The airport which is used by people in Pune these days has an interesting story behind it. The airport wasn’t actually built for the use for the common people but with the growth of population density over the years, Maharashtra government finally waved a green flag to declare the Pune airport as a fully functional International airport. Located 10 kilometers away from the main city of Pune, the Pune airport is fully equipped with all the necessary security systems to fight against all types of artificial disasters. The airport has a 2535 meters long runway which is the 5th longest runway in India.
In 1939, an airfield was established in then called Poona to provide air support to then called Bombay and became the base to home the World War II squadrons and the airfield was used as the maintenance spot of the Super Marine Spitfire fighter aircraft. In May 1947, the Indian Airforce took charge of the airfield and converted into a customs airport in 1997 and was then used to export goods to other countries, specifically the Gulf countries. Much later in 2005, the airport was declared as an International airport. It started with 165 passengers on the first day and later in 2011, the number of passengers rose to 2.8 million. With rise in the number of passengers, the number of 3 star hotels in Pune also started rising and with all the hotels in Pune near airport, the city of Pune became a self-sufficient city.
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