Helicopter Services To Kedarnath
Pawan Hans Helicopter service is resuming daily helicopter services from 12th May 2010,
from Agastya Muni (district. Rudraprayag) to Kedarnath. Chopper will
depart from Agastya Muni daily between 6:30 A.M. to 11:10 A.M.,
Pilgrims can take a flight by a
5-seater Bell 407 helicopter. Agastya Muni is located 17 km beyond
Rudraprayag , One Rudraprayag to Kedarnath road. Rudraprayag is about
located 140 kms from Rishikesh and well connected by road.
The helicopter service originates from the helipad located at big play ground
(near Police Station) at Agastya Muni. Helipad is on the left side of
main Rudraprayag - Kedarnath road .The flight time would be around
45 minutes for a round trip (Agatstya
Muni-Kedarnath-Agatstya Muni). The first flight would take off at
6:30 A.M.
and the last flight will take off from Agast Muni would be at 11:10
A.M.
Available
Darshan Time For Devotees
Helicopter passengers would get one hour thirty minutes at Kedarnath for darshan
of Sri Kedarnath ji. The
passengers who would like to stay overnight at Kedarnath, Can take
the last flight of the day around at 11:10 A.M. from Agastya Muni. Accomodation is
available at Kedarnath. Passengers should book their own
accommodation directly at Kedarnath. PHHL would assist them in this
regard. Payment shall be made directly by them at guesthouse.
Flight Fare and Darshan / Cancellation Charges
Helicopter round trip charges are
Rs. 8,501/- per Person (Agastya
Muni-Kedarnath-Agastya Muni), Prices includes Rs. 501/- for special
Darshan
on priority basis.
Passengers can also purchase one way tickets , Agastya
Muni-Kedarnath or Kedarnath-Agastya Muni, subject to availability of
flight seats. The fare for one way flight is Rs. 5000/- per person for Agastya
Muni-Kedarnath and Rs. 4000/- per person for Kedarnath-Agastya Muni sectors with no
priority darshan.
Infants (less than 2 years) will be charged 10% of ticket cost
without any seat in flight .
There is no half ticket for children. Full charges for children will
be charged , Children would be provided
with seats.
Tickets can be purchased directly from PHHL, the cancellation charges for
tickets would be as under:
Cancellation time more than:
24 hours is 5%
12 hours is 25%
04 hours is 50%
Less than 4 hours is 100%.
If the flight is cancelled or rescheduled due to bad weather
or technical reasons or lack of pasenger load or any other reasons, the
passenger is required to travel on his own. The liability of the
PHHL will be limited to the refund of fare of unutilized sector.
Flight Timings : Helicopter Service
Kedarnath
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Flights
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Agastya
Muni
ETD
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Kedarnath
ETA/ETD
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Agastya
Muni
ETA
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1st
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0630
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0650/0655
|
0715
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2nd
|
0810
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0830/0835
|
0855
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3rd
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0940
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1000/1005
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1025
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4th
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1110
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1130/1135
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1155
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Passengers can only carry one hand
baggage on helicopter flight. Passangers are required to abide by the
security requirements and not to carry prohibited items in their
baggage. At the helipad at Agastyamuni there's enough space for parking of
vehicles. After coming back to Agastya Muni by helicopter, the
devotees can also reach Joshimath / Badrinath on the same day by
their own mode of transport via Kund situated around 18 kms, from Agastya Muni.
At Kedarnath, passengers would get assistance from GMVN / PHHL,
which would guide them for priority darshan etc. As Kedarnath is
situated at high altitude, few passengers may require Oxygen, Oxygen
is available at Kedarnath.
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