Dunes Aviation Academy (A unit of Ganpat Care Foundation)
- Total aircraft
- 14
- Single-engine
- 13
- Multi-engine
- 1
- Bases
- 1
Where it flies
- Bhavnagar, GujaratGCF Hangar, Bahvnagar Airport, Bhavnagar, Gujarat: 364001
Fleet
DGCA lists 14 aircraft — 13 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.
- Cessna 172
- Diamond DA-42
- Piper PA-28
DGCA approval
- Approval number
- 01/2024
- Valid from
- 5 Jan 2024
- Valid to
- 4 Jan 2029to 2029
- Ownership
- Trust
- Serial in DGCA list
- #14
What the DGCA figures tell you
In its favour
- DGCA graded it Category B in the April 2026 ranking.
- DGCA approval runs to January 2029, so renewal is not an immediate question.
Check before you commit
- Just one multi-engine aircraft is listed. Every student needs multi-engine hours, so ask how those slots are scheduled and what happens when that one aeroplane is down.
- A single flying base, so there is no alternate airfield when it is weather-bound or the runway is closed. Ask what happens to your schedule then.
Every line above restates a figure from DGCA's published documents and says why it matters. Nothing here is our opinion of the school, and none of it measures teaching quality, which no public document reports.
Typical flying weather
The southwest monsoon (Jun–Sep) is the main disruption; the rest of the year is largely stable and flyable, which is why several of the largest FTOs are based here.
This is a broad regional pattern, not a forecast. What actually matters is how many days a year this base can fly — ask the school for its weather-cancelled sortie count.
Contact
Model this school's costAircraft-to-student ratio is the single best predictor of finishing on time, but DGCA does not publish student numbers — the fleet shown here is one half of that sum, and only the school can give you the other. Ask how many aircraft are serviceable today. Last transcribed 27 Jul 2026.
Beyond the DGCA list
Researched by us from the school's own site, Wikipedia and official pages, then dated and cited. This is weaker evidence than the DGCA figures above, and it is free editorial work: no school pays to appear here, and nothing in this section affects ordering, filtering or ranking anywhere on the site.
In its favour
- Bhavnagar reports its own weather, so conditions at the field can be checked directly.
Check before you commit
- The academy advertises bases at Bhavnagar and Bhilwara, but DGCA lists only Bhavnagar. Confirm which airfield your hours would be flown from.
Weather at these bases
Bhavnagar is on the Gujarat coast of the Gulf of Khambhat, a comparatively dry area where the June to September monsoon is the main interruption.