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The relationship between civil and military aviation is so close that it often goes unnoticed. As many as 23 airports regularly used by civil airlines, are Indian Air Force (IAF) or Navy bases. Landing in Pune, Goa, Srinagar or Chandigarh, even frequent fliers seldom realise they are at a military base, even if they notice IAF fighters parked at a distance. Their plane parks in what is called a "civil enclave", where passenger facilities like check-in counters and baggage collection are located.
On Friday, the government announced that seven more military airports would increase their contribution to civil aviation by giving
