HAL Ozar Airport , is the airport

Airport

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 of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

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 (HAL) facility 17 km North-east from the city of Nashik, Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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, India

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The airport is used primarily to test and develop and construct aircraft for the Indian Armed Forces

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History

The Airfield was built in 1964, when the Aircraft Division, Nasik commenced licence manufacture of the miG-21FL. Other aircraft built here include MiG-21M, MiG-21 BIS, MiG-27 M, Su 30 MKI aircraft.

Commercial Civil Operations

Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) announced the launch of commercial air cargo operations from Ozar airport on 20 September 2011.The cargo services is being managed by Halcon, a joint working group between HAL, state-run Container Corporation (Concor) and Clarion Solutions, part of the leading shipping and logistics major, Transworld Group. The airport is capable of handling large aircraft like the Antonov

Antonov

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 AN-124s after having creating additional parking space and medical facilities.
Clarion Solutions will be the cargo terminal operator. HAL has applied for DGCA permission to seek flight diversions from the Mumbai airport, which are now being handled at the Ahmedabad airport.

Hindusthan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra

Government of Maharashtra

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for a Rs 40 crore upgrade of Ozar airport. A Passenger Terminal Complex will be developed in the next 12 months.
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