A successful rollout of the Hisar airport project may result in the region reclaiming its historical legacy as a major commercial centre. Located nearly 150 km from Delhi, Rakhigarhi in Hisar district is today recognised as the largest site of the over 5,000-year-old mercantile Indus-Saraswati River Valley Civilisation. Therefore, the resumption of civilian flights from Maharaja Agrasen Airport boosts the country’s push for aerotropolises or integrated aviation hubs. A new concept in urban planning, an aerotropolis is a city whose infrastructure, land use and economy are centred around an airport, which provides fast connectivity to different parts of the world....