Information about Pune Flights and Hotels

Pune which was formerly known as Poona is an important industrial, commercial and educational hub in Maharashtra state. Pune is famous as the cultural capital of Maharashtra. Most of the people in this state speak Marathi and are called ‘Puneits’. Some basic information about Pune. Area is around 146 Sq. Km and its altitude is 598 Meters. The temperature is quite pleasant in Pune. In summers the Max temperature is 40 Deg.C and  Min temperature goes upto 26 Deg.C. Winter's temp in Pune goes Max temp till 29 Deg.C and  Min is 19 Deg.C. The rainfall is 70 Cm mostly. STD Code is 020 (9520 from Mumbai). 

                                                An overview of the Pune Aiport

Pune Airport

Pune airport is managed and controlled by Airports Authority of India. It is situated at a distance of 10 km from the northeast of the city. Pune airport shares its runway with the Lohegaon Air Base. Earlier Pune airport used to serve only domestic flights but recently it has started handling flights to international destinations also. There are many hotels near Pune Airport. Pune airport is connected to most of the major cities in India like Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bangalore etc. 

Flights from these cities are easily available.

Delhi Pune Flights

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The road Distance or the driving distance from Viman Nagar to Pune Airport is 2 kms which is around 1.00 miles. 

Viman Nagar- This area is located in the eastern corridor of Pune. It is just half a kilometer from the international airport. It is named after the Air Force station near it. Pune railway station is 6 kms from this area. This area is under the jurisdiction of Pune Municipal Corporation. Viman Nagar is surrounded by Lohegaon on the north, by Wadgaon Sheri on the south, Shastri nagar on the west and Wagholi on the east. Viman Nagar has an extensive green cover, most of the big and small trees are attended by the Panchsheel Foundation. For those who are adventurous there are activities like paragliding and paramotoring. Two IT parks are located in thos area, they are Giga space and Weikfield IT Citi. Two of the biggest malls in Pune, the Phoenix Market City and Inorbit Mall are sityated in Viman Nagar. 


There are many star rating and budget hotels in Pune. Around twenty-five 5 Star Hotels in Pune are available. Around twenty-eight 4 Star Hotels in Pune are there. Fourty-four 3 star hotels in Pune are easlly available. If you are thinking to save some money 2 star hotels in Pune are available. Budget hotels in Pune are very accessible for travellers with low budget.