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Pondicherry Airport

Puducherry (Pondicherry), India

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Puducherry (Pondicherry) · PY · India

Position

11.968°, 79.812° · 134 ft elev.

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Coastal gateway serving the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Location

Puducherry, India

Pondicherry Airport (IATA: PNY, ICAO: VOPC) is a small civil enclave airport located in Puducherry, the capital of the Union Territory of Puducherry on India's southeastern coast. The airport is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and has historically handled limited scheduled and charter traffic. The airport has faced periodic disruptions and runway upgrades over the years. Efforts to expand its capacity and attract more airlines have been ongoing, driven by the region's growing tourism industry. The airport's relatively short runway has historically constrained the size and type of aircraft that can operate there. Puducherry is a popular tourist destination known for its French colonial heritage, beaches, and the nearby Auroville community, generating demand for improved air connectivity to major Indian cities.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building handling both departures and arrivals for limited passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

The airport is located approximately 3 kilometres northeast of Puducherry city centre, accessible by taxi and auto-rickshaw.

Airlines here

The airport has seen intermittent service from carriers such as Air India Regional and Blue Dart Aviation, though scheduled commercial service has been irregular.

Notable facts

›Operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
›The airport's short runway has historically limited it to smaller turboprop aircraft.
›Puducherry's French colonial heritage and Auroville attract significant tourist interest, boosting demand for air connectivity.
›The airport handles some cargo operations in addition to passenger services.
›Runway extension and infrastructure improvement projects have been discussed to enable jet aircraft operations.

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Pondicherry Airport is a domestic airport serving the union territory of Puducherry, India. It is located at Lawspet, situated 8.1 km (5.0 mi) from the international community of Auroville. The airport has scheduled flights and operations of the local flying training school. In 2007, the Government of Puducherry decided to expand the airport to accommodate larger aircraft and commissioned a new terminal building. The new terminal was inaugurated on 18 January 2013, with the arrival of a SpiceJet flight from Bangalore. After a gap of three years, the airport was operationalised again under the UDAN scheme in August 2017, with daily flights to Hyderabad and Bangalore.

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