Articles tagged under: Hirasar Airport

Gift for Rajkot and Saurashtra Air Passengers this Diwali: More Flights to Mumbai and Delhi

October 02, 2025
Gift for Rajkot and Saurashtra Air Passengers this Diwali: More Flights to Mumbai and Delhi

Rajkot | Air travel from Rajkot and Saurashtra is set to become smoother this festive season, with additional flights being introduced to meet passenger demand during Diwali and the upcoming winter schedule. More than 10 daily flights will operate from Rajkot’s Hirasar Airport between October 26, 2025, and March 28, 2026, marking a significant boost in regional connectivity. From this Wednesday, one more flight to Mumbai has been added. In the upcoming winter schedule, passengers will benef...Read More

Rajkot’s Hirasar Airport likely to get International Connectivity to China via Kolkata from October

September 14, 2025
Rajkot’s Hirasar Airport likely to get International Connectivity to China via Kolkata from October

Rajkot: In a major boost for industrialists and students from Saurashtra region, IndiGo Airlines is likely to begin operating flights from Rajkot’s Hirasar International Airport to China via Kolkata starting October. The service will connect Rajkot to Ganzhou, China, with flights scheduled four days a week. According to officials, the customs facilities at Hirasar Airport are complete, while immigration processes will be handled in Kolkata. The Rajkot–Kolkata leg will operate as a domes...Read More

Cargo operations commence at Rajkot airport

August 28, 2025
Cargo operations commence at Rajkot airport

Rajkot: Cargo services have officially taken off at Rajkot International Airport in Hirasar with the dispatch of the first outbound shipment on Tuesday. A 600 kg consignment of silver ornaments was dispatched through the passenger terminal, marking the beginning of operations. Since the airport’s cargo terminal is still under construction, authorities permitted temporary use of the passenger facility following persistent requests from logistics operators and jewellery traders. A senior airpor...Read More

Air India to suspend Rajkot-Mumbai morning flight for over 15 days

June 25, 2025
Air India to suspend Rajkot-Mumbai morning flight for over 15 days

Rajkot: Air India has announced the temporary suspension of its direct morning flight between Rajkot and Mumbai from June 27 to July 15, due to operational reasons. The 19-day halt will affect both business class and regular air travelers who rely on this early connection. Under the regular schedule, Flight AIC 659 departs Mumbai at 6:35 AM and arrives at Rajkot International Airport at 7:55 AM. Its return leg, AI688, departs Rajkot at 8:40 AM and lands in Mumbai at 10:10 AM. Both legs of this ...Read More

IndiGo and Air India flights to 3 airports of Gujarat cancelled for May 13

May 13, 2025
IndiGo and Air India flights to 3 airports of Gujarat cancelled for May 13

Rajkot: IndiGo Airlines has cancelled the flights to Rajkot for May 13th, while Air India has cancelled the flights to Bhuj, Jamnagar, and Rajkot for May 13th due to evil drone activities of enemy country Pakistan across the border. Though there are no drones sighted either in or around Rajkot and Jamnagar, the airlines have decided to cancel the flights on May 13th along with other airports such as Jammu , Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, and Chandigarh. Air India, in its statement, said, 'In view of t...Read More

Hirasar based Rajkot International Airport New Terminal now operational

February 09, 2025
Hirasar based Rajkot International Airport New Terminal now operational

Rajkot: The new terminal of Rajkot International Airport was opened today with Garba dance performances. Rs. 326 crore terminal is spread over 23,000 square meters area. A notification is already published allowing cargo goods here by the Central Board of Indirect Tax & Customs. The first flight at new terminal arrived from Mumbai. The new terminal has capacity to handle upto 2800 passengers at a time. It has four aerobridges and parking facility for 14 aircraft. The new terminal has ...Read More

New terminal building of Rajkot Hirasar Airport ready; dates sought from PMO for inauguration

November 15, 2024
New terminal building of Rajkot Hirasar Airport ready; dates sought from PMO for inauguration

Rajkot: The first meeting of the Airport Advisory Committee for Rajkot International Airport was held on Thursday. BJP MP from Rajkot and former Union Minister Purushottam Rupala has been appointed as the chairman of the committee, with Rajya Sabha MP Rambhai Mokariya and Kesridevsinh Jhala named as members. During the meeting, the readiness of the new terminal building at the greenfield airport was reviewed. Airport Director Diganta Borah informed the committee that the new terminal building...Read More