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Business aviation in India

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Directorate General of Civil Aviation - www.dgca.gov.in

Registered business aircraft:
541

Based business air charter operators:
80

Based business aircraft for charter:
320

Business air charter brokers:
67

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters AS365	40
2	Beechcraft King Air 200	39
3	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	31
4	Bell 412	30
5	Agusta A109	28
6	Embraer Legacy 600/650	24
7	Beechcraft King Air 90	23
8	Bell 407	22
9	Hawker 750/800/900	22
10	Citation 560XL	14
11	AgustaWestland AW139	11
12	Global 6000/Express/XRS	11
13	Falcon 2000	11
14	Cessna Caravan	11
15	Bell 206L LongRanger	10
16	Bell 429	10
17	Cessna Citation CJ2	9
18	Airbus Helicopters H130	9
19	Sikorsky S-76	9
20	Airbus Helicopters H145	9
21	AgustaWestland AW169	8
22	Beechcraft Premier	8
23	Beechcraft King Air 300	7
24	Citation 550/551	6
25	Challenger 605	6
26	Falcon 2000 EASy	6
27	Airbus Helicopters H135	6
28	Pilatus PC-12	6
29	Global 5000	5
30	Gulfstream G100 series/Astra	5
31	Embraer ERJ-135	5
32	Boeing B-737	5
33	Learjet 45	5
34	Gulfstream G200/Galaxy	5
35	Bell 206B JetRanger	4
36	Beechcraft Twin Piston	4
37	Challenger 300	4
38	Global 7500	4
39	Agusta A119	4
40	Tecnam P2006T	4
41	Embraer Phenom 100	4
42	Gulfstream GIII	3
43	Eurocopter AS355	3
44	Partenavia P.68	3
45	Boeing BBJ1	3
46	Pilatus PC-24	3
47	Mil Mi-17 Hip-H	3
48	Robinson R66	3
49	Learjet 40	2
50	Challenger 604	2
51	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	2
52	Learjet 60	2
53	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	2
54	Bell 230	2
55	Bell 427	2
56	Piper twin piston	2
57	Beechjet 400	2
58	Beechcraft 1900	2
59	Gulfstream G500/G550	2
60	MDH 902 Explorer	2
61	P180 Avanti	2
62	Airbus ACJ320	2
63	Falcon 900EASy	1
64	Airbus Helicopters H120	1
65	Britten Norman BN2T	1
66	Airbus Helicopters H155B	1
67	Bell 212	1
68	Embraer Lineage 1000	1
69	Aerospatiale SA315B	1
70	Falcon 8X	1
71	Bombardier CRJ100	1
72	Bell 430	1
73	Airbus ACJ319	1
74	Citation 650	1
75	Cessna 400 series	1
76	Diamond DA62	1
77	Embraer Phenom 300	1
78	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	1
79	Hawker 4000	1
80	Boeing BBJ2	1
81	Schweizer 333	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Delhi (Indira Gandhi)	66 business aviation companies active
2	Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj)	33
3	Ahmedabad (SVP International)	28
4	Mumbai (Juhu)	25
5	Chennai	25
6	Bangalore (HAL)	17
7	Kolkata (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose)	16
8	Pune (Lohegaon)	14
9	Hyderabad (Begumpet)	13
10	Cochin International	12
11	Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi)	11
12	Bangalore (Kempegowda International)	10
13	Trivandrum	10
14	Goa (Dabolim)	10
15	Jaipur	9
16	Bhubaneshwar (Biju Patnaik)	8
17	Nagpur (Dr Ambedkar International)	8
18	Coimbatore	8
19	Calicut	6
20	Guwahati (Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi)	6
21	Udaipur (Maharana Pratap)	5
22	Surat	5
23	Mangalore	5
24	Lucknow (Chaudhary Charan Singh International)	5
25	Dehradun	5
26	Patna	5
27	Hosur	4
28	Kannur International	4
29	Chandigarh	4
30	Bangalore (Jakkur)	4
31	Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri)	4
32	Vadodara	4
33	Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)	4
34	Srinagar AB	4
35	Ranchi (Birsa Munda)	4
36	Raipur (Swami Vivekananda)	4
37	Gaya	4
38	Agra	4
39	Amritsar (Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International)	4
40	Durgapur (Kazi Nazrul Islam)	3
41	Jamnagar	3
42	Ozar (Nashik)	3
43	Silliguri (Bagdogra)	3
44	Prayagraj (Bamrauli)	3
45	Mysore (Mandakalli)	3
46	Tezpur	3
47	Kolhapur	3
48	Nanded (Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji)	3
49	Visakhapatnam	3
50	Vijayawada	3
51	Tirupati	3
52	Port Blair (Vir Savarkar)	3
53	Madurai	3
54	Jodhpur	3
55	Jammu	3
56	Indore (Devi Ahilyabai Holkar)	3
57	Imphal (Tulihal)	3
58	Dimapur	3
59	Dibrugarh	3
60	Delhi (Safdarjung)	3
61	Bhopal	3
62	Shillong (Barapani)	3
63	Aurangabad	3
64	Agartala	3
65	Goa (Manohar International)	2
66	Hirasar (Rajkot International)	2
67	Jorhat	2
68	Pasighat	2
69	Bhatinda	2
70	Kakadi (Shirdi International)	2
71	Diu	2
72	Agatti Island	2
73	Kumbhigram (Silchar)	2
74	Gorakhpur	2
75	Gwalior	2
76	Leh (Kushok Bakula Rimpochee)	2
77	Bikaner	2
78	Pathankot	2
79	Hubli	2
80	Shimla	2
81	Rajkot	2
82	Pantnagar	2
83	Ludhiana	2
84	Lilabari	2
85	Aizwal (Lengpui)	2
86	Kullu Manali	2
87	Khajuraho	2
88	Kanpur	2
89	Kangra (Gaggal)	2
90	Jabalpur	2
91	Bhuj	2
92	Bhavnagar	2
93	Belgaum	2
94	Aligarh	1
95	Belora (Amravati)	1
96	Kadapa (Cuddapah)	1
97	Satna	1
98	Salem	1
99	Rupsi	1
100	Raxaul	1
101	Rajahmundry	1
102	Porbandar	1
103	Pondicherry	1
104	Kota	1
105	Keshod (Junagarh)	1
106	Gandhidham (Kandla)	1
107	Jamshedpur (Sonari)	1
108	Cooch Behar	1
109	Kolkata (Behala)	1
110	Akola	1
111	Thoise	0
112	Puttaparthi (Sri Sathya Sai)	0
113	Ratnagiri	0
114	Deesa	0
115	Cochin (INS Garuda)	0
116	Chakulia	0
117	Bilaspur	0
118	Aizwal	0

Business aviation suppliers in India

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Robinson empennage approved by Europe, Argentina, Japan and India

EASA and the CAAs of Argentina, Japan and India have approved Robinson’s improved empennage, which includes a symmetrical horizontal stabiliser and tailcone so as to provide enhanced roll stability.

January 2, 2025 Full report

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Chipsan welcomes first of two leased H160s for onshore missions

This marks the introduction of the H160 to India, where it will play a vital role in supporting both government and corporate operations flown by Chipsan Aviation.

December 31, 2024 Full report

The application for a GCAA CAR 145 certificate represented another step forward along the path of the growth strategy that Aero-Dienst has been pursuing for years.

Aero-Dienst presses ahead with service improvements

With its main location at the 24/7 airport in Nuremberg, Aero-Dienst offers its international customers a high degree of availability and flexibility. It has teamed up with an Indian firm and has received AOG approvals.

December 10, 2024 Full report

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