Patiala Airport
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Patiala Airport is a civil aerodrome serving Patiala, Punjab
in India
. It was built by Maharajadhiraj Bhupinder Singh of Patiala in the first decade of the twentieth century as a place to operate his aircraft. After Independence it was taken over by the Government of India and turned into a civil aerodrome.
There are in total five hangars in Patiala Aviation Complex. The First Hangar is used by Patiala Aviation Club (P.A.C.), which is flying training Institute approved by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (D.G.C.A.), India. Raja Kamendra Singh (Prince Ralph) son of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was Chief Flight Instructor of P.A.C. until his death in an aircraft crash in 1995. Presently Capt. Malkeat Singh is the Chief Flight Instructor of P.A.C.
The Second Hangar which was initially the Government owned Engine and instrument overhauling workshop, then for some period was used by Northern India Flying Club (N.I.F.C). These days is being used by Birmi Flying Academy (B.F.A.) as flying training institute approved by D.G.C.A.The Chief Flight Instructor of B.F.A. is Capt. K.T. Rajendran.
The Third Hangar is the workshop of the Punjab Aircraft Maintenance Engineering College (P.A.M.E.C.)in which students are being trained to become future engineers.
The Fourth Hangar is alloted to the National Cadet Corps. (N.C.C.)Air Wing. Here the cadets along with their routine exercises enjoy the flying in Microlight Aircraft provided by Indian Air Force for the purpose.
The Fifth Hangar is known as the 'VIP Hangar', as it is used for the housing and maintenance of the VIP aircraft owned by Govt. of Punjab.
Patiala Airport is sometimes used by Captain Amarinder Singh the current Maharaja of Patiala
and by the state government to operate its fleet of aircraft.
The A.T.C. at Patiala Airport is Maintained By Air Ops (Army Aviation) a unit of Indian Army.
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was built by Maharajadhiraj Bhupinder Singh of Patiala in the first decade of the twentieth century as a place to operate his aircraft. After Independence it was taken over by the Government of India and turned into a civil aerodrome.
There are in total five hangars in Patiala Aviation Complex. The First Hangar is used by Patiala Aviation Club (P.A.C.), which is flying training Institute approved by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (D.G.C.A.), India. Raja Kamendra Singh (Prince Ralph) son of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was Chief Flight Instructor of P.A.C. until his death in an aircraft crash in 1995. Presently Capt. Malkeat Singh is the Chief Flight Instructor of P.A.C.
The Second Hangar which was initially the Government owned Engine and instrument overhauling workshop, then for some period was used by Northern India Flying Club (N.I.F.C). These days is being used by Birmi Flying Academy (B.F.A.) as flying training institute approved by D.G.C.A.The Chief Flight Instructor of B.F.A. is Capt. K.T. Rajendran.
The Third Hangar is the workshop of the Punjab Aircraft Maintenance Engineering College (P.A.M.E.C.)in which students are being trained to become future engineers.
The Fourth Hangar is alloted to the National Cadet Corps. (N.C.C.)Air Wing. Here the cadets along with their routine exercises enjoy the flying in Microlight Aircraft provided by Indian Air Force for the purpose.
The Fifth Hangar is known as the 'VIP Hangar', as it is used for the housing and maintenance of the VIP aircraft owned by Govt. of Punjab.
Patiala Airport is sometimes used by Captain Amarinder Singh the current Maharaja of Patiala
Maharaja of Patiala
The Maharaja of Patiala was a maharaja in India and the ruler of the princely state of Patiala in Punjab. The first Maharaja of Patiala was Baba Ala Singh , who was granted the title by Ahmed Shah Abdali of Afghanistan in 1764....
and by the state government to operate its fleet of aircraft.
The A.T.C. at Patiala Airport is Maintained By Air Ops (Army Aviation) a unit of Indian Army.