An IATA airport code , also known as an IATA location identifier , IATA station code , or simply a location identifier , is a three-letter geocode designating many airports and metropolitan areas around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
78-628: Hisar Airport ( IATA : HSS , ICAO : VIHR ), officially known as Maharaja Agrasen International Airport is a DGCA -licensed public airport serving Hisar in Haryana state of India . It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of the city center on NH-9 . The airport is planned to be upgraded to an international airport by 2030. It will eventually see the development of a new MRO, aerospace university, aerospace and defense manufacturing industrial zone, logistics and food parks, etc. over an area spread across 10,000 acres (4,000 ha). In 2021,
156-626: A controlling stake in SpiceJet in June 2010 through Sun Group which was sold back to Ajay Singh in January 2015. The airline operates a fleet of Boeing 737 and Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. The origins of SpiceJet can be tracked back to March 1984 when the company was established by Indian industrialist S. K. Modi to provide private air taxi services. On 17 February 1993, the company was named as MG Express and entered into technical partnership with
234-702: A fleet consisting of a 15-seater DHC-6-300 . The flight operated between Sabarmati Riverfront , Ahmedabad and Statue of Unity , Kevadia . This route was inaugurated under the UDAN scheme. SpiceJet had conducted seaplane trials in India in phase I ( Nagpur , Guwahati ) and phase II ( Girgaon Chowpatty , Mumbai ) since 2017. However, it terminated services in April 2021. As of June 2024, SpiceJet operated to 73 destinations, including 60 Indian and 13 international destinations. It operates hubs at Delhi and Hyderabad , which
312-522: A loss of over ₹ 39 crore (US$ 4.7 million) owing to increase in global crude prices. On 9 January 2012, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation , reported that several airlines in India, including SpiceJet, have not maintained crucial data for the flight operations quality assurance . The Bombay Stock Exchange announced that ever since June 2011, SpiceJet had been suffering losses. In 2012, Kalanidhi Maran increased his stake in
390-567: A new airport is built, replacing the old one, leaving the city's new "major" airport (or the only remaining airport) code to no longer correspond with the city's name. The original airport in Nashville, Tennessee, was built in 1936 as part of the Works Progress Administration and called Berry Field with the designation, BNA. A new facility known as Nashville International Airport was built in 1987 but still uses BNA. This
468-517: A proposal to the Central government as a greenfield international airport project. However, since such proposals required approvals like site clearance, the proposal was withdrawn. Instead, a proposal for upgrading the existing brownfield (existing) airport was forwarded to the centre. In 2016, Frost and Sullivan completed a feasibility study for the development of an integrated aviation hub including an international airport in 3 phases. The airport
546-408: A provision for two more in the future, and 4 baggage-claim belts. It will be built by Vensa Infrastructure. The airport is being developed on more than 7,200 acres (2,900 ha) land. The 4,200 acres (1,700 ha) Beed Hisar land contiguous to the existing airstrip was transferred to the airport in June 2017. Additional 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) contiguous land of Government Livestock Farm in
624-516: A total of seven will be ungrounded by year-end. The entire fleet is expected to be ungrounded within 18-24 months and ₹ 400 crore (US$ 48 million) (from the qualified institutional placement (QIP) secured recently) is to be invested for spares, maintenance and engineering of the grounded fleet. The airline expects to have a 100-aircraft fleet by 2026. SpiceJet has moved away from the typical low-cost carrier service model of economy class -only seating. The airline offers premium services under
702-529: Is Hisar Junction railway station 2.9 km south, nearest defence area is Hisar Military Station 7 km east, nearest university is GJUST 50 metre across the highway in south, nearest protected forests are Hisar Deer Park and Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park both abutting the airport. In 1948, first airstrip was built in Haryana when Ambala Air Force Station was established. In 1965, construction of 194 acres (79 ha) Hisar airfield commenced, which
780-509: Is GSN and its IATA code is SPN, and some coincide with IATA codes of non-U.S. airports. Canada's unusual codes—which bear little to no similarity with any conventional abbreviation to the city's name—such as YUL in Montréal , and YYZ in Toronto , originated from the two-letter codes used to identify weather reporting stations in the 1930s. The letters preceding the two-letter code follow
858-434: Is March 2023, and upgraded airport will become operational 8 March 2023 (as per Aug-Sept 2022 updates by govt). Starting from fy 2021–22, this phase will be completed in three sub-phases with the planned initial investment for each phase as follows: On 28 Feb 2018, Civil Aviation minister announced that Hisar will become India's largest international airport, feasibility report of which was already complete, AAI had submitted
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#1732801152324936-654: Is a National Capital Region Counter Magnet City (NCR CMC) on the 'Hisar-Narnaul Industrial Sub-corridor' of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project. Under the National Capital Region Transport Plan , Hisar International Airport and Noida International Airport are being developed as an alternate within NCR to national capital Delhi's IGI Airport . Hisar is a Counter Magnet City within the National Capital Region inside
1014-399: Is also scheduled to receive ₹ 736 crore (US$ 88 million) from a previous funding round. The key trends for SpiceJet are (as of the financial year ending 31 March): The company is publicly traded under NSE : SPICEJET, with a market capitalization of about ₹ 4,255 crore (US$ 510 million) as of January 2024. On 30 March 2020, HDFC bought 3.4 crore shares of SpiceJet from
1092-612: Is as follows: Starting from fy 2021–22, this phase will take 2 to 5 years to complete by 31 May 2024 to 31 May 2027 There already are government and commercial flight training institutes, and an aerospace university will also be opened. The industrial hub will be integrated with the aerocity and it will be undertaken as one integrated project which will have several sub-projects in Phase-II, such as aerocity, logistics park, food park, defence and aerospace manufacturing hub, etc. Following have been approved or proposed. Haryana government
1170-617: Is available. However, many railway administrations have their own list of codes for their stations, such as the list of Amtrak station codes . Airport codes arose out of the convenience that the practice brought pilots for location identification in the 1930s. Initially, pilots in the United States used the two-letter code from the National Weather Service (NWS) for identifying cities. This system became unmanageable for cities and towns without an NWS identifier, and
1248-523: Is different from the name in English, yet the airport code represents only the English name. Examples include: Due to scarcity of codes, some airports are given codes with letters not found in their names: The use of 'X' as a filler letter is a practice to create three-letter identifiers when more straightforward options were unavailable: Some airports in the United States retained their NWS ( National Weather Service ) codes and simply appended an X at
1326-513: Is in conjunction to rules aimed to avoid confusion that seem to apply in the United States, which state that "the first and second letters or second and third letters of an identifier may not be duplicated with less than 200 nautical miles separation." Thus, Washington, D.C. area's three airports all have radically different codes: IAD for Washington–Dulles , DCA for Washington–Reagan (District of Columbia Airport), and BWI for Baltimore (Baltimore–Washington International, formerly BAL). Since HOU
1404-614: Is in the process of planning and preparing DPR for food park at Hisar. In 2018, an MoU was signed with Spice Jet for development of MRO hub at Hisar. In October 2019, Haryana govt has made offers to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Indian Air Force IAF) and Indian Army (IA) to commence MRO at Hisar for their helicopters and planes. Hisar airport will also be developed as cargo airport, dry port with double-rack railway sliding, as well as multi-model transport hub with space of large trucks. DPR for double-tracks of broad gauge rail from Raipur railway halt to airport dry port area
1482-543: Is not followed outside the United States: In addition, since three letter codes starting with Q are widely used in radio communication, cities whose name begins with "Q" also had to find alternate codes, as in the case of: IATA codes should not be confused with the FAA identifiers of U.S. airports. Most FAA identifiers agree with the corresponding IATA codes, but some do not, such as Saipan , whose FAA identifier
1560-419: Is the primary base for its fleet of Bombardier Q400 aircraft. After completing five years of flying, SpiceJet was allowed to commence international flights by Directorate General of Civil Aviation on 7 September 2010. SpiceJet launched flights from Delhi to Kathmandu and Chennai to Colombo and the first international flight took off on 7 October 2010 from Delhi. SpiceJet has codeshare agreements with
1638-518: Is the sixth largest airline in India by number of domestic passengers carried, with a market share of 4% and connects 73 destinations, including 60 Indian and 13 international from its bases at Delhi and Hyderabad . Established as air taxi provider ModiLuft in 1994, the company was acquired by Indian entrepreneur Ajay Singh in 2004 and renamed to SpiceJet. The airline operated its first flight in May 2005. Indian media baron Kalanidhi Maran acquired
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#17328011523241716-416: Is used for William P. Hobby Airport , the new Houston–Intercontinental became IAH. The code BKK was originally assigned to Bangkok–Don Mueang and was later transferred to Suvarnabhumi Airport , while the former adopted DMK. The code ISK was originally assigned to Gandhinagar Airport (Nashik's old airport) and later on transferred to Ozar Airport (Nashik's current airport). Shanghai–Hongqiao retained
1794-523: The ATR 72 ) and jets (such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 ), for sub-basing parking hub operations of airlines , Maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) and defence manufacturing. Status as of July 2021 is as follows: Note: Revised deadline for completion of the following work related to MRO & Cargo Hub, airstrip ectension, boundary wall, taxi ways and bays, night and fog landing runway lights, etc.
1872-571: The Canadian transcontinental railroads were built, each station was assigned its own two-letter Morse code : When the Canadian government established airports, it used the existing railway codes for them as well. If the airport had a weather station, authorities added a "Y" to the front of the code, meaning "Yes" to indicate it had a weather station or some other letter to indicate it did not. When international codes were created in cooperation with
1950-911: The Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System near Gurugram via Haryana Orbital Rail corridor. IATA airport code The assignment of these codes is governed by IATA Resolution 763, and it is administered by the IATA's headquarters in Montreal , Canada. The codes are published semi-annually in the IATA Airline Coding Directory. IATA provides codes for airport handling entities, and for certain railway stations. Alphabetical lists of airports sorted by IATA code are available. A list of railway station codes , shared in agreements between airlines and rail lines such as Amtrak , SNCF , and Deutsche Bahn ,
2028-567: The Indian government 's UDAN regional connectivity scheme. In 2019, SpiceJet announced plans to induct 16 Boeing 737-800 NG to fulfil local and international demands due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet. In May 2020, when Jet Airways ceased operations, the airline placed orders for six additional Boeing 737-800 NG and five Bombardier Q400 to cover the shortage. In June 2023, SpiceJet announced plans to induct 10 Boeing 737 aircraft of which five would be 737 MAX aircraft to cater to
2106-496: The Talwandi Rana village, next to Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences , was also transferred to the airport for developing the commercial, industrial and hospitality zone of integrated aerocity. This 3000 acre land around Talwandi Rana Minor Canal lies between Hisar–Barwala–Chandigarh NH–52 , Delhi–Hisar–Sirsa NH–9 and Hisar Northern bypass . The Government of Haryana , had initially forwarded
2184-856: The Delhi Flying Club (DFC) shifted all its flying activities and aircraft to Hisar from Safdarjung Airport in Delhi . In May 2017, the Taj International Airport , at Jewar (56 kilometres (35 mi) from Noida) in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh , was granted approval by the union government cabinet as the second airport for the NCR , to be built by 2022–23 with a capacity to handle 3-5 crore (30-50 million) passengers per year. Politicians of Haryana protested against this decision for ignoring Hisar airport for
2262-607: The Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project (DMIC). The main gate of the airport will be relocated to Hisar–Barwala–Chandigarh NH 52 . Hisar Airport lies in the north of Hisar city. Nearest airports are Sirsa Air Force Station 84 km or 45 nautical miles northwest, Bhiwani Airport 56 km or 30 nautical miles southeast, IGI Delhi International Airport 152 km or 82.1 nautical miles southeast, and Chandigarh International Airport 193 km or 104 NM northeast. Nearest railway station
2340-498: The German flag carrier Lufthansa . The airline provided passenger and cargo services under the name of Modiluft before ceasing operations in 1996. In 2004, the company was acquired by Ajay Singh and the airline planned to restart operations as SpiceJet following the low-cost model. SpiceJet leased two Boeing 737-800 aircraft in 2005 and planned to order 10 new aircraft for expansion. SpiceJet opened bookings on 18 May 2005 and
2418-1134: The Haryana Government during the 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19 state budgets. Phase-I is complete after environment clearance was obtained, and domestic flights started for Chandigarh , Dhramshala , Jammu and Dehradun . Phase-II entails development of passenger and cargo terminal buildings, runway, taxiways and aprons system, airfield lighting system, air traffic control (ATC) tower, airport support facilities, domestic cargo building, staff accommodation, fire station, building for security staff, maintenance building, aircraft parking, public parking, utilities and infrastructure including roads, 32 kv electrical substation and power supply system, and aircraft support facilities such as refuelling, repairs and overhaul, ground support, and catering etc. at an investment of ₹946 crore and will handle 35 lakh (3.5 million) passengers per annum. A 12,000 sqm car park opposite terminal building for 250 cars. The runway will be extended from 4,000 feet (1,219 m) to 10,000 feet (3,048 m) to accommodate turboprop aircraft (such as
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2496-581: The U.S. For example, several airports in Alaska have scheduled commercial service, such as Stebbins and Nanwalek , which use FAA codes instead of ICAO codes. Thus, neither system completely includes all airports with scheduled service. Some airports are identified in colloquial speech by their IATA code. Examples include LAX and JFK . SpiceJet SpiceJet is an Indian low-cost airline headquartered in Gurgaon , Haryana . As of June 2024 , it
2574-481: The United States, because "Y" was seldom used in the United States, Canada simply used the weather station codes for its airports, changing the "Y" to a "Z" if it conflicted with an airport code already in use. The result is that most major Canadian airport codes start with "Y" followed by two letters in the city's name (for example, YOW for O tta w a , YWG for W innipe g , YYC for C algar y , or YVR for V ancouve r ), whereas other Canadian airports append
2652-521: The airline behind the 13 MAX 8 aircraft previously attributed to an unidentified customer, taking its total order to 155 MAX 8 aircraft with purchase rights for 50 additional MAX 8 and wide-body aircraft. The carrier planned to grow its operational fleet to 200 airplanes and expand regionally with the new 737 MAX family of airplanes. In June 2017, the airline signed a letter of intent with Bombardier to purchase up to 50 Q400 aircraft for catering to growth in passenger traffic arising from its participation in
2730-635: The airline by investing ₹ 100 crore (US$ 12 million) in the airline. The airline returned to profits at the end of the same year. SpiceJet entered into an inter airline pact with Tigerair on 16 December 2013 which was scrapped in January 2015. In January 2015, the Sun Group sold its entire shareholding and transferred control to Ajay Singh. In September 2017, the airline placed an order for 25 Q400 turboprop aircraft . In 2019, SpiceJet took over 30 aircraft that were grounded by Jet Airways . The airline posted net losses of US$ 34.6 million during
2808-477: The airline operates 20 aircraft while the others remain grounded. The airline revealed that it has around 30 aircraft grounded which is to return to the air soon and it also plans to have a 100-aircraft fleet by 2026. The airline revealed that it has enough slots, international traffic rights, pilots and crew, as well as the maintenance infrastructure for such an expansion. The airline could not receive new aircraft post-COVID like other Indian airlines . By March 2025,
2886-567: The airline signed a US$ 4.4 billion deal with Boeing for the procurement of 42 737 MAX 8 aircraft. In 2015, SpiceJet was in talks with both Boeing and Airbus for a possible order of more than 100 single aisle aircraft, either Airbus A320neo or the Boeing 737 MAX with the same being confirmed by managing director, Ajay Singh, in a conference in Dubai. In January 2017, the airline placed a firm order for 100 737 MAX 8 aircraft, and revealed itself as
2964-599: The airline will have a fleet of 40 and then add another 40 in the next year. It also plans for short term wet leases for extended operations during high-demand seasons. In fact, SpiceJet will induct 8 aircraft on lease in 2024-end. As per reports on 8 October 2024, SpiceJet will induct seven aircraft on lease by 15 November. The deal for the lease has been signed while the first two aircraft have arrived in India and shall be inducted soon. The airline also said that three grounded aircraft will restart operations in November end and
3042-648: The airport is about 4 km from the bus station along the National Highway 9 , 5 km from the city center and 6 km from the Hisar Junction . Plans are under way to relocate Hisar Bus station to the land immediate east of airport to create an integrated rail-bus-aero transport hub, which will also have a logistics park, last mile connectivity via taxis, car park, etc. Airport lies on Delhi bypass in Hisar city on NH 9 Abohar -Delhi route, which
3120-440: The airport itself instead of the city it serves, while another code is reserved which refers to the city itself which can be used to search for flights to any of its airports. For instance: Or using a code for the city in one of the major airports and then assigning another code to another airport: When different cities with the same name each have an airport, they need to be assigned different codes. Examples include: Sometimes,
3198-418: The airport's former name, such as Orlando International Airport 's MCO (for Mc C o y Air Force Base), or Chicago's O'Hare International Airport , which is coded ORD for its original name: Or char d Field. In rare cases, the code comes from the airport's unofficial name, such as Kahului Airport 's OGG (for local aviation pioneer Jimmy H ogg ). In large metropolitan areas, airport codes are often named after
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3276-848: The brand name the "Air Taxi"' which was awarded the Hisar-Chandigarh-Hisar route under the UDAN scheme. One way fare was ₹1,674. Air Taxi India flies Tecnam P2006T on Hisar-Chandigarh route daily. On 26 July 2021, Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar , announced that the airport will be named after the Maharaja Agrasen . It has been renamed as the Maharaja Agrasen International Airport . This will boost tourism to religious and archaeological sites of Agroha Dham and Agroha Mound respectively. In April 2024, Vensa Infrastructure
3354-502: The code SHA, while the newer Shanghai–Pudong adopted PVG. The opposite was true for Berlin : the airport Berlin–Tegel used the code TXL, while its smaller counterpart Berlin–Schönefeld used SXF; the Berlin Brandenburg Airport has the airport code BER, which is also part of its branding. The airports of Hamburg (HAM) and Hannover (HAJ) are less than 100 nautical miles (190 km) apart and therefore share
3432-503: The construction with the commencement of phase-III of airport. "Hisar Airport-Noida Airport Railway line" (HANAR Line): From Palwal-Noida Airport-Khurja Railway (PNAKR line), the Noida Airport will be directly connected with IGI (via Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC) and Delhi-Jaipur line ) and Hisar Airport (via HORC and Hisar International Airport-IGI Airport line (HIAIGI Line) through Jhajjar-Rohtak-Hansi-Hisar). Once
3510-980: The detailed project report (DPR), feasibility study and approved bidding document, the tender will be invited from companies. The bidding documents (The Model Concession Agreement and Request for Proposal) is being finalised for these 35 MMLPs, each of which will have a minimum area of 100 acres (40.5 hectares), with various modes of transport access, and comprising mechanized warehouses, specialized storage solutions such as cold storage, facilities for mechanized material handling and inter-modal transfer container terminals, and bulk and break-bulk cargo terminals. Logistics parks will further provide value-added services such as customs clearance with bonded storage yards, quarantine zones, testing facilities, and warehousing management services. Provisions will also be made for late-stage manufacturing activities such as kitting and final assembly, grading, sorting, labelling and packaging activities, re-working, and returns management. In Hisar city itself,
3588-455: The development. On 27 Sept 2018, Hisar became Haryana's first DGCA licensed airport. In September 2019, SpiceJet training academy at Hisar airport was announced, which will train 100 pilots every year. On 13 January 2021, Hisar officially became 54th UDAN airport when the first ever Hisar-Chandigarh flight took wings under the UDAN scheme. The flight was operated by the "Aviation Connectivity & Infrastructure Developers Pvt. Ltd" under
3666-934: The end. Examples include: A lot of minor airfields without scheduled passenger traffic have ICAO codes but not IATA codes, since the four letter codes allow more number of codes, and IATA codes are mainly used for passenger services such as tickets, and ICAO codes by pilots. In the US, such airfields use FAA codes instead of ICAO. There are airports with scheduled service for which there are ICAO codes but not IATA codes, such as Nkhotakota Airport/Tangole Airport in Malawi or Chōfu Airport in Tokyo, Japan. There are also several minor airports in Russia (e.g., Omsukchan Airport ) which lack IATA codes and instead use internal Russian codes for booking. Flights to these airports cannot be booked through
3744-563: The first flight was operated between Delhi and Mumbai on 24 May 2005. By July 2008, it was India's third-largest low-cost carrier in terms of market share after Air Deccan and IndiGo . Indian media baron Kalanidhi Maran acquired 37.7% stake in SpiceJet in June 2010 through Sun Group . The airline ordered 30 Boeing 737-8 aircraft worth US$ 2.7 billion July 2010 and a further 15 Bombardier Q4 Dash short-haul aircraft worth US$ 446 million in December 2010. In 2012, SpiceJet suffered
3822-557: The first three letters of the city in which it is located, for instance: The code may also be a combination of the letters in its name, such as: Sometimes the airport code reflects pronunciation, rather than spelling, namely: For many reasons, some airport codes do not fit the normal scheme described above. Some airports, for example, cross several municipalities or regions, and therefore, use codes derived from some of their letters, resulting in: Other airports—particularly those serving cities with multiple airports—have codes derived from
3900-427: The fiscal quarter ended 31 March 2021, as revenue fell by 28% annually to $ 294.8 million. The airline planned to raise funds to the tune of $ 337.2 million to ensure its long term sustainability. In May 2022, Directorate General of Civil Aviation started a safety investigation into the company's aircraft following a series of incidents involving malfunctioning plane equipment. In July 2022, DGCA imposed restrictions on
3978-584: The following airlines: As of June 2024 , SpiceJet operates the following aircraft: SpiceJet placed its first firm order for 20 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s in March 2005, with deliveries scheduled up to 2010. In November 2010, the airline ordered 30 Boeing 737-800s. On 9 December 2010, Bombardier Aerospace announced that SpiceJet had placed a firm order for fifteen Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners with options for another fifteen. SpiceJet used its fleet of Q400s for short-haul operations. In March 2014,
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#17328011523244056-478: The following format: Most large airports in Canada have codes that begin with the letter "Y", although not all "Y" codes are Canadian (for example, YUM for Yuma, Arizona , and YNT for Yantai , China), and not all Canadian airports start with the letter "Y" (for example, ZBF for Bathurst, New Brunswick ). Many Canadian airports have a code that starts with W, X or Z, but none of these are major airports. When
4134-597: The form of " YYZ ", a song by the rock band Rush , which utilizes the Morse code signal as a musical motif. Some airports have started using their IATA codes as brand names , such as Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Numerous New Zealand airports use codes that contain the letter Z, to distinguish them from similar airport names in other countries. Examples include HLZ for Hamilton , ZQN for Queenstown , and WSZ for Westport . Predominantly, airport codes are named after
4212-487: The international air booking systems or have international luggage transferred there, and thus, they are booked instead through the airline or a domestic booking system. Several heliports in Greenland have 3-letter codes used internally which might be IATA codes for airports in faraway countries. There are several airports with scheduled service that have not been assigned ICAO codes that do have IATA codes, especially in
4290-549: The name of an Indian spice . Launched in September 2018, SpiceXpress is the air cargo division of the airline. The airline took delivery of its first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) in September 2019, becoming the first South Asian carrier to induct the converted freighter into its fleet. Spice Shuttle was a fully owned subsidiary of SpiceJet which operated sea planes and other shuttle airplane services. The airline initiated its service on 31 October 2020 with
4368-612: The name of the airport itself, for instance: This is also true with some cities with a single airport (even if there is more than one airport in the metropolitan area of said city), such as BDL for Hartford, Connecticut 's B ra dl ey International Airport or Baltimore's BWI, for B altimore/ W ashington I nternational Airport ; however, the latter also serves Washington, D.C. , alongside Dulles International Airport (IAD, for I nternational A irport D ulles) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA, for D istrict of C olumbia A irport). The code also sometimes comes from
4446-567: The number of flights to be capped at 50% of the existent flights with strict monitoring. As of June 2024 , it is the sixth largest airline in India by number of domestic passengers carried, with a market share of 4%. On 12 September 2024, SpiceJet announced that its shareholders approved a fund raising initiative of ₹ 3,000 crore (US$ 360 million) through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) shares in order to pay pending dues amid financial challenges, legal battles and grounding of aircraft. The airline's downturn and requirement of funds
4524-416: The one they are located in: Other airport codes are of obscure origin, and each has its own peculiarities: In Asia, codes that do not correspond with their city's names include Niigata 's KIJ , Nanchang 's KHN and Pyongyang 's FNJ . EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg , which serves three countries, has three airport codes: BSL, MLH, EAP. Some cities have a name in their respective language which
4602-485: The open market constituting 5.45% stake. SpiceJet is headquartered in Gurgaon, India. Ajay Singh serves as the managing director of the airline since January 2015. The airline's logo consists of 15 dots arranged in three rows of five each in the order of their reducing sizes on a red background. In June 2015, the airline unveiled its current logo with a new tagline Red. Hot. Spicy. SpiceJet names all its aircraft with
4680-597: The proposal for upgrade work to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Based on AAI's DPR (detailed project report), tenders were issued in 2019 for developing the phase-III International Aviation Hub scope of which also includes runway extension. Airport will also have the Aerospace Manufacturing, Aviation Training Centre and Aviation University, International Airport and Commercial and Residential Aerotropolis as separate projects and DPRs. Status as of July 2021
4758-506: The same first and middle letters, indicating that this rule might be followed only in Germany. Many cities retain historical names in their airport codes, even after having undergone an official name/spelling/transliteration change: Some airport codes are based on previous names associated with a present airport, often with a military heritage. These include: Some airports are named for an administrative division or nearby city, rather than
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#17328011523244836-458: The second phase, a short spur Hisar Airport rail line from the Jakhal–Hisar line to Hisar airport will be constructed. Hisar Airport rail line will be a new greenfield short extension from the existing Hisar–Jakhal line to Airport integrated transport hub. DPR will be ready soon (Dec 2018 update). Airport will have an underground railway station, and Indian Railways has agreed to commence
4914-500: The station code of Malton, Mississauga , where it is located). YUL is used for Montréal–Trudeau (UL was the ID code for the beacon in the city of Kirkland , now the location of Montréal–Trudeau). While these codes make it difficult for the public to associate them with a particular Canadian city, some codes have become popular in usage despite their cryptic nature, particularly at the largest airports. Toronto's code has entered pop culture in
4992-463: The surge in passenger demand. In 2019, SpiceJet had a fleet size of 74 aircraft and had progressively inducted more aircraft. In 2020, the airline had a fleet of 74 Boeing 737, 26 Bombardier Q-400s, 11 B737 & Bombardier Q-400 freighters. As of June 2024, of the 64 airlines of the fleet, 36 were grounded and of the 28 airworthy aircraft, fewer was being deployed for operations. As of September 2024, due to financial constraints and legal reasons,
5070-432: The total cost of planned upgrade in 3 phases, including the actual spend and future approved allocations, is nearly ₹ 5,200 crore ($ 700 million). Hisar Airport is 165 km (103 mi) west of national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport , 255 km (158 mi) northwest of Noida International Airport and 280 km (170 mi) southwest of state capital's Chandigarh International Airport . Hisar
5148-515: The two-letter code of the radio beacons that were the closest to the actual airport, such as YQX in Gander or YXS in Prince George . Four of the ten provincial capital airports in Canada have ended up with codes beginning with YY, including: Canada's largest airport is YYZ for Toronto Pearson (as YTZ was already allocated to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport , the airport was given
5226-587: The under construction Hisar-Hansi line is completed, 200 km/hour semi-high speed Hisar-Hansi-Rohtak-Bahadurgarh- IGI Delhi will be operated which will run at an average speed of 160 km/h and will travel the distance between Hisar Airport to IGI Delhi in one and half hours, and an underground railway station will be constructed at the Hisar airport for the integrated transport hub. This may require upgrade/replacement of existing or laying of additional new line between Hansi to Asaudha (near Bahadurgarh on Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor ). This will also connect to
5304-529: The use of two letters allowed only a few hundred combinations; a three-letter system of airport codes was implemented. This system allowed for 17,576 permutations, assuming all letters can be used in conjunction with each other. Since the U.S. Navy reserved "N" codes, and to prevent confusion with Federal Communications Commission broadcast call signs , which begin with "W" or "K", the airports of certain U.S. cities whose name begins with one of these letters had to adopt "irregular" airport codes: This practice
5382-640: The west and southwest of the runway-1. In October 2019, the discussions for the manufacturing plant for special alloy commenced between the Chief Minister of Haryana , Manohar Lal Khattar and India's Minister of Defence . Mega Food Parks are approved by the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) which provides grants up to ₹50 crores for each food park to a consortium of companies. Two mega food parks for Haryana, at Sonipat and Rohtak, have been approved by MOFPI. Haryana government
5460-413: Was actively pursuing with the private and public sector companies to set up their base in the Hisar integrated aviation industrial park. Hisar Aerocity is the planned airport commercial and residential zone which includes range of hotels, office space, malls, retail, trading, wide range of commercial and professional services including third party cargo and passenger services, etc. This will be located to
5538-552: Was already completed by 2021. In phase-II the railway services at Raipur will be upgraded for the passenger services and cargo handling including sliding. Additionally, Hisar-Delhi semi-highspeed train will be run once the construction of Hisar-Hansi link is completed. In phase-III, an underground integrated railway station will be constructed at the airport and semi-highspeed train will be extended to airport via Hisar Junction railway station . DPR for double-tracks of broad gauge rail from Raipur railway halt to airport dry port area
5616-435: Was completed in 1967 and it became operational in the same year. In 1970–71, a privately managed air service was introduced on Delhi–Patiala–Hisar–Delhi route, which was terminated after a period of 6 months due to lack of financial viability. In 1999, Hisar Aviation Club was merged with Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA). The airport is managed by HICA, which provides flight training using light aircraft . In 2002,
5694-626: Was declared as the lowest bidder for the construction of the new integrated terminal building, cargo terminal, ATC tower plus technical block, fire station building with fire control tower including ancillary buildings like office building, maintenance building, security building and sub-station. The features of airport after the upgrade including runway extension are as follows: Hisar Airport's new terminal building by Airports Authority of India (AAI) will spread across an area of 37,970 square metres. It has been designed to handle 1000 peak hour passengers. The terminal will be equipped with 3 aerobridges with
5772-567: Was due to two consecutive events, Boeing 737 MAX groundings and the COVID-19 pandemic . However, the funds have been realised and the airline plans to return to the market with full capacity and fleet expansion. The airline will clear a debt of ₹ 750 crore (US$ 90 million) to the lessors with the newly acquired funds. On 5 October, it was reported that the airline cleared the four-month due salaries and GST and deposited 10-months dues of Provident Fund (PF). As of October 2024, SpiceJet
5850-497: Was ready in August 2021 and it will be constructed as part of Phase-III. "Hisar International Airport-IGI Airport line" (HIAIGI Line): In April 2023, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar approved the rail link between IGI Airport and Hisar airport via Bijwasan-Gurugram-Garhi Harsaru-Sultanpur-Farukhnagar-Jhajjar, Rohtak-Hansi-Hisar. In first phase, the missing Garhi Harsaru-Farukhnagar–Jhajjar rail link will be constructed. In
5928-547: Was ready in August 2021 and it will be constructed as part of Phase-III. MoRTH has approved a Multi-Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP) for Hisar, DPR and subsequent tender are under preparation as of July 2021. MMLP is a government of India initiative to lower the logistics cost and time, enhance value add and boost economy. As of July 2021, MoRTH has planned to develop 35 MMLPs under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) mode. Based on
6006-454: Was upgraded by 2020 to six-lane barrier-free access-controlled expressway to enhance its connectivity with Delhi. The NH 52 Chandigarh–Rajgarh– Jaipur , which also passes next to the airport, was also upgraded to six-lanes by 2020. There are plan to NH-52 Hisar north bypass at Talwandi Rana , via Dhansu - Mirzapur , to NH-9 Hisar bypass near Geeta Colony east of GJUST widening and strengthening of road to provide alternative connectivity
6084-587: Was upgraded for domestic flights under the Government of India 's UDAN scheme with technical collaboration with AAI , which was completed by December 2018, The upgrade included new terminal building, 3 hangars, strengthening of runway, installation of night flying equipments, perimetre flood lights, security equipments and arrangements, widening of approach road to four lanes, etc., with a cumulative total of more than ₹ 300 crore (equivalent to ₹ 401 crore or US$ 48 million in 2023) allocation from
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