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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) | ||||||||||
| Operator | HALCON (HAL &CONCOR) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nashik Metropolitan Region | ||||||||||
| Location | Ozar,Nashik district,Maharashtra,India | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1964; 61 years ago (1964) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 608 m / 1,995 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°07′10″N073°54′49″E / 20.11944°N 73.91361°E /20.11944; 73.91361 | ||||||||||
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Nashik International Airport (IATA:ISK,ICAO:VAOZ) is anairport andIndian Air Force base serving the city ofNashik,Maharashtra,India. It is located atOzar, 20 km (12 mi) northeast from the city centre. It is owned byHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which uses the airport primarily to develop, test and build aircraft for theIndian Armed Forces. It is home to a maintenance station of theIndian Air Force and also supports widebody commercial cargo services.[4] A new passenger terminal was inaugurated on 3 March 2014.[5] It serves theNashik Metropolitan Region (NMR) as well as theNorth Maharashtra Region.
The airport was built in 1964, whenHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)'s Aircraft Division at Nashik commenced licensed manufacturing of fighter aircraft with theMiG-21FL. Other aircraft manufactured here include MiG-21M, MiG-21 BIS,MiG-27 M andSu-30 MKI aircraft.
Kingfisher Airlines commenced scheduled services toMumbai in 2008, but ended in November 2009 due to poor response.[6] HAL announced the launch of commercial air cargo operations from the airport on 20 September 2011. The cargo services are managed by HALCON, a joint working group between HAL andContainer Corporation of India (CONCOR) along with Clarion Solutions. The airport is capable of handling large aircraft like theAntonov AN-124s after having creating additional parking space and medical facilities. Clarion Solutions is the cargo terminal operator.
In 2011, HAL signed aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) with theGovernment of Maharashtra for an upgradation of the airport.[7] This involves a passenger terminal worth ₹ 84 crores. The Government of Maharashtra paid ₹ 74 crores of the terminal project cost and HAL funded the remaining ₹ 10 crore.[5][8] After coming on theDirectorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)'s air map, HAL is now in the process of appointing a private company to develop, to operate and maintain the airport terminal at the airport on a revenue sharing basis.[9]Scheduled passenger air services to Nashik was revived after a gap of eight years whenAir Deccan commenced operations to Mumbai andPune on 23 December 2017 under the government'sUDAN scheme.[6]
In March 2025, HAL announced plans to develop a new runway parallel to the existing one.[10]
The 11 Base Repair Depot, one of the eight base repair depots of theIndian Air Force under overall control and supervision of theMaintenance Command, Nashik is based at the airport. It was established in 1975 and is an ISO 9001:2000 certified maintenance facility. It conducts overhaul programmes for the IAF's MiG-21 (FL, BIS), MiG-23s and MiG-29s.[11]
The new terminal building, spread over 22 acres with 8,267 sq.m. built-up area can accommodate 300 passengers. The adjoiningapron can handle up to six aircraft. The groundbreaking ceremony of the terminal was performed by the then PWD Minister and Guardian Minister,Chhagan Bhujbal, on 2 January 2012,[12] and the terminal was inaugurated on 3 March 2014 by the then Union Minister for the Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises,Praful Patel.[5] The facilities include departure lobby, check-in counters, security, holding and VIP areas, retail, airport administration and airlines offices, flying and ground crew services, physically challenged friendly and childcare facilities, and dedicated smoking areas. The airport boasts of modern systems like integrated baggage handling,flight information display systems (FIDS), CCTVs, public address and voice annunciation systems, access control, Building Management System (BMS), Fire and Safety Systems, and Terminal Control Center.[13]
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