Pawan Hans Helicopter Tours to Kedarnath
Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited started their Daily flights of Helicopter to Shri Kedarnath Dham from Phata and Agustmuni. Pawan Hans also introduced helicopter connectivity from Dehradun and Gauchar w.e.f 18th may 2012.
Pawan Hans is resuming daily helicopter services from Agastya Muni (district Rudraprayag) to Kedarnath. Flight will depart from Agastya Muni daily between 6:30 am to 11:10 am, by a 5-seater Bell 407 helicopter. Agast Muni is located 17 km beyond Rudraprayag enroute to Kedarnath.
Rudraprayag is about 140 km from Rishikesh and is linked by good motorable roads. The service originates from the helipad located at big play ground (near Police Station) at Agast Muni. This is on the left side of main Kedarnath road while coming from Rudraprayag. The flying time would be around 45 minutes for a round trip (Agatst Muni-Kedarnath-Agatst Muni). The first flight would start at 6:30 am and the last flight from Agast Muni would be at 11:10 am.
Darshan Time for Devotees
Passengers would get 1 hr 30 minutes at Kedarnath for darshan. The passenger who would like to stay overnight can take the last flight of the day around at 11:10am from Agast Muni. Accomodation is available at Kedarnath. Passengers should book their own accommodation directly at Kedarnath. PHHL would assist them in this regard. Payment thereof shall be made directly by them.
Pawan Hans Helicopter Packages
Cancellation time more than
- 24 hours is 5%
- 12 hours is 25%
- 04 hours is 50%
- Less than 4 hours is 100%.
Note: If the flight is cancelled / rescheduled due to bad weather, technical reasons, lack of passenger 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.
At Kedarnath, passengers would get assistance from GMVNL which would guide them for priority Darshan. As Kedarnath is situated at a high altitude, some passengers may require oxygen, which is available in Kedarnath.
