New Pune Airport
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City and Industrial Development Corporation | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Maharashtra Airport Development Company | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Pune Metropolitan Area | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Purandar, Pune district, Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,277 ft / 694 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°20′56″N 074°08′02″E / 18.34889°N 74.13389°E | ||||||||||||||
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Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj International Airport is a proposed greenfield airport project to serve the city of Pune, India. It will be built near Pune in Pune District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. In 2016, it was announced that the proposed airport would be spread over 2,832 hectares. The airport would be named after the King of the Maratha Empire, Sambhaji Maharaj, who was born at Purandar fort.
The CIDCO will hold a 51 percent stake in the SPV, while MADC's stake will be around 19 percent. The remaining 30 percent will be divided between the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA). The Airports Authority of India conducted surveys on various areas near Pune for a new airport for the city. Initially, a site near Chakan was chosen for the airport but due to opposition from local farmers and the mountainous terrain, the government decided to build the new airport in Purandar taluka as it was a flatter region compared to Chakan. The airport is planned to include a dedicated cargo terminal.