India opens first heliport

In a major and long-overdue event, India’s first integrated heliport was opened on February 28 at Rohini in Delhi.

It is the first of four such planned in other regions of the country.

The heliport, opened by Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, has the capacity to handle 150 passengers, and has 4 hangers, parking for 16 helicopters, and 9 parking bays.

E lilo ka hale hou i hub no nā kūlanakauhale ʻĀkau o India e like me Agra, Dehradun, Shimla, Mathura, a me Meerut.

ʻO ka mākaʻikaʻi, a me nā misionari lapaʻau kekahi o nā mea e hoʻoikaika ai mai ka wehe ʻana o kēia mau heliport. Manaʻo ʻia hoʻi e hōʻemi i ka congestion ma Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Kakauolelo Civil Aviation RN Choubey he ʻāpana kēia o ke kulekele mokulele ʻāina o India - e hoʻoikaika i ka pilina kūloko.

Waiho i ka manaʻo