Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City and Industrial Development Corporation | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Maharashtra Airport Development Company | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Pune Metropolitan Area | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Purandar, Pune district, Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,277 ft / 694 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°20′56″N 074°08′02″E / 18.34889°N 74.13389°E | ||||||||||||||
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Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport is a proposed greenfield airport project to serve the city of Pune, India.[1] It will be built near Pune in Pune District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. In 2016, it was announced that the proposed airport would be spread over 2,832 hectares.[2][3] The airport would be named after the King of the Maratha Empire, Sambhaji Maharaj, who was born at Purandar fort.[4][5]
The CIDCO will hold a 51 percent stake in the SPV, while MADC's stake will be around 19 percent. The remaining 30 percent will be divided between the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA).[6] The Airports Authority of India conducted surveys on various areas near Pune for a new airport for the city. Initially, a site near Chakan was chosen for the airport but due to opposition from local farmers and the mountainous terrain, the government decided to build the new airport in Purandar taluka as it was a flatter region compared to Chakan. The airport is planned to include a dedicated cargo terminal.[7]
- ^ "Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje Airport". Indian Express. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "It's official: Pune to get new international airport at Purandar". Times of India. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Airports Authority Selects Purandar For International Airport Near Pune: Devendra Fadnavis". NDTV. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "2018, the year that was:Land acquisition biggest hurdle for Purandar airport to take off". Hindustan Times. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Birth Anniversary: Interesting facts about second ruler of the Maratha empire". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Cabinet nod to form SPV for Purandar intl airport in Pune". 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Proposed airport to be cargo hub, says MADC". 17 December 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2017.