Survey - Helicopter service at Vaishno Devi & Amarnath Ji

Vaishno Devi

Air route : Katra – Sanjhi chatt
Time : 8 minutes, 8 am – 5 pm
Operator : Pawan Hans, Deccan Aviation
5 – 6 pax per flight
Turn around time : 22 -24 minutes
Charge – Rs 1225 per person

Amarnath

Baltal – Panchtarni
Pahalgam – Panchtarni : potential route

Height – 14000 ft
Time – July, August
Route – Sonmarg – Cave / Srinagar – Cave
Distance : Baltal – Cave : 14km
Jammu – Baltal – 400 km
Panchtarni – Amarnath – 6km

Operator
Himalayan Heli
Deccan Charters

Jagson : Baltal – Cave - Baltal
Fare : Rs. 10500 (Rs 6000 for Baltal – Cave or return) with priority darshan. (Rs.25000 for Srinagar – Cave - Srinagar)
Time: 10 minute flight from 7 am to 1 pm

Hemkund – July to September

GVHL - Gauchar to Ghangharia (Govind Dham) In AS 350 B3 helicopter.

Prabhatam - Govindghat helipad to Ghanghariya (Rs 7,990 return, Rs 4490 one way))

Distance - Rishikesh – Govind Ghat: 275 km

Rishikesh – Joshimath: 253 km

Joshimath – Govindghat: 22 km

Govind Ghat – Ghangharia (Govind Dham): 13 km

Ghangharia (Govind Dham) – Hemkund: 6 km

Govind Ghat – Hemkund: 19 km

Govind Ghat – Valley of Flowers: 16 km

Ghangharia (Govind Dham) – Valley of Flowers: 3 km

http://www.anandway.com/articles.aspx?View=Himalayan_Trek_-_Govind_Ghat_to_Ghangharia&link=252

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/14144637

Amarnath : Shrine board – 0191-2564348

Last tender – 2007, minimum 4 helicopter.

Route: Srinagar/Baltal – Cave

Time: June – August from 2007 for 3 years

Kedarnath - GMVN - 91-135-2740896, 2746817, 2749308, 2748478

PHHL (Agastyamuni to Kedarnath)

Prabhatam – Rishikesh to Phata (Rs 7990 return)