Pawan Hans

Pawan Hans Limited
IATA ICAO Callsign
PHE [1] PAWAN HANS[1]
Founded15 October 1985; 38 years ago (1985-10-15)
as Helicopter Corporation of India
Commenced operations1 November 1985 (1985-11-01)
HubsJuhu Aerodrome, Mumbai
Secondary hubsRohini Heliport, Delhi
Fleet size47
Parent companyMinistry of Civil Aviation, Government of India
HeadquartersSector-1, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
RevenueIncrease372.90 crore (US$45 million)(2020–21)
Operating incomeIncrease−18.71 crore (US$−2.2 million)(2020-21)
Net incomeIncrease−886.59 lakh (US$−1.1 million)(2020-21)
Employees569 (31st March 2023)
Websitewww.pawanhans.co.in/english/index.aspx
On service at Vaishno Devi to carry devotee from Katra to Vaishno Devi Dham
Pawan Hans owned Aérospatiale Dauphin Medical Reconnaissance helicopter on display

Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) is a transport service operated as a central public sector undertaking based at Noida in Delhi NCR, India. It is a Mini Ratna-I category PSU under the ownership of Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Government of India. It has cumulatively flown more than 1 million hours and has had 2.5 million landings on its fleet since its formation. The registered office is located in New Delhi. The corporate headquarter is located at Sector-1 in Noida with regional office at New Delhi, Mumbai and Guwahati. The operations are based at the Juhu Aerodrome in Vile Parle (West), Mumbai.[2]

It is the country's one and only government-owned-helicopter service provider with the objective of providing helicopter support services to the oil sector for its off-shore exploration operations, services in remote areas and charter services for promotion of tourism.

  1. ^ a b "Aviation Codes Central - Airline Codes, Airport Codes and much more". Avcodes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ Division, Publications. INDIA 2019: A REFERENCE ANNUAL. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-3026-5.