Major international airports (clockwise)

• Chandigarh Airport
• IGI Airport at Delhi
• Jewar Airport (Taj/Noida/Agra Airport) at Jewar in UP across the border from Palwal in Haryana, under construction
• Jaipur Airport

Other airports (clockwise)

• Punjab
  • Bathinda Airport, 100 km north of Sirsa Airforce Station, 175 km northwest of Hisar airport
  • Ludhiana Sahnewal Airport, 125 km northwest of Ambala Airforce Station
  • Ludhiana Halwara Air Force Station, 125 km northwest of Ambala Airforce Station
  • Patiala Airport, 45 km west of Ambala Airforce Station, 80 km northwest of Kurukshetra airport (future), 110 km northwest of Karnal airport, 110 km northwest of Uchana (Narwana-Jind) future airport,
• Himachal Pradesh
  • Shimla Airport, 100 km northeast of airports at Chandigarh and Pinjore
  • Mandi Airport, 180 km northeast of airports at Chandigarh and Pinjore
  • Kullu Bhuntar Airport, 200 km northeast of airports at Chandigarh and Pinjore
  • Kangra Gaggal Airport, 250 km northeast of airports at Chandigarh and Pinjore
• Uttarakhand
  • Chinyalisaur Maa Ganga Airport, 240-260 km northeast of airports at Chandigarh, Pinjore, Ambala and Karnal
  • Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport, 160-170 km northeast of airports at Chandigarh, Pinjore, Ambala and Karnal
• Uttar Pradesh
  • Sarsawa Air Force Station at Saharanpur without civil enclave, 70-80 km east from airports at Karnal (existing) and Kurukshetra (future), 100 km east from existing Pinjore and Chandigarh airports
  • Meerut Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Airstrip, 110 km east from airports at Karnal (existing) and Chhara (future)
  • Hindon Airport civil enclave at Ghaziabad in NCR
  • Moradabad Airport, upcoming airport 130 km east of Delhi
  • Aligarh Airport, upcoming airport 130 km southeast of Delhi, 65 km from Jewar, 100 km from Punhana
• Rajasthan
  • Suratgarh Air Force Station, airport 130 km west of Sirsa Airforce Station, 200 km northwest of Hisar airport
    • Bikaner Nal Airport, 275 km further west of Suratgarh
    • Phalodi Air Force Station, 150 km further west of Bikaner airport and 425 km further west of Suratgarh airport
  • Ganganagar Lalgarh Airport, 120 km northwest of Sirsa Airforce Station, 200 km northwest of Hisar airport

See also

• Highways in Haryana
• Railway in Haryana

Notes and References

1. https://india.gov.in/official-website-civil-aviation-department-haryana Official government of India website with the official explanation of Civil Aviation Department of Haryana with link to its government website, Accessed: 18 July 2016
2. http://www.haraviation.gov.in Civil Aviation Department, Haryana - official website
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=DzaNsWEhm4sC&dq=civil+aviation+department+haryana&pg=PA145 Social and Organizational Developments through Emerging E-Government Applications, page 145; Author: Vishavanathan Weerakkody' Published by information Sciences References, New York; Accessed 11 July 2016
4. http://www.antya.com/detail/Transport-and-Civil-Aviation-Department,-Haryana-/21342 Haryana Civil Aviation Dept, Published by Antya, Accessed on 11 July 2016
5. http://www.hica.in/HICAWeb/OrganizationalStructure.aspx HICA is under Civil Aviation Department of Haryana, Accessed on 11 July 2016
6. http://dgca.nic.in/flyclub/flyclub.htm List of flying clubs
7. http://www.hid.gov.in Civil Aviation Department, Haryana
8. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Haryana-govt-plans-aviation-facilities-hub-at-Hisar/articleshow/47477767.cms Haryana govt plans aviation facilities hub at Hisar, Times of India newspaper, Published on 30 May 2015, Accessed 11 July 2016
9. https://sg.news.yahoo.com/haryana-develop-aerospace-park-hisar-125403645--finance.html Haryana to develop aerospace park in Hisar, Indo Asian News Service, Accessed 11 July 2016
10. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sunday-special/kaleidoscope/haryana-flies-mostly-on-paper/260323.html Haryana flies, The Tribune newspaper, Published on 3 July 2016, Accessed 11 July 2016
11. https://www.khabarfast.com/haryana-dunshyat-chautala-the-country-most-modern-and-biggest-heli-hub-will-be-built-in-gurugram देश का सबसे मॉर्डन और बड़ा हेली हब गुरुग्राम में बनेगा, डिप्टी सीएम ने केंद्र को भेजा प्रस्ताव
12. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/ambala-to-get-domestic-airport-vij/704481.html Ambala to get domestic airport
13. http://digitalglobalist.com/2018/12/28/ambala-to-get-airport/ Ambala to get airport
14. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/gurugram-news/airstrip-proposed-along-delhi-mumbai-expressway-in-nuhgurugram-101694540820115.htm Airstrip proposed along Delhi-Mumbai expressway in Nuh-Gurugram