New Pune Airport

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| name = Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport<ref name="IE1">{{cite news |title=Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje Airport |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/pune/first-flight-from-chhatrapati-sambhaji-raje-airport-purandar-by-2019-says-cm-devendra-fadnavis-3069492/ |work=[[Indian Express]] |date=7 October 2016 |access-date=8 October 2016 }}</ref>
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| type = Public
| owner = [[City and Industrial Development Corporation]]
| operator = [[Maharashtra Airport Development Company]]
| city-served = [[Pune Metropolitan Area]]
| location = [[Purandar taluka|Purandar]], [[Pune district]], [[Maharashtra]]
| elevation-f = 2,277
| elevation-m = 694
| coordinates = {{coord|18|20|56|N|074|08|02|E|type:airport}}
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| r1-number = Runway 1 (North)
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| r1-length-m = 4,000
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
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| r2-number = Runway 2 (South)
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'''Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport''' is a proposed [[greenfield airport]] project to serve the city of [[Pune]], [[India]]. It will be built near [[Saswad]] and [[Jejuri]] in [[Purandar taluka|Purandar Talukas]] of [[Pune District]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. The proposed airport will be spread over 2,400 hectares.<ref>{{cite news |title= It's official: Pune to get new international airport at Purandar |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Its-official-Pune-to-get-new-international-airport-at-Purandar/articleshow/54726567.cms |work=Times of India |date=7 October 2016 |access-date=8 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Airports Authority Selects Purandar For International Airport Near Pune: Devendra Fadnavis |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/airports-authority-selects-purandar-for-international-airport-near-pune-devendra-fadnavis-1471246 |work=NDTV |date=7 October 2016 |access-date=8 October 2016 }}</ref> The [[Government of Maharashtra]] has declared that the first flight from this airport is expected to take off by 2019 and the airport will be named after the [[King]] of [[Maratha Empire]], [[Sambhaji]] [[Maharaja|Maharaj]] who was born at [[Purandar fort]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gordon|first1=Stewart|title=The Marathas 1600-1818|date=1993|publisher=Cambridge University|location=New York|isbn=978-0-521-26883-7|pages=74–78|edition=1. publ.|url=https://www.facebook.com/PuneInternationalAirportPurandar}}</ref>
The [[CIDCO]] will hold 51 per cent stake in the SPV, while MADC's stake will be around 19 per cent. The remaining 30 per cent will be divided between the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA).<ref>{{cite news |title= Cabinet nod to form SPV for Purandar intl airport in Pune |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cabinet-nod-to-form-spv-for-purandar-intl-airport-in-pune-119030501174_1.html |date=5 March 2019 |access-date=5 March 2017 }}</ref> The [[Airports Authority of India]] conducted surveys on various areas near Pune for a new airport for the city. Initially a site near [[Chakan, Maharashtra|Chakan]] was fixed for the airport. But due to opposition from local farmers and the mountainous terrain, the government decided to set the new airport in Purandar Taluka as it was a flatter region compared to Chakan. This airport will also boost trade from Pune and neighbouring districts as it will have its own dedicated cargo terminal.<ref>{{cite news |title= Proposed airport to be cargo hub, says MADC|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/proposed-airport-to-be-cargo-hub-says-madc/articleshow/56032050.cms |date=17 December 2016 |access-date=27 March 2017 }}</ref>

== Background ==

[[Pune Airport|Lohagaon Air Force Station]] serves as the main passenger airport for the city. Due to its status as a "restricted international airport", only two to four international flights can operate from there. Moreover, it is an Air Force base and has a single civil terminal which operates both international as well as domestic traffic.<ref>{{cite news |title= It's official: Pune to get new international airport at Purandar|url=https://www.facebook.com/PuneInternationalAirportPurandar/|work=Times of India|date=7 October 2016|access-date=8 October 2016 }}</ref>

Almost 65 to 70 flights operate connecting major domestic destinations. This is crowding the existing airport and leading to delay of flights as the airport has only eight parking bays out of which one is used for VIP's and other is used for charter operations and the remaining carry the load of international as well as domestic flights. Hence, this led to the need for a dedicated international airport for the city as the city is one of the fastest-growing cities in India and is included in the [[Smart Cities Mission|Smart City]] program of the Indian government. However, until completion of the new airport, the existing airport will be expanded.<ref>{{cite news |title= New airport will take 5 years to start operational|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/new-airport-will-take-5-yrs-to-start-ops/articleshow/57175104.cms|date=16 February 2017|access-date=27 March 2017 }}</ref>

==Connection==
The project site is located near the villages of Ambodi, Sonori, Kumbharvalan, Ekhatpur-Munjawadi, Khanwadi, Pargaon Memane, Rajewadi, Aamble, Tekwadi, Vanpuri, Udachiwadi, and Singapur. [[Rajewadi railway station]] on the Pune–Miraj–Lonand line is nearest to the site. The proposed airport will be connected with six different routes including [[National Highway (India)|national highways]] [[National Highway 48 (India)|48]] and [[National Highway 65 (India)|65]]. There will also be a special ring-road connecting major industrial establishments with the proposed airport from [[Hadapsar]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Pune to get new greenfield international airport at Purandar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Pune-to-get-new-greenfield-international-airport-at-Purandar/articleshow/54727935.cms | date=7 October 2016 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=3 June 2018 }}</ref>

== Land acquisition protests ==
The farmers in these villages are against the project due to concerns of [[land consumption|land loss]]. Since it was announced that the proposed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport would come up in Purandar Taluka, local villagers and landowners have been up in arms in protest. Several attempts made by the government and district administration have failed to pacify the agitated landowners. On 26 December 2016, after a lull, thousands of villagers from six villages in Purandar blocked the Pune-Pandharpur Road for nearly two hours, in protest against the new international airport.<ref>{{cite news |title= Purandar protesters raise voice after brief interval|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/purandar-protesters-raise-voice-after-briefinterval/articleshow/56195349.cms | date=27 December 2016 | first=Joy | last=Sengupta | newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=3 June 2018 }}</ref>

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==External links==
* [http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5310309807906121541&SectionId=4924098573178130559&SectionName=Top%20Stories&NewsTitle=Proposed%20Pune%20international%20airport%20will%20be%20named%20after%20Chhatrapati%20Sambhaji Proposed Pune international airport will be named after Chhatrapati Sambhaji]

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