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Pune Airport lies around 10 km northeast of the centre of Pune. It is a customs airport and a civil enclave operated by India's Airports Authority. It lies on the western side of the Indian Air Force's Lohegaon Air Force Station.The airport operates domestic and international flights. The Pune Airport handled around 8.09 million passengers in 2020. The Airports International Council awarded the Pune Airport the Best Airport by Hygiene Measures in the entire Asia-Pacific in 2020.Pune Airport has a 2,540 m long runway with a 10/28 orientation. IAF uses a former secondary runway as the taxiway. AAI has also developed a 2200m x 23 m parallel taxiway to facilitate civil operation on the 10/28 southern side runway. Currently, IAF and AAI work on an understanding where they have scheduled night landings for civilian flights.

Pune, also known as Poona, lies in Maharashtra at the junction of the Mutha and Mula. Pune is often called the "Queen of the Deccan."Pune gained importance in the 17th century as the Bhonsle Marathas' capital city. Pune now is a famous tourist resort with various historical and religious heritage sites, moderate climate, parks, museums, hotels, and other cultural attractions.Pune has also been a cultural and educational centre. It was referred to as the Cambridge and Oxford of India by former Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Around 612 colleges and 307 recognised research institutes are affiliated with Pune University (1948). These colleges and institutes offer undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate courses and attract many international students because of the exceptional facilities.Pune's Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute is known for its research in the Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. Pune also serves as the Indian Army's Southern Command headquarters and has Khadakwasla Academy in its close vicinity. The National Defence Academy is also located here.Many industries have developed around Pune. The road from Pune to Solapur, Mumbai, Ahmednagar, and Satara has sprawling complexes of large factories producing various products. The city is connected to Mumbai via the countryís first expressway and is a very important gateway for trade and commerce in the city.

Kochi airport is known as Cochin International Airport. It is an international airport serving the Kochi city in Kerala, India. It is around 25 Km northeast of the city centre at Nedumbassery.Kochi airport is the first of its kind developed under PPP (public-private partnership) in India. The project received funding from nearly 10,000 non-residing Indians from 32 countries. The airport is owned and operated by Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL).Kochi Airport is Kerala's biggest and busiest Airport. It is South India's 4th-largest airport. According to a 2019 survey, Kochi Airport serves Kerala's 61.8% of total air passenger movement. Kochi Airport handled more than 10.2 million passengers and 71,871 aircraft movements in 2018-19.Kochi Airport operates one cargo terminal and three passenger terminals over 225,000 sq m. In 2015, Kochi Airport became the first fully solar-powered airport in the world. It won the coveted Champion of the Earth Award, the United Nation's highest environmental honour, in 2018 for this entrepreneurial vision. In addition, the Airports Council International awarded Kochi Airport the Best Airport in Asia-Pacific in 2020.After Independence, the merger of India and the Kingdom of Kochi, the airport was operated by the Indian Navy. However, it allowed the facility to be used for civilian aircraft. The 1980s Gulf Economic boom necessitated international connections for expatriates working in the Middle East.

Previously known as Cochin, Kochi is an important port on the Arabian Sea's Malabar Coast. It lies in the west-central part of Kerala state. Kochi, the name of the former princely state, included Fort Cochin, Vypin Island, Ernakulam, Willingdon Island, Mattancherry and Gundu Island. The localities of Eloor, Thrikkakara, Trippunithura and Kalamassery have since been included in the city.Kochi was a fishing village till its separation from the mainland in the 14th century by the Arabian Sea's backwaters and the Western Ghats streams descending to the east. Thus, it became India's safest southwestern coast port. As a result, the port gained new strategic importance and attained commercial prosperity.In the late 15th century, the Portuguese reached the southwestern coast of India. Pedro Alvares Cabral, the Portuguese navigator, established their first European settlement at Kochi in 1500. In 1502, Vasco da Gama established the first Portuguese trading station in Kochi. In 1503, Afonso de Albuquerque, the Portuguese viceroy, built the first European fort in Kochi. In 1663, the Dutch captured the port from the Portuguese.Kochi gained prosperity under Dutch rule (1663-1975). Cardamom, pepper and other spices, along with coconut, coir and dried coconut, were shipped through Kochi harbour.The British ruled Kochi from 1795 to 1947. At the beginning of the 20th century, the construction of ship repair yards, a modern dry dock port and Willingdon Island took place. After Independence, Kochi became the Indian Navy's major training centre. In 1972, the Cochin Shipyard was established as the countryís largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility.The inland waterway running parallel to Kochi's coast provides cheap transportation and encourages trade. The deepwater harbour is open throughout the year. A railway connects it with Ernakulam.