Hadapsar Gliding Centre

Hadapsar Gliding Centre
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerDirectorate General of Civil Aviation (India)
OperatorGliding Centre
LocationPune, India
Elevation AMSL1,885 ft / 574.5 m
Coordinates18°29′33″N 073°56′27″E / 18.49250°N 73.94083°E / 18.49250; 73.94083
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Hadapsar Gliding Centre is located in Maharashtra
Hadapsar Gliding Centre
Hadapsar Gliding Centre
Hadapsar Gliding Centre is located in India
Hadapsar Gliding Centre
Hadapsar Gliding Centre
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 3,568 1,087 Un-Paved
Frequency 136.0, flight plan zzzz Radial 165 PPN 5NM. Contact Pune ATS for further details.

Hadapsar Gliding Centre, also known as Gliding Centre Pune,[1] is a gliderdrome[2] situated at Hadapsar in Pune, Maharashtra. It is owned by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)[3] and used by the Gliding Centre of the DGCA. The gliderdrome is spread over 230 acres[4] It consists of a one-km-long unpaved airstrip, a couple of hangars housing the gliders used for daily flying exercises and an administrative block.[3]

  1. ^ "Gliding Centre Pune hanging on ropes old and broken". The Indian Express. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Pune's Hadapsar gliding centre upgrade a waste: Experts". The Times of India. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "DGCA plans to open heliport at Hadapsar". The Times of India. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Heliport won't clip Gliding centre wings, says DGCA". The Indian Express. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2020.