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{{Short description|Airport in Maharashtra, India}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Hadapsar airport
| nativename-a = हडपसर विमानतळ
| type = Private
| owner = [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)]]
| operator = Gliding Centre
| location = [[Pune, Maharashtra|Pune]], [[India]]
| Position =
| elevation-f = 1885
| elevation-m = 574.5
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India
| coordinates = {{coord|18|29|33|N|073|56|27|E |region:IN-AP_type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| r1-number = 09/27
| r1-length-f = 3568
| r1-length-m = 1087
| r1-surface = Un-Paved
| r2-number =
| r2-length-f =
| r2-length-m =
| r2-surface =
| footnotes = Frequency 136.0, flight plan zzzz Radial 165 PPN 5NM. Contact Pune ATS for further details.
}}

'''Hadapsar Airport''' is a gliderdrome<ref name="TOI2">{{cite news|title=Pune's Hadapsar gliding centre upgrade a waste: Experts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Punes-Hadapsar-gliding-centre-upgrade-a-waste-Experts/articleshow/55022005.cms |date=24 October 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> situated at [[Hadapsar]] in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]. It is owned by the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA)<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news|title=DGCA plans to open heliport at Hadapsar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/DGCA-plans-to-open-heliport-at-Hadapsar/articleshow/3438548.cms |date=3 September 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> and used by the Gliding Centre of the DGCA.
The gliderdrome is spread over 230 acres<ref name="IE1">{{cite news|title=Heliport won't clip Gliding centre wings, says DGCA |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/heliport-wont-clip-gliding-centre-wings-says-dgca/ |date=17 April 2011 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref>
It consists of a one-km-long unpaved airstrip, a couple of hangars housing the [[Glider (sailplane)|glider]]s used for daily flying exercises and an administrative block.<ref name="TOI1"/>

==History==
In 2011, Government-owned helicopter service company [[Pawan Hans]] (PHL) was assigned the task to develop a Helicopter Training Academy cum [[heliport]] at Hadapsar. The project was approved by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the DGCA released Rs.10 crore for the purpose. A [[memorandum of understanding]] (MoU) was also signed with the DGCA for the utilisation of land and other infrastructural facilities. However, in 2017, the [[Government of India]] approved the privatization of Pawan Hans<ref name="FE1">{{cite news|title=Government to sell 51% stake in Pawan Hans, seeks bids to appoint merchant bankers |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/government-to-sell-51-stake-in-pawan-hans-seeks-bids-to-appoint-merchant-bankers/505549/ |date=12 January 2017 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> following which PHL formally backed out of the project in 2019, stating that it does not want to continue any business association with respect to such facility.<ref name="PHL1">{{cite news|title=PIM for inviting EoI for Strategic Disinvestment of PHL by GoI|url=https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/Pawan_Hans_Ltd_Preliminary_Information_Memorandum.pdf |date=17 April 2011 |work=[[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)]] |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref>

The Gliding Centre was a brainchild of former Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<ref name="IE1"/> to train youngsters for glider pilot licenses. It is the country's only operational facility of its kind under the DGCA.<ref name="TOI1"/>
The centre carries out about 3,000 flights a year, the majority of them on Sundays when the club is open to enthusiasts from the city.<ref name="IE1"/>
The Gliding Centre operates a fleet of [[LET L-23|LET L-23 Super Blanik]] [[Sailplanes]]. The flying season starts from October and continues up to May or early June. The airfield is not operational during the monsoon.<ref name="flyhigh">{{cite news|title=Fly high for just Rs187 in Pune |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-fly-high-for-just-rs187-in-pune-1501342 |first=Divya |last=Mangwani |date=31 January 2011 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Mumbai |access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref>

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[[Category:Transport in Pune]]
[[Category:Airports in Pune district]]
[[Category:Gliderports]]
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