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{{Short description|Airport in Pondicherry, India}}
{{Short description|Airport in Puducherry, India}}
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{{Infobox airport
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| name         = Pondicherry Airport
| name               = Pondicherry Airport
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| caption     = New terminal
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| IATA         = PNY
| ICAO               = VOPC
| ICAO         = VOPC
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| pushpin_label = '''PNY'''
| type               = Public
| type         = Public
| owner               = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| owner       = AAI
| operator           = Airports Authority of India
| operator     = Airports Authority of India
| city-served         = [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| city-served = [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]]
| location           = [[Lawspet]], Puducherry, [[India]]
| location     = [[Lawspet]]
| opened              = {{start date and age|1989|||df=y|p=n|br=n}}
| elevation-f = 134
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| elevation-m = 41
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| website     =  
| website             = [https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/puducherry Puducherry Airport]
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| r1-length-m         = 1,500
| r1-surface   = [[Asphalt]]
| r1-surface         = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year   = 2016
| stat-year           = April 2024 - March 2025
| stat1-header = Passenger movements
| stat1-header       = Passengers
| stat1-data   = 102,784
| stat1-data         = 34,190 ({{decrease}} 24.8%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements  
| stat2-header       = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data   = 10,800
| stat2-data         = 1,216 ({{increase}} 49.2%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage  
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| stat3-data = 100
| stat3-data         = —
| footnotes   =
| footnotes           = Source: [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III – Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex3.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex2.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k25Annex4.pdf|website=aai.aero|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref>
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'''Pondicherry Airport''' {{Airport codes|PNY|VOPC}} is a [[regional airport]] located at [[Lawspet]] in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], a [[Union territory]] of [[India]]. It is situated 8.1 km from the international community of [[Auroville]]. The airport has scheduled flights and operations of the local flying training school. In 2007, the Puducherry Government decided to expand the airport to accommodate larger aircraft and commissioned a new terminal building.<ref name= IBN>{{cite news|title=Flight operations await new terminal |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/flight-operations-await-new-terminal/256422-60-118.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513121042/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/flight-operations-await-new-terminal/256422-60-118.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2012|publisher=[[IBN Live]] |date= 10 May 2012 |access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref> The new terminal was inaugurated on 18 January 2013 with the arrival of a [[SpiceJet]] flight from Bengaluru.<ref>{{cite web|title=First flight to Pondicherry from Bangalore on January 17 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/first-flight-to-puducherry-from-bangalore-on-january-17/article4277106.ece |access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref> After a gap of three years, the airport was operationalised again under the UDAN scheme in August 2017 with a daily flight to [[Hyderabad Airport]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/spicejet-to-operate-daily-flights-between-hyderabad-and-puducherry-starting-august-16/articleshow/59632657.cms|title=SpiceJet to operate daily flights between Hyderabad and Puducherry starting August 16 - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-31}}</ref>
 
'''Pondicherry Airport''' {{Airport codes|PNY|VOPC}} is a [[domestic airport]] serving the [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[India]]. It is located at [[Lawspet]], situated {{cvt|8.1|km}} 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.<ref name= IBN>{{cite news|title=Flight operations await new terminal |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/flight-operations-await-new-terminal/256422-60-118.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513121042/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/flight-operations-await-new-terminal/256422-60-118.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2012|publisher=[[IBN Live]] |date= 10 May 2012 |access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref> The new terminal was inaugurated on 18 January 2013, with the arrival of a [[SpiceJet]] flight from [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite news|title=First flight to Pondicherry from Bangalore on January 17 |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=5 January 2013 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/first-flight-to-puducherry-from-bangalore-on-january-17/article4277106.ece |access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref> After a gap of three years, the airport was operationalised again under the [[UDAN]] scheme in August 2017, with daily flights to [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]] and Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/spicejet-to-operate-daily-flights-between-hyderabad-and-puducherry-starting-august-16/articleshow/59632657.cms|title=SpiceJet to operate daily flights between Hyderabad and Puducherry starting August 16|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-31}}</ref>
 
On 18 August 2024, [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] [[Rajnath Singh]] inaugurated a [[Indian Coast Guard#Organisation|Coast Guard Air Enclave]] (CGAE) at the airport. A [[HAL Dhruv]] and [[Aérospatiale Alouette III|HAL Chetak]] squadron will be based at the CGAE.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-08-18 |title=Rajnath Singh inaugurates new maritime rescue coordination centre in Chennai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rajnath-singh-inaugurates-new-maritime-rescue-coordination-centre-in-chennai/article68540170.ece |access-date=2024-08-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The airport was constructed in 1989. Between that year and 1991, regional airline [[Vayudoot]] flew to [[Chennai]], [[Neyveli]] and [[Bengaluru]], however the flights were not successful and all were ended. The airport remained in disuse for the following two decades.<ref name=pondy3jan>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article1405082.ece SpiceJet announces Pondy flight schedule]. The New Indian Express. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2015.</ref>
The airport was constructed in 1989. Between that year and 1991, regional airline [[Vayudoot]] flew to [[Madras]], [[Neyveli]], and [[Bangalore]], however the flights were not successful and all were ended. The airport remained in disuse for the following two decades.<ref name=pondy3jan>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140116064542/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article1405082.ece SpiceJet announces Pondy flight schedule]. The New Indian Express. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2015.</ref>


In June 2007, a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MoU) was signed between the local government and the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) for expansion of the airport. For the first phase, 19.92 hectares of land were acquired at {{Indian Rupee}} 18.95 crore. Then the new terminal was constructed and the runway extended by 260 m (853 ft), allowing for the landing of [[ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR]] aircraft. This phase was completed in late 2012. The second phase of expansion involves acquiring 200 more acres of land to extend the runway by an additional 1,100 m (3,609 ft), allowing larger [[jet aircraft]] to land at the airport.<ref>{{cite news|title=Puducherry airport to go on stream in October|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-03/news/30110146_1_puducherry-airport-runway-lawspet|publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date= 3 Sep 2011 |access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref>
In June 2007, a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MoU) was signed between the local government and the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) for expansion of the airport. For the first phase, 19.92 hectares of land were acquired at {{Indian Rupee}} 18.95 crore. Then the new terminal was constructed and the runway extended by 260&nbsp;m (853&nbsp;ft), allowing for the landing of [[ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR]] aircraft. This phase was completed in late 2012. The second phase of expansion involves acquiring 200 more acres of land to extend the runway by an additional 1,100&nbsp;m (3,609&nbsp;ft), allowing larger [[jet aircraft]] to land at the airport.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pondicherry airport to go on stream in October|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-03/news/30110146_1_pondicherry-airport-runway-lawspet|work=[[The Economic Times]] |date= 3 September 2011 |access-date=3 January 2012}}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
The new terminal was inaugurated with the arrival of a [[SpiceJet]] Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft on 17 January 2013 from [[Bengaluru]]. However, this daily service lasted for only a little over one year as the airline withdrew the flight citing low number of passengers.<ref name=pondy3jan /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/with-last-flight-puducherry-airport-runs-out-of-steam/article5640023.ece|title=With last flight, Puducherry airport runs out of steam|author=Jaisankar, C.|date=31 January 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref> The following year, the airport once again was brought back into operation when [[Air India Regional|Alliance Air]] commenced flights from Bengaluru on 14 April 2015, subsidised by the Puducherry Government. These flights were suspended six months later due to "payment issues".<ref name=alliancesuspension>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/puducherrys-flight-services-suspended-temporarily/article7778903.ece |title= Puducherry's flight services suspended temporarily}}</ref>
The new terminal was inaugurated with the arrival of a [[SpiceJet]] Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft on 17 January 2013 from [[Bangalore]]. However, this daily service lasted for only a little over one year as the airline withdrew the flight citing low number of passengers.<ref name=pondy3jan /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/with-last-flight-pondicherry-airport-runs-out-of-steam/article5640023.ece|title=With last flight, Pondicherry airport runs out of steam|author=Jaisankar, C.|date=31 January 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref> The following year, the airport once again was brought back into operation when [[Air India Regional|Alliance Air]] commenced flights from Bangalore on 14 April 2015, subsidised by the Pondicherry Government. These flights were suspended six months later due to "payment issues".<ref name=alliancesuspension>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/puducherrys-flight-services-suspended-temporarily/article7778903.ece |title= Puducherry's flight services suspended temporarily|newspaper= The Hindu|date= 19 October 2015|last1= Philip|first1= Annie}}</ref>


In October 2016, the Puducherry government signed a Tripartite MoU with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and AAI in New Delhi to operationalise the airport under the Regional Connectivity Scheme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Puducherry Airport To Be Operational From January 2017|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/puducherry-airport-to-be-operational-from-january-2017-1468727|publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=1 October 2016|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref> Subsequently, SpiceJet was awarded the Hyderabad-Pondicherry route under the scheme in March 2017<ref>{{cite news|title=SpiceJet awarded six routes under regional connectivity scheme|url=https://ultra.news/t-t/30139/spicejet-awarded-six-routes-regional-connectivity-scheme|publisher=Ultra News |date=30 March 2017|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref> and the airline commenced operations from 16 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Puducherry back on aviation map; services to Hyderabad launched|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/puducherry-back-on-aviation-map-services-to-hyderabad-launched-4799226/|publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date=16 August 2017|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref> SpiceJet later resumed its flight to Bengaluru from Puducherry in February 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bengaluru-UT flight service resumes|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/flight-service-to-bengaluru-resumes/article22767470.ece|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 February 2018|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref>
In October 2016, the Pondicherry government signed a Tripartite MoU with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and AAI in New Delhi to operationalise the airport under the Regional Connectivity Scheme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Puducherry Airport To Be Operational From January 2017|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/puducherry-airport-to-be-operational-from-january-2017-1468727|publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=1 October 2016|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref> Subsequently, SpiceJet was awarded the Hyderabad-Pondicherry route under the scheme in March 2017<ref>{{cite news|title=SpiceJet awarded six routes under regional connectivity scheme|url=https://ultra.news/t-t/30139/spicejet-awarded-six-routes-regional-connectivity-scheme|publisher=Ultra News |date=30 March 2017|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref> and the airline commenced operations from 16 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Puducherry back on aviation map; services to Hyderabad launched|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/puducherry-back-on-aviation-map-services-to-hyderabad-launched-4799226/|work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=16 August 2017|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref> SpiceJet later resumed its flight to Bangalore from Pondicherry in February 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bangalore-UT flight service resumes|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/flight-service-to-bangalore-resumes/article22767470.ece|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 February 2018|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref>


==Structure==
==Structure==


Puducherry Airport has one asphalt runway, oriented 07/25, 1500 m long and 30 m wide. It has a 100 by 150 m [[Airport ramp|apron]] and its new terminal building can handle 300 passengers during peak hours. Navigational aids at Puducherry include an [[Aerodrome beacon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Airport website |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/pondicherry_technicalinfo.jsp |access-date=3 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102155608/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/pondicherry_technicalinfo.jsp |archive-date=2 January 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Currently land is being acquired to extend the runway and accommodate larger aircraft to increase flight services and open the airport for international flights but still is in the refusal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/efforts-on-to-expand-puducherry-airport-runway-cm-narayanasamy/|title=Efforts on to expand Puducherry airport runway: CM Narayanasamy|date=2017-08-03|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-31|language=en-US}}</ref>
Puducherry Airport has one asphalt runway, oriented 07/25, 1500 m long and 30 m wide. It has a 100 m by 150 m [[Airport ramp|apron]] and its new terminal building can handle 300 passengers during peak hours. Navigational aids at Puducherry include an [[aerodrome beacon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Airport website |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/pondicherry_technicalinfo.jsp |access-date=3 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102155608/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/pondicherry_technicalinfo.jsp |archive-date=2 January 2012 }}</ref> Currently land is being acquired to extend the runway and accommodate larger aircraft to increase flight services and open the airport for international flights.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/efforts-on-to-expand-puducherry-airport-runway-cm-narayanasamy/|title=Efforts on to expand Puducherry airport runway: CM Narayanasamy|date=2017-08-03|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-31|language=en-US}}</ref>
Puducherry Airport has the capacity to handle Boeing 737-700 especially of SpiceJet and also Air India A319 on a 1,500 metre runway just like St. Gallen Altenrhein Airport, but people have refused to think on it.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpgDvWtJ4EM</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB1awbqHgXA</ref>


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
 
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|[[SpiceJet]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]] (both resume 31 October 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spicejet.com/schedules|title=SpiceJet Schedule|access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref>}}
|[[IndiGo]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Rajahmundry Airport|Rajahmundry]] |,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/indigo-to-commence-flight-operations-from-puducherry-on-december-20/article68845674.ece|access-date=9 November 2024 |title=Indigo to commence flight operations from Puducherry on December 20 |newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Krify|first=Reddy|title=Daily Pondy-Rajahmundry flights commence|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Oct/27/daily-pondy-rajahmundry-flights-commenced-on-sunday-via-hyderabad|work=Times of India|date=27 October 2025|access-date=27 October 2025|language=en}}</ref>
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==Demands==
There are also demands to operate direct flight services between Puducherry to [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] and [[Manohar International Airport|Goa]].
 
== Statistics ==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=PNY}}


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 31 January 2026


Pondicherry Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAirports Authority of India
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesPuducherry
LocationLawspet, Puducherry, India
Opened1989; 37 years ago (1989)
Elevation AMSL41 m / 134 ft
Coordinates11°58′00″N 79°48′52″E / 11.96667°N 79.81444°E / 11.96667; 79.81444
WebsitePuducherry Airport
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,500 4,500 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2024 - March 2025)
Passengers34,190 (Decrease 24.8%)
Aircraft movements1,216 (Increase 49.2%)
Cargo tonnage—
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Pondicherry Airport (IATA: PNY, ICAO: VOPC) 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.[4] The new terminal was inaugurated on 18 January 2013, with the arrival of a SpiceJet flight from Bangalore.[5] 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.[6]

On 18 August 2024, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a Coast Guard Air Enclave (CGAE) at the airport. A HAL Dhruv and HAL Chetak squadron will be based at the CGAE.[7]

History[edit | edit source]

The airport was constructed in 1989. Between that year and 1991, regional airline Vayudoot flew to Madras, Neyveli, and Bangalore, however the flights were not successful and all were ended. The airport remained in disuse for the following two decades.[8]

In June 2007, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the local government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for expansion of the airport. For the first phase, 19.92 hectares of land were acquired at ₹ 18.95 crore. Then the new terminal was constructed and the runway extended by 260 m (853 ft), allowing for the landing of ATR aircraft. This phase was completed in late 2012. The second phase of expansion involves acquiring 200 more acres of land to extend the runway by an additional 1,100 m (3,609 ft), allowing larger jet aircraft to land at the airport.[9] The new terminal was inaugurated with the arrival of a SpiceJet Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft on 17 January 2013 from Bangalore. However, this daily service lasted for only a little over one year as the airline withdrew the flight citing low number of passengers.[8][10] The following year, the airport once again was brought back into operation when Alliance Air commenced flights from Bangalore on 14 April 2015, subsidised by the Pondicherry Government. These flights were suspended six months later due to "payment issues".[11]

In October 2016, the Pondicherry government signed a Tripartite MoU with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and AAI in New Delhi to operationalise the airport under the Regional Connectivity Scheme.[12] Subsequently, SpiceJet was awarded the Hyderabad-Pondicherry route under the scheme in March 2017[13] and the airline commenced operations from 16 August 2017.[14] SpiceJet later resumed its flight to Bangalore from Pondicherry in February 2018.[15]

Structure[edit | edit source]

Puducherry Airport has one asphalt runway, oriented 07/25, 1500 m long and 30 m wide. It has a 100 m by 150 m apron and its new terminal building can handle 300 passengers during peak hours. Navigational aids at Puducherry include an aerodrome beacon.[16] Currently land is being acquired to extend the runway and accommodate larger aircraft to increase flight services and open the airport for international flights.[17]

Airlines and destinations[edit | edit source]

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
IndiGo Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Rajahmundry ,[18][19]

Demands[edit | edit source]

There are also demands to operate direct flight services between Puducherry to Mumbai, Delhi and Goa.

Statistics[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Flight operations await new terminal". IBN Live. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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  11. ↑ Philip, Annie (19 October 2015). "Puducherry's flight services suspended temporarily". The Hindu.
  12. ↑ "Puducherry Airport To Be Operational From January 2017". NDTV. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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  17. ↑ "Efforts on to expand Puducherry airport runway: CM Narayanasamy". The Indian Express. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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  19. ↑ Krify, Reddy (27 October 2025). "Daily Pondy-Rajahmundry flights commence". Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2025.

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