Dehradun Airport

A former Russian minister was arrested at Dehradun airport on Sunday evening for carrying a satellite phone without proper documents, an official said. Satellite phones are not allowed in airports and on flights without prior permission.

A Russian national was held at the Jollygrant airport for carrying a satellite phone without proper documents, police said here today.

A leopard, which had strayed into the Jollygrant airport and hid itself in a pipe inside its premises, has been rescued by Forest Department personnel, officials said on Wednesday.

A leopard entered the Jollygrant Airport premises in Rishikesh on Tuesday creating a scare among the airport staff.

Passengers traveling from Delhi to Jollygrant Airport in Dehradun have to mandatory undergo a COVID-19 test at the airport, as per an order issued by the Uttarakhand government.

Up to 10,000 trees could be chopped down for the expansion of Uttarakhand's main airport in Dehradun, news agency PTI reported on Friday, quoting forest department officials. The move to cut the trees in the Thano range of the Dehradun forest division could affect wildlife in the elephant corridors nearby, forest department sources said.

The first phase of Airports Authority of India-run Dehradun Airport's upgradation work, including construction of a new domestic terminal building, is expected to be completed by next month, an official release said today.

Hindon Airport: The first flight to Pithoragarh from Hindon will be from the Heritage Aviation company, which plans to launch flights for Dehradun, Hubli, Shimla and other popular tourist destinations.

The Uttarakhand government on Saturday decided to rename the Dehradun airport after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, an official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led close to 50,000 people today in Dehradun to mark the fourth International Yoga Day celebrations while many union ministers are participating in similar events across the country. Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said, "Yoga has emerged as the biggest unifying force in the world." The Prime Minister reached the venu...

A Jet Airways ATR aircraft, carrying 65 people, from Dehradun today skidded upon landing at Delhi airport.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Dehradun on Saturday to inaugurate the Combined Commanders Conference, an official said. The Prime Minister earlier reached the Indian Military Academy (IMA) campus from the Jolly Grant airport in a special Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper.

India cricketer Virat Kohli and his rumoured girlfriend actress Anushka Sharma were seen at the Dehradun airport, where they had gone to spend the Christmas and New Year

As we set out for an aerial survey of the Uttarakhand forest fires, within 15 kilometres of the Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun, barely a few minutes flying time, our single engine helicopter flew right into a white patch. This wasn't a cloud. It was smoke. We were now flying blind, aided only by the helicopter's Global Positioning System.

A tyre of an Indian Air Force (IAF) plane burst while landing at Jolly Grant airport in Dehradun on Saturday morning.

A former Russian minister was arrested at Dehradun airport on Sunday evening for carrying a satellite phone without proper documents, an official said. Satellite phones are not allowed in airports and on flights without prior permission.

A Russian national was held at the Jollygrant airport for carrying a satellite phone without proper documents, police said here today.

A leopard, which had strayed into the Jollygrant airport and hid itself in a pipe inside its premises, has been rescued by Forest Department personnel, officials said on Wednesday.

A leopard entered the Jollygrant Airport premises in Rishikesh on Tuesday creating a scare among the airport staff.

Passengers traveling from Delhi to Jollygrant Airport in Dehradun have to mandatory undergo a COVID-19 test at the airport, as per an order issued by the Uttarakhand government.

Up to 10,000 trees could be chopped down for the expansion of Uttarakhand's main airport in Dehradun, news agency PTI reported on Friday, quoting forest department officials. The move to cut the trees in the Thano range of the Dehradun forest division could affect wildlife in the elephant corridors nearby, forest department sources said.

The first phase of Airports Authority of India-run Dehradun Airport's upgradation work, including construction of a new domestic terminal building, is expected to be completed by next month, an official release said today.

Hindon Airport: The first flight to Pithoragarh from Hindon will be from the Heritage Aviation company, which plans to launch flights for Dehradun, Hubli, Shimla and other popular tourist destinations.

The Uttarakhand government on Saturday decided to rename the Dehradun airport after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, an official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led close to 50,000 people today in Dehradun to mark the fourth International Yoga Day celebrations while many union ministers are participating in similar events across the country. Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said, "Yoga has emerged as the biggest unifying force in the world." The Prime Minister reached the venu...

A Jet Airways ATR aircraft, carrying 65 people, from Dehradun today skidded upon landing at Delhi airport.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Dehradun on Saturday to inaugurate the Combined Commanders Conference, an official said. The Prime Minister earlier reached the Indian Military Academy (IMA) campus from the Jolly Grant airport in a special Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper.

India cricketer Virat Kohli and his rumoured girlfriend actress Anushka Sharma were seen at the Dehradun airport, where they had gone to spend the Christmas and New Year

As we set out for an aerial survey of the Uttarakhand forest fires, within 15 kilometres of the Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun, barely a few minutes flying time, our single engine helicopter flew right into a white patch. This wasn't a cloud. It was smoke. We were now flying blind, aided only by the helicopter's Global Positioning System.

A tyre of an Indian Air Force (IAF) plane burst while landing at Jolly Grant airport in Dehradun on Saturday morning.