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Dehradun is one of the most beautiful city in India and it is located in northern part of India. It is located within the ranges of mountain. It is the capital city of Uttaranchal, which was once known to be the part of Uttar Pradesh.

The city is best known to be the center of beautiful resorts and beautiful sceneries located in the foothills of the mountain on which the hill station is located which is known by the name Mussourie.It is one of the ancient city in India as it has many Hindu mythological stories buried behind it.

Dehradun is considered to be the main center of major institute such as Forest Research institute,ONGC and Wadia Institute, which is famous for its Himalayan studies.

Dehradun is facilitated with the domestic airport, which is considered to be one of the main medium of transport to reach this city in order to explore its beauty.

The name of the airport ids Jolly Grant Airport and it is located 25 km away from the city of Dehradun.The holy place Rishikesh is very close to the airport as it takes about half an hour to reach there.

There are many flights, which are operated from Dehradun airport on regular basis and connect Dehradun with major cities and towns located in different regions of India.

There are many airlines such as Air Deccan, Jetlite which is also known by the name Air Sahara, Indian Airlines etc serve this city with their flight at regular intervals on daily and weekly basis.

There is a facility of Prepaid taxi stand and Bus serve outside the airport. It takes around 2.5 hours to reach the city center from Dehradun airport. The fare of prepaid taxi is little bit expensive but passengers reach comfortably hiring taxis or private A/c Cabs.

Said to be one of the oldest cities in India, it is believed that Lord Rama and his brother did penance here for killing Ravana, the demon king.

During the 17th and 18th centuries Dehradun changed hands several times: Guru Ram Rai retreated here from Punjab, the Mughal Governor Najib-ud-Daula occupied it from 1757-1770 and the Gorkhas overran it on their westward expansion before ceding it to the British in 1815.

Under the British, Dehradun became an elite town with many a fine institutions like Forest Research Institute, Doon School and Welham Schools for girls and boys, many more, like the ONGC and Wadia Institute of Himalayan Studies, were added in time. Dehradun has now become an important tourist destination.

Jolly Grant Airport also known as Dehradun Airport, is an airport serving Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. The airport is located about 25 km (16 mi) east of the city of Dehradun. Nestled in the foothills of Himalayas, the airport, after a runway extension to accommodate larger aircraft, has started commercial operations from 30 March 2008.

The airport being located close to the holy city of Rishikesh, the gateway to the Himalayas, would enable tourists to fly in instead of travelling by rail or road.

Tourists from all over the world flock to Rishikesh and improved connectivity would result in more tourist inflows which would attract more airlines to start operations.

It takes about 20 minutes drive through the picturesque terrain to get to the town of Rishikesh and around 45 minutes to Dehradun city. Efforts are being made to rope in more airlines to start operations, particularly budget airlines, which would be a shot in the arm for the tourism sector.

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