Pune International Airport is a large airport serving Pune, in Maharashtra, India. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PNQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PNQ
- ICAO code
- VAPO
- City
- Pune
- State or region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 18.5821° N, 73.9197° E
- Elevation
- 592 m (1,942 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PNQ means Pune International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VAPO. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 18.5821° N, 73.9197° E. It stands 592 metres (1,942 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kolkata, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Pune International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 114 airports of India on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 27.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,796 m 5,893 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Navi Mumbai International AirportNavi Mumbai | NMI | 100 km |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportMumbai | BOM | 124 km |
| Shirdi International AirportKakadi | SAG | 132 km |
| Nashik International AirportNashik | ISK | 171 km |
| Aurangabad AirportAurangabad | IXU | 211 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,155 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,049 km | 3 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,328 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,632 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,030 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,798 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,667 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,036 km | 12 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.