Baramati airport is located in Pune district of Maharashtra state in India. It is a regional airport serving much of General Aviation and occasional charter flights.
Fast Facts
1)Co - ordinates - North 18.227805, East 74.587888 (Find this place on Google maps)
2) The airport has an advisory tower. The tower is managed by senior pilots from the adjacent flight school. They monitor traffic in the local airspace and give advisories over VHF frequency to the pilots flying in circuits and around the area.
(Capital 'C' indicates reporting place for pilots and other aviation personnel.
Number 11 indicates Runway 11 is in use)
3) Runway - This airport has runway 11 and 29. They are about 4600 feet long (approx.) and 100 feet wide. There are no runway lights.The approach end of runway 11 is like a table top surface. That gives a unique challenge to judge the proper glide path on final approach for runway 11.
4) Nearby Navaids - None. The closest is Pune VOR.
5) Nearby Hotels - Hotel City In, Hotel Taj City inn.
Apparently the airport is bought and run by reliance. Aviation Fuel is transported in tankers by road to this place. Carver Aviation runs a flight training academy at this place. Rental rates for Cessna 152 and Cessna 172 were Rs 8000 per hour as of December 2010.
6) Baramati Airport Ramp (Looking west)
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