The gliderdrome is spread over 230 acres[4] It consists of a one-km-long unpaved airstrip, a couple of hangars housing the gliders used for daily flying exercises and an administrative block.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was also signed with the DGCA for the utilisation of land and other infrastructural facilities.

However, in 2017, the Government of India approved the privatization of Pawan Hans[5] following which PHL formally backed out of the project in 2019, stating that it does not want to continue any business association with respect to such facility.

[6] The Gliding Centre was a brainchild of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru[4] to train youngsters for glider pilot licenses.

[3] The centre carries out about 3,000 flights a year, the majority of them on Sundays when the club is open to enthusiasts from the city.