Hindon Airport
Hindon Airport (IATA: HDO, ICAO: VIDX), also spelled Hindan Airport, is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, operated by the Airports Authority of India at Hindan Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force. It is the second commercial airport serving the National Capital Region after Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
Hindon Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | National Capital Region (NCR) | ||||||||||
| Location | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 700 ft / 213.4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28.7057898°N 77.3421373°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Hindon Airport | ||||||||||
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HDO Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh HDO HDO (India) | |||||||||||
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The airport was primarily built to handle flights operating under the government's regional connectivity scheme, hence reducing the burden of regional flights from Delhi's main airport. In 2019, there were two airlines operating regional flights from the airport, but on 23 January 2023, both of them stopped services, resulting in the closure of the airport. The low-cost regional carrier, FlyBig, restarted flight operations in the airport to Dehradun and Ludhiana from 6 September 2023.