Pune airport to remain closed for 14 days from October 16

The Pune airport will remain closed for 14 days from October 16 as the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be undertaking runway resurfacing work, while a chopper firm will operate sorties to and from Mumbai — the nearest operational airport during this period..

“This is to inform all passengers that as per information received from Indian Air Force (IAF), due to runway resurfacing works, all flights from Pune Airport will not operate for 14 days from 16 October 2021 to 29 October 2021," the airport tweeted on its official handle.

All commercial flights operating from the airport will remain suspended from October 16 to 29 due to the closure.


The runway maintenance work was earlier proposed to be undertaken in April. IAF says there is an 'urgent need' to re-carpet the runway and this job was deferred earlier this summer to ensure vaccine supply from the city housing Serum Institute of India that makes Covishield.

From October 30, the airport will remain closed for 12 hours from 8pm to 8am till November 30. "Resumption of 24 hours ATC watch at Pune airfield will be intimated later with full details," it said.