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Pune Airport, sharing its runways with Lohagaon Air Force Station, sits on the northeastern edge of Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a substantial dual-use civil and military aerodrome with a single long hard-surfaced runway equipped for instrument approaches, making it a straightforward destination for simulator pilots flying into western India.
Pune Airport operates as a joint civil-military facility, co-located with Lohagaon Air Force Station on the outskirts of Pune in Maharashtra. It combines scheduled airline operations with an Indian Air Force presence, giving it the character of a busy dual-use field rather than a purely civilian airport, which makes it a notable stop for simulator pilots wanting a taste of shared military-civil operations in India.
The airport lies at Pune, in the State of Maharashtra, India, at coordinates 18.5825 N, 73.9203 E and an elevation of 1916 feet. As a large airport handling airline traffic alongside military operations, it would be expected to sit within controlled airspace appropriate to its size, though specific airspace classification details are not covered in the available material.
The field has a single physical runway, 10/28, orientated roughly east-west. Runway 28 is 8287 feet long with a hard surface, lit, and served by an ILS. The reciprocal, runway 10, is 8286 feet long, also hard-surfaced and lit, but without an ILS. Both directions are suitable for a wide range of aircraft types given their considerable length.
The tower callsign is POONA TWR, operating on 123.5 MHz. An ILS is available for runway 28, supporting instrument approaches to that direction; no ILS is fitted to runway 10.
The airport's continued association with Lohagaon Air Force Station points to its origins and ongoing role as a military airfield, on which civilian air services have been layered over time. Beyond this dual identity, detailed historical background is not covered in the available material.
Pune Airport today functions as a large airport handling scheduled airline service alongside its role as Lohagaon Air Force Station, reflecting its continued dual civil-military use. Further detail on current facilities, fuel availability, operating hours or permission requirements is not covered in the available material.