Kargil has become the latest airport in the country to get connected as the first civilian passenger flight with a number of dignitaries, including Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, completed the journey between Jammu-Kargil and back on Monday.
According to sources, the flight is to be operated by Mantra Airways and is likely to be a daily service with a 17-seater aircraft and regular commercial operations are expected to begin in the next few days.
The Kargil airfield is at a height of 9,600 feet, only nine km away from the international border.
The work to begin the flight started in early 2011 with the Civil Aviation Ministry, setting up a Committee to look at the prospects of this service.The Committee felt that there was a market potential of 100-150 passengers on the Srinagar-Kargil route on a weekly basis, and cargo requirement of about 750-1,000 kg on a daily basis.
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