Explorer Flight Missions: Namaste India
This month we wanted to bring you some exciting airports which are part of TPC Charters Winter Event - Namaste India. You do not have to be a TPC Charters Pilot, to complete these challenges!
The first three airports are for airliners; the next two are for general aviation, and the bonus sixth one is for GA also (if you dare!)
You can fly these flights on your own or get a group going - it’s up to you. Make sure you choose an appropriate aircraft and conduct proper flight planning. Let the adventure begin!
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Fly to or from any of the airports on this list.
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1. VOBL: Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, India.
The airport is the third-busiest airport in India, behind the airports in Delhi and Mumbai. It is the 25th busiest airport in Asia, and the 56th busiest airport in the world. The airport offers connecting flights to all six inhabited continents, and direct flights to five of them.
2. VIDP: Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India.
Named after Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport of India in terms of passenger traffic since 2009. It is also the busiest airport in the country in terms of cargo traffic. As of 2024, it is the tenth-busiest airport in the world, It is the busiest airport in Asia by passenger traffic, handling over 65.5 million passengers in 2023.
3. VOMM: Chennai International Airport, Chennai, India.
The airport is the fifth-busiest airport by passenger traffic and aircraft movements, and fourth busiest by cargo handled in India and international traffic. In fiscal year 2023–24, the airport handled over 21 million passengers and 0.34 million tones of cargo. The airport offers connecting passenger flights to all six inhabited continents, and direct flights to three of them.
4. VISM: Shimla Airport, Shimla, India
Shimla Airport is a regional airport located in Jubbarhatti, 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Shimla, in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Kingfisher Airlines used to operate the sole daily flight from Delhi, but could not carry more than 28 passengers on its return journey because of load restrictions imposed on the aircraft due to Shimla's high altitude and adverse weather.
5. VIHR: Hisar Airport, Hisar, India.
Hisar Airport lies in the north of Hisar city. Hisar Airport is located 103 miles west of national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport, 158 miles northwest of Noida International Airport, and 170 miles southwest of state capital's Chandigarh International Airport.
BONUS AIRPORT
6. VIDN: Dehradun Airport, Dehradun, India.
Dehradun Airport, also known as Jolly Grant Airport, is a domestic airport serving Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand, India. Commercial operations began on 30 March 2008, after the runway was extended to accommodate larger aircraft. The airport is the 32nd busiest airport in India, with over 1.5 million annual passengers.
