Dundigul Air Force Academy

Dundigul Air Force Academy (ICAO: VODG) is a military aviation installation located in Dundigul, on the northern outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It serves as the Air Force Academy of the Indian Air Force, responsible for training flight cadets and commissioning them as officers. The academy is not open to civilian air traffic and has no commercial operations. It functions exclusively as a training base, where cadets undergo flying training on military aircraft as part of their commissioning course. The facility includes airstrips and associated infrastructure necessary for pilot training operations. Passing-out parades and graduation ceremonies for Indian Air Force officer cadets are held at this location, making it a symbolically significant installation within the Indian armed forces.