Badrinath Yatra by Helicopter
Prabhatam Aviation's has a fleet of Helicopters which has a passenger carrying capacity of upto six people and a range of 418 kms. It is a multi - utility flying machine to help top executives or important consignments to reach the remotest part of the country with utmost convenience.They are also providing heli services for Kedarnath darshan. Helicopter services is available for Kedarnath Yatra ( 5 Seater Bell 407 Helicopters).They also provide charter service to All the Dhams by Helicopter from Delhi and Dehradun as well.
Helicopter service to Badrinath operates from the helipad at Sahastradhara, Dehradun in the Uttarakhand state of India.The helipad is a gateway to the skies of Uttarakhand as it links the state capital to most of the helipads in the state. The helipad at Sahastradhara has ample space and was the main launch pad for the rescue operations during the natural calamity that struck Kedarnath & other places in the June of 2013.
Unlike the scheduled flights which take off at a specific time each day (with which most of us are familiar with), the chartered helicopter flights are arranged for the specific clients to leave on a designated date and time for a specific location.Thus for Badrinath by Helicopter, you would have to plan well in advance.
Generally, the travelers are provided with the information that Badrinath helicopter would leave at an expected time of departure of 6:30 hrs from the Sahastradhara Helipad at Dehradun. For this, the Yatris are required to report at the helipad by 06:00 Hrs. It is important to note that the time given for Badrinath Yatra by Helicopter is only expected time and may differ from the actual time of departure which in turn depends on weather.