The Haryana Government will develop an “Integrated Aviation Hub” on about 3,000 acres of Government-owned available land adjoining the existing Hisar airfield in the State.
The Government has invited expression of interest (EoI) from interested applicants and reputed infrastructure developers for the development of ‘Integrated Aviation Hub’ in Hisar through private participation on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis, said a spokesman of Haryana Civil Aviation Department.
The hub would cater to facilities comprising of Passenger Airport, Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (Aircraft, Airframe, Engine, Components) and other needs of the aviation industry including Fixed Base Operators (FBO), Aircraft Parking and Transit facilities, an Aerospace Park for A and D components manufacturing, Cargo and other commercial and residential developments.
While the distance of proposed Integrated Aviation Hub in Hisar would be 150 kms from Indira Gandhi International Airport, it would be 200 kms from Chandigarh International Airport, 260 kms from Jaipur International Airport and 300 kms from Amritsar International Airport.
The spokesman said the proposed project at Hisar would include Passenger Airport, Fixed Base Operation, Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) , Cargo, Defense Manufacturing, Aerospace Manufacturing, Aviation Training Centre, Aviation University, Aerotropolis — Commercial and Aerotropolis — Residential.
As a conscious strategy, it is proposed to establish these facilities at Hisar which would propel the economic growth in the state in general and in the region in particular. The Authority intends to develop this project under DBFOT from entities (Indian and Overseas Companies, either as a single entity or as a Consortium) for a concession period of 30 years, he said.
He said that the Authority would short-list suitable applicants who would be eligible for participation in the bid stage, for awarding the project through an open international competitive bidding process in accordance with the procedure.
In view of the impending supply-demand gap for airport connectivity and services like MRO and FBO in India and significant ramp-up in passenger traffic across the country, Haryana is well positioned to provide the necessary environment required to create the demand for development of an Integrated Aviation Hub. The district Hisar which has been selected as the location for the proposed ‘Integrated Aviation Hub’ is located towards the western region of the state of Haryana and has close proximity to other states like Punjab, Rajasthan and New Delhi, the spokesman said.
He said due to its close proximity to neighbouring airports and states, including national Capital — New Delhi, Hisar could also serve as a potential location for commercial development. Keeping this in view, there is a plan to develop the civilian airfield at Hisar as an Integrated Aviation Hub.
The state’s expertise in Aviation with Civil Aviation Department (CAD), to assist candidates with flying training and certification for aviation industry, Flying Training Centres under Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) at Hisar, Karnal and Pinjore, proposed multimodal logistics hub in Nangal Chaudhary (Mahendragarh) covering about 1000 acres of land, Indian Airforce Station at Ambala and Sirsa, Industrial Influence of Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) and Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) are among other key projects and features that support the development of this Aviation Hub, said the spokesman.