India, officially called the Republic of India, Is the seventh largest country by geographical area. Bounded by the Indian Ocean in the south, the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal in the east, India has a coastline of over 7000 kilometres. A land mass of over 3,287,590 square kilometres. It has a population in excess of 1.12 billion, the second most populous country.
India borders Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal and Bhutan to north-east; and Bangladesh and Mynamar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, Maldivies and Indonesia.
India has 5 Flight Information Regions (FIR). There are a variety of airports located throughout the country, including, the internationally famous Delhi (VIDP), Mumbai (VABB), Chennai (VOMM), Kolkatta (VECC), Hyderabad (VOHS), Bangalore (VOBL).
When operating in India, please observe the following general IVAO India rules:
Frequency
Whenever practicable, 122.800 should be continuously monitored unless another frequency (ATC station for example) is more appropriate.
Altitudes
All altitudes are above mean sea level (AMSL) in feet.
Squawk codes
The following codes are allocated for use by pilots, without direction from ATC for the purposes specified. Use these codes unless ATC instruct otherwise:
Speed restrictions
Do not exceed 250kts IAS below FL100, unless you have permission from ATC, or the classification of airspace you are flying in means you are exempt from the rule. Military aircraft may also exceed the restriction.
QNH
Altimeter settings are in millibars and the standard setting is 1013mb (1013.25mbs to be precise).
No available ATC
Intentions must be broadcast on the Unicom frequency of 122.800
Charts
Charts for airports in the India are available through the Aeronautical Information Service. Details on how to get charts can be found in the charts section of the website. We strongly recommend you use them.