Editing Pune (section)

===Air===
{{main|Pune International Airport}}
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[[Pune International Airport]] at [[Lohagaon]] is one of the busiest airports in India. The airport is operated by the [[Airports Authority of India]]. It shares its runways with the neighbouring [[Indian Air Force]] base.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://pune.steci.org/about-pune-parish/pune-city/ |title = Pune City |publisher = St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110825091211/http://pune.steci.org/about-pune-parish/pune-city/ |archive-date = 25 August 2011 }}</ref> In addition to domestic flights to all major Indian cities, the airport has international direct flights to [[Dubai]], operated by [[Air India Express]],<ref>{{cite news |url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-13/pune/27843652_1_pune-direct-flight-civil-aviation-minister |title = Pune goes global |date = 13 December 2005 |access-date = 2 March 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105184037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-12-13/pune/27843652_1_pune-direct-flight-civil-aviation-minister |archive-date = 5 November 2012 |url-status = dead |work = [[The Times of India]] }}</ref> and [[SpiceJet]], and direct flights to [[Singapore]] operated by [[Vistara]]. [[Pune International Airport]] at [[Lohegaon]] was ranked third best in the category of 5–15 million passengers by Airport Service Quality in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Welankar|first=Parth|date=8 March 2018|title=Pune Airport ranked third best in the category of 5–15 million passengers|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pune-airport-ranked-third-best-in-the-category-of-5-15-million-passengers/story-5tJhfrYuUHdNJ1keUXoF0O.html|access-date=31 March 2021|work=Hindustan Times|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429004416/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pune-airport-ranked-third-best-in-the-category-of-5-15-million-passengers/story-5tJhfrYuUHdNJ1keUXoF0O.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

A [[New Pune Airport|new international airport]] has been proposed, due to the limited capacity of the existing airport. A location in the [[Chakan, Maharashtra|Chakan]]-[[Rajgurunagar (Khed)|Rajgurunagar]] area was chosen for the airport,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Chakan-airport-gets-state-nod/articleshow/4152574.cms|title=Chakan airport gets state nod|date=19 February 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105184046/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-19/pune/28020634_1_chakan-airport-state-nod-maharashtra-airport-development-corporation|archive-date=5 November 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/proposed-pune-airport-plan-to-get-push/714599/|title=Proposed Pune airport plan to get push – Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|date=23 November 2010|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301174942/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/proposed-pune-airport-plan-to-get-push/714599/|url-status=live}}</ref> but non-availability of land delayed the project for over a decade.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/international-airport-to-come-up-at-purandar-pune-3047023/|title=A decade on, it's official: International airport to come up at Purandar, Pune|date=24 September 2016|work=The Indian Express|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012322/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/international-airport-to-come-up-at-purandar-pune-3047023/|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2016 the location was changed to [[Purandar taluka|Purandar]], about  {{convert|20|km|mi}} south-east of the city near the towns of [[Saswad]] and [[Jejuri]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/airports-authority-selects-purandar-for-international-airport-near-pune-devendra-fadnavis-1471246|title=Airports Authority Selects Purandar For International Airport Near Pune: Devendra Fadnavis|work=NDTV.com|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201192912/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/airports-authority-selects-purandar-for-international-airport-near-pune-devendra-fadnavis-1471246|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/aai-selects-purandar-for-greenfield-intl-airport-near-pune-cm-712859-2016-10-06|title=AAI selects Purandar for greenfield intl airport near Pune: CM|website=India Today|date=6 October 2016|access-date=25 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012047/https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/aai-selects-purandar-for-greenfield-intl-airport-near-pune-cm-712859-2016-10-06|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Changes in state government, delay or changes called for by the ministry of defence, or the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and local opposition has delayed the project by several years.But with approvals in place from relevant authorities the project is going to be making progress per a statemt made by the civil aviation minister in June 2024.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/111031820.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst | title=DGCA has given clearance for proposed airport in Pune's Purandar, says Murlidhar Mohol | newspaper=The Times of India | date=16 June 2024 }}</ref>