India

PERSONAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

PASSPORT: Required

VISA: Required

HEALTH & IMMUNIZATION: Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificates are required for travelers arriving from countries, any part of which is infected. They are also required for all travelers arriving from or transiting Trinidad and Tobago and all countries in Africa and Central or South America, any part of which is between 15 degrees North Latitude and 10 degrees South Latitude. Cholera Vaccination Certificates are required for proceeding to a country which requires a certificate. The U.S. Public Health Service reports that a malaria risk exists throughout the country and that chloroquine resistant P. Falciparum exists in Orissa and the Northeastern states and territories, and to a lesser extent in north central states.

OTHER: None

EMBASSY INFORMATION

INDIA'S EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES

ADDRESS: Embassy of India, 2107 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

TELEPHONE: (202) 939-7000

UNITED STATES' EMBASSY IN INDIA

ADDRESS: Shanti Path, Chanakyapuri 21, New Delhi, India

TELEPHONE: 600651

TELEX: 031-82065

FAX: 91-11-6872028

PUBLIC HOURS: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM

AIRCRAFT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

1. Private and nonscheduled commercial flights overflying or landing, for noncommercial purposes must give at least 72 hours notice to the Deputy Director, Air Transport Director General of Civil Aviation, DGCA COMPLEX, TECHNICAL CENTER, OPPSITE SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT, New Delhi, 110 003 (TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: AIRCIVIL NEW DELHI/TELEX: 031-74127/FAX 91-11-462 9221) and furnish the following information:

a. Call-sign and registration number of aircraft;

b. Route of the aircraft;

c. ETA and ETD of aircraft;

d. Crew size;

e. Number of passengers;

f. Commander's name;

g. Cargo, if any, and description thereof;

h. Type of aircraft; and

i. Operator of aircraft (company name) with full postal address.

2. Nonscheduled commercial flights landing for commercial purposes must obtain prior permission from the Director General of Civil Aviation at least 10 days prior to departure. In addition to requirements listed above, all requests must include:

a. Nationality, number and description of passengers to embark or disembark in India;

b. Size, weight and description of cargo containers;

c. Type of flight (e.g., inclusive tour, affinity group, etc.);

d. Name and address of travel agent in India;

e. True origin and destination of passengers and cargo;

f. Date and place of origin of flight;

g. Complete route itinerary, including dates and times;

h. Details of the cost to the charterer and the amount paid by each passenger; for cargo flights, the amount paid by the consignor; and

i. For traffic to be loaded in India, it must be indicated as to how the traffic was brought to India with details of the arrival of such traffic.

CORPORATE AIRCRAFT CONSTRAINTS

None reported

SPECIAL NOTICES

1. All aircraft having a gross weight of 12,500 lbs. or less shall immediately, upon entry into India and without a prior landing elsewhere in India, be flown to and landed at:

a. if the entry is from the West, Bombay Airport

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(aircraft entering from the West may also land at Delhi Airport or Ahmedabad Airport subject to the conditions stipulated in paragraph 3 below);

b. If the entry is from the East, Calcutta Airport, Madras Airport, or Tiruchchirappalli Airport;

c. If the entry is from the South, Madras Airport or Tiruchchirappalli Airport; and

d. If the entry is from Nepal, Calcutta Airport, Delhi Airport, Patna Airport, or Varanasi Airport.

2. All aircraft having a gross weight exceeding 12,500 lbs. shall immediately upon entry into India and without a prior landing elsewhere in India be flown to and landed at:

a. If the entry is from the West, Bombay Airport, Calcutta Airport or Madras Airport (aircraft entering from the West may also land at Delhi Airport, Ahmedabad Airport or Tiruchchirappalli Airport subject to the conditions stipulated in paragraph 3 below);

b. If the entry is from the East or South, Bombay Airport, Calcutta Airport, Madras Airport, Tiruchchirappalli Airport, Delhi Airport, or Ahmedabad Airport; or

c. If the entry is from Nepal, Calcutta Airport, Delhi Airport, Patna Airport, Varanasi Airport, Bombay Airport or Ahmeddabad Airport.

3. If the first landing in India is at Delhi Airport, Ahmedabad Airport, or Tiruchchirappalli Airport for an aircraft entering India from the west, it shall be subject to the following conditions:

a. All persons on board coming from yellow fever infected areas as declared by the Central Government shall be in possession of valid international certificates against yellow fever;

b. The aircraft shall have been disinfected at the commencement of the journey;

c. the Pilot-in-Command of the aircraft shall send a radio message 3 hours before arrival about the state of health of any person on board, who has visited a yellow fever infected area, as declared by the Central Government, within the previous 9 days and who is not in possession of a valid yellow fever certificate; and

d. If, on inspection of the aircraft, the Airport Health Officer detects any person or crew member suspected to be infected with yellow fever, the Airport Health Officer may direct the pilot-in-command of the aircraft to proceed to Calcutta or Bombay or any other place as may be designated by the Airport Health Officer and the Pilot-in-Command of the aircraft shall obey such direction.

4. All aircraft, after landing, shall not proceed further unless the pilot has obtained a clearance certificate in writing from an officer duly authorized by the Central Government.

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SOURCE

AIP "India"

INTERNATIONAL NOTAM OFFICE

BOMBAY-VABBYNYX

CALCUTTA-VECCYNYX

MADRAS-VOMMYNYX

NEW DELHI-VIDPYNYX

AERODROMES OF ENTRY

DOD En route Supplement/Chart: PACIFIC-AUSTRALASIA-ANTARCTICA L9,10