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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Airport in Maharashtra, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox airport<br />
| name = Gandhinagar Airport<br />
Nasik road Airport<br />
| image =[[File:AAC insignia.jpg|200px]] <br />
| image-width = <br />
| caption =Combat Army Aviation Training School<br />
| IATA = <s>ISK </s><br />
| ICAO = VANR<br />
| type = Military<br />
| owner = Indian Army<br />
| operator = [[Indian Army Aviation Corps]]<br />
| city-served = [[Nashik]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] &<br />
[[Nashik Road]][[Devlali|-Devlali]]<br />
| location =Nashik Road<br />
| metric-elev = y<br />
| elevation-m = 483<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|19|57|49|N|073|48|27|E|region:IN-MH|display=inline,title}}<br />
| website =<br />
| image_map = Maharashtra in India.svg<br />
| image_mapsize = 300<br />
| image_map_caption = [[Maharashtra]] in India<br />
| pushpin_map = Maharashtra<br />
| pushpin_mapsize = 300<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Maharashtra<br />
| pushpin_label = '''VANR'''<br />
| pushpin_label_position = top<br />
| metric-rwy = y<br />
| r1-number = 09/27<br />
| r1-length-m = 1,378<br />
| r1-surface = [[Concrete]]<br />
| stat-year = <br />
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| stat1-data = <br />
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| footnotes = Sources: WAD,<ref name="WAD">{{WAD|VANR}}</ref> GCM,<ref name="GCM">{{GCM|VANR}}</ref> STV<ref name="STV">{{STV|7668577|Gandhinagar Airport}}</ref><br />
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'''Gandhinagar Airport''' {{airport codes|<s>ISK</s>|VANR}} was a public [[airport]] serving the city of [[Nashik]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] until when it was taken over by the Indian Army to convert the airport into a Military Airbase.<br />
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[Note: Code '''ISK''' is transferred to Ozar airport. On boarding pass it might printed as '''Gandhinagar Airport ISK''' but flight is from Ozar].<br />
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== History ==<br />
Indian Airlines used to operate a daily flight between Nashik and Mumbai from 1972 to 1989. [[Vayudoot]] then took over and operated a [[Dornier 228]] till June 1992. For five years, there was no air service available from Nashik, till April 1997, when the Maharashtra-Span Air — a joint venture of state government and Span Aviation Ltd — inaugurated its daily service to Mumbai. It operated a 12-seater Beechcraft on the route as a part of the government's plan to connect important districts in the state by air. The service was abruptly discontinued on 30 June 1997.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}<br />
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The airfield is now converted into a full-fledged Army Aviation Base where training is imparted to all candidates at the Combat Army Aviation Training School (CATS) at Nashik.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}<br />
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The Cheetah helicopter simulator has been set up at Combat Army Aviation Training School (CATS). It is expected to reduce substantial cost in training and also to reduce pilot risk during training. The simulator is designed to expose the trainee to different weather conditions like snow, rain, storm and different terrains in addition to night flying training in handling emergencies, tactical handling of the flying machine, its different maneuvers and more. The project to install a simulator was proposed in December 2000 and approved in April 2002, with CATS Nashik chosen as the centre for installation. Macmet Technologies Ltd, which won the bid over Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), completed the project by 2005 at a cost of Rs 16.26 crore. After stringent checks, the facility was accepted by the army in December 2005.<ref name="IE">{{cite news|title=After 3 yrs, Nashik to get flights again |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/50246/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date= 3 July 2004 |access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Ozar Airport]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Airports in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Airports in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Nashik]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Nashik]]<br />
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