Airports / India / PNY
Pondicherry Airport
VOPC / PNYPuducherry (Pondicherry), IndiaELEV 134 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
65 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chennai International Airport (MAA).
Overview
Pondicherry Airport (VOPC / PNY) is a mid-sized airport serving Puducherry (Pondicherry), India. The airport sits 134 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into PNY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Chennai International Airport (MAA, 65 nm), Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ, 97 nm), and Tirupati International Airport (TIR, 101 nm).
Charter pricing from PNY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Puducherry (Pondicherry).
Field capability
ICAO
VOPC
IATA
PNY
FAA / Local
VOPC
Elevation
134 ft
Coordinates
11.9680° N · 79.8120° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs India fields
state range 5–10,682 ft
At 134 ft, PNY sits lower than 84% of the 139 India fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 65nmMAAChennai International AirportChennai
- 97nmTRZTiruchirappalli International AirportTiruchirappalli
- 101nmTIRTirupati International AirportTirupati
- 103nmSXVSalem AirportSalem
- 132nmJAFJaffna International AirportJaffna
- 139nmVOBGHAL AirportBangalore
Location
Open the full mapVOPC · Pondicherry Airport · Puducherry (Pondicherry), India