Pantnagar Airport is a domestic airport located in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. The airport operates under Airport Authority of India (AII) with airport code IATA:PGH and ICAO:VIPT. The Airport has a great importance for tourists because Kumaon region is famous for tourist destinations like Nainital, Ranikhet, Jim Corbett National Park, Bhimtal, Almora etc.
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Send Enquiry for Tour PackagesThere is a plan to expand the airstrip to 7000 ft in length and 45 m in width so that big aircraft like Airbus and Boeing can also be operated from the Airport. From June 16, 2015 Air India replaced the older 42-seater ATR-42 with new French made ATR-72 with a view to handle the increased inflow of the passengers.
Currently, only Alliance Air (Sister Concern airlines of Air India for regional domestic airports) provides a flights from Pantnagar Airport to Delhi Airport on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday. Flights are scheduled as per following timings:
Flights from | Departure Time | Arrival Time |
Delhi to Pantnagar | 01:00 pm | 02:00 pm |
Pantnagar to Delhi | 02:30 pm | 03:30 pm |
Dehradun to Pantnagar flight time : 09:50 am
Pantnagar to Dehradun flight time : 12:45 pm
Direct flight cost between Dehradun and Pantnagar: Approx. 4500 INR (one sided) for Adults
Pantnagar to Pithoragarh flight time: 12:45 pm
Departure Timing: 12:45 PM | Arrival: 13:35 PM | Duration: 50 Mins
Pithoragarh to Pantnagar flight time : 1:40 pm
Departure Timing: 11:30 AM | Arrival: 12:20 PM | Duration: 50 Mins
Direct flight cost between Pantnagar and Pithoragarh : Approx. 1999 INR (one sided) For Adults
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Pantnagar is a regional domestic airport with some basic airport facilities like:
As Pantnagar is the only commercial airport in Kumaun Region of Uttarakhand therefore tourists who plan to visit Nainital and nearby places they have to land at the Pantnagar Airport only. Find the tourist destination nearby Pantnagar with distance as follows:
Distance of Pantnagar Airport from different tourist destinations: | |
Destination | Distance in KM |
Pantnagar | 4 |
Lal Kuan Railway Station | 9 |
Haldwani | 25 |
Kathgodam | 30 |
Ramnagar | 97 |
Kashipur | 71 |
Nainital | 65 |
Bhimtal | 50 |
Ranikhet | 110 |
Almora | 120 |
Jim Corbett National park | 120 |
Kainchi Dham, Mukteshwar, Corbett Falls, Eco Cave Gardens, Garjiya Temple, Ramgarh, Pangot, Naukuchiatal, Sattal, Kilbury, Naini Lake, Nainital Zoo.
Pantnagar Airport is located in Pantnagar ( in main Pantnagar city).
Pantnagar airport located in Pantnagar town of Udham Singh Nagar district is the nearest airport to the major destinations of Kumaon such as Nainital, Bhimtal, Ranikhet, Almora, Jim Corbett National Park etc. Pantnagar bus stop at 2 km away from the airport is the nearest bus station to the airport. The closest railhead is Pantnagar railway station about 5 km away from the airport.