New Pune International Airport

New Pune International Airport is an airport development project headed by India’s Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC). The facility will require 1200ha of land for development, and would include a pair of runways. Approximately INR10 billion (USD165 million) will be allocated for land acquisition. The majority of land in the area is used for agriculture. Development of the airport was scheduled to commence in 2015. Maharashtra announced a site at Chakan-Rajgurunagar as the likely location for the new airport project.

Mar-2025. India's Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi appointed four land acquisition officers to accelerate the process of acquiring more than 2800 hectares for construction of New Pune International Airport. The land acquisition process is expected to be completed by Mar-2026 and construction is scheduled to commence in May-2026.

Jan-2022. India's Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia reported the Ministry of Defence cancelled the no objection certificate (NOC) it granted in Aug-2021 for the proposed site for the New Pune International Airport development project. The site is located in Purandar.

Aug-2020. India's Pune district collector Saurabh Rao reported proposals for New Pune International Airport and a railway line between Pune and Nashik will be ready within one week.

Mar-2020. Pune District Collector Naval Kishore Ram reported the district administration expects to receive approval to commence the land acquisition process for the New Pune International Airport development project by the end of Mar-2020.

Jan-2019. Maharashtra's Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis approved a proposal to establish a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to facilitate investment in the New Pune International Airport development project.

Nov-2018. Maharashtra's Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reported the land acquisition process for the New Pune International Airport development project...