Flight between Dehradun, Pithoragarh awarded under UDAN 4.2

January 30, 2024: Union minister of civil aviation and steel Jyotiraditya M Scindia today virtually inaugurated a UDAN flight connecting Dehradun and Pithoragarh from New Delhi. Chief minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami also joined the event from Pithoragarh.

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The flight connecting the two cities is to be operated by Fly Big under the RCS UDAN scheme. The Pithoragarh Airport has been developed under the UDAN-RCS scheme, with a cost of Rs 6.68 crore into a 2B VFR Airport. The RCS flight between Dehradun and Pithoragarh was awarded under the UDAN 4.2. Fly Big will be operating a 19-seater Twinotter DHC6-400 aircraft for ferrying the passengers. The flight will operate initially 3 days a week as per the following schedule:

Flight	ORI	DES	DEP	ARR	DAYs
S9 301	DED	NNS	10:30	11:45	Mon, Tue, Fri
S9 304	NNS	DED	12:15	13:30	Mon, Tue, Fri

The operation of this new route will enhance regional connectivity and promote trade, commerce and tourism between these cities.

Distance of about 11 hours will be covered in just 1 hour

In his inaugural address, Scindia said that the flight service between Dehradun-Pithoragarh will be operated 3 days a week (Monday, Tuesday and Friday). He said, “As a result of its commencement, the road distance of about 11 hours will be covered in just 1 hour. This flight service will expand the tourism potential of Pithoragarh and neighbouring areas and connect the eastern regions of Uttarakhand to the capital city of Dehradun, including Almora, Chinyalisaur, Gauchar, Sahastradhara, New Tehri, and Haldwani Heliports amongst others. Elaborating on the work being done under the UDAN scheme, he said that the development of Dharchula, Haridwar, Joshimath, Mussoorie, Nainital, and Ramnagar heliports is also being done.

On other infrastructure development carried out under the UDAN scheme, Scindia said, “We have also identified 5 other heliports under UDAN 5.1 Round, which include Bageshwar, Champawat, Lansdowne, Munsiyari and Triyogi Narayan Heliports. Soon development work will be started on these 5 other heliports as well.”

76 routes have been awarded in Uttarakhand under UDAN

Uttarakhand has been at the forefront in the implementation of the UDAN scheme. Elaborating on the same, Scindia said, “So far, 76 routes have been awarded for the state of Uttarakhand under UDAN, out of which 40 routes, including Dehradun-Pithoragarh, have been operationalized. It is our endeavor that the remaining other routes will also be made operational soon. Apart from this, we had recently inaugurated the Interim Terminal Building of Dehradun, the work of the full-fledged building will be completed soon.”

Talking about the development work at the Dehradun airport, Scindia said, “Developed for Rs 457 crore, the total area of the New Terminal building is 42,776 square metre and this terminal building can handle 1,800 passengers in peak hours and 36.5 lakh passengers annually.”

Elaborating on the impact of infrastructure development, he said that in 2014, only 86 flights were being operated from here per week, today 210 flights are being operated from here.

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प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी की देश के आखिरी पड़ाव कहे जाने वाले सीमावर्ती इलाकों को क्षेत्र के प्रवेश द्वार के रूप में स्थापित करने की परिकल्पना को साकार करने की दिशा में आज उत्तराखंड के माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री @pushkardhami जी के साथ… pic.twitter.com/CJCteqoThZ

— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) January 30, 2024

Air services being operated from 4 airports, heliports in Uttarakhand

Elaborating on the comprehensive air connectivity, Scindia said, “In 2014, air services were being operated only from the Dehradun Airport, whereas today air services are being operated from 4 airports and heliports of Uttarakhand and in the coming time, it is expected that this number will increase to 15.”

(All images, including featured image, sourced from the Twitter handle of Union minister of civil aviation and steel Jyotiraditya M Scindia )

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