Airports / India / PNQ
Pune International Airport
VAPO / PNQPune, IndiaELEV 1,942 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
54 nm
To the nearest alternate
Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI).
Overview
Located in Pune, India, Pune International Airport (VAPO / PNQ) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 1,942 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, PNQ is a home base: Poonawalla Aviation operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI, 54 nm), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM, 67 nm), and Shirdi International Airport (SAG, 71 nm).
Trip costs from PNQ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Lohegaon Airport and Lohegaon Air Force Station. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PNQ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VAPO
IATA
PNQ
FAA / Local
VAPO
Elevation
1,942 ft
Coordinates
18.5821° N · 73.9197° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 1,942 ft, PNQ sits higher than 85% of the 139 India fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 54nmNMINavi Mumbai International AirportNavi Mumbai
- 67nmBOMChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportMumbai
- 71nmSAGShirdi International AirportKakadi
- 92nmISKNashik International AirportNashik
- 100nmRTCRatnagiri Airport
- 114nmIXUAurangabad AirportAurangabad
Location
Open the full mapVAPO · Pune International Airport · Pune, India