IAF Aircraft Incident Renders Pune Airport Runway Inoperative, Flights Diverted

Last Updated:April 18, 2026, 00:51 IST

IAF aircraft incident shuts Pune airport runway, at least eight incoming flights diverted to other cities, crew safe, no civil damage, runway restoration efforts underway.

An incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft late on Thursday night rendered the runway at Pune International Airport temporarily inoperative, forcing multiple incoming flights to be diverted.

In a post on X at around 11:41 pm, the IAF’s Media Coordination Centre said the runway had been made unavailable due to the incident, adding that all aircrew were safe and there was no damage to civil property.

“Pune runway is temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an IAF aircraft. The aircrew are safe and there is no damage to civil property. Efforts are underway to operationalise the runway and resume normal operations at the earliest," the IAF said.

Flights diverted across cities

According to flight tracking data, at least eight flights scheduled to land in Pune were diverted to multiple airports, including Surat International Airport, Manohar International Airport, Navi Mumbai International Airport, Chennai International Airport and Coimbatore International Airport.

Passengers on affected flights faced delays and rerouting as authorities worked to restore operations.

Runway restoration underway

Officials said efforts are ongoing to clear the runway and resume normal flight operations at the earliest. The nature of the incident has not yet been disclosed.

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