Flights to Aurangabad operate to and from the Chikalthana airport in Maharashtra. The Chikalthana airport offers both domestic as well as international Aurangabad flights to different parts of the world. The major airlines offering domestic airlines
to Aurangabad are Indian Airlines, Air Deccan and the Jet Airways.
The airlines operating flights to Aurangabad, like Indian Airlines, Air Deccan and the Jet Airways provide regular cheap Flights to Aurangabad from Mumbai and vice-versa. International Flights to Aurangabad can be availed from the nearby airports of Pune and Mumbai.
Aurangabad was named after the famous Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. It is also famous as one of the chief tourist cities of India because of the large number of historical monuments and caves present there. Aurangabad is a district center as well as the administrative head quarter of the Aurangabad division. Originally the city was a village by the name of Kirki and was founded in 1610 by the prime minister of Murtaza Nizam Shah II of Ahmednagar, namely, Malik Ambar.
Initially the city of Aurangabad was named as Fatehpur after the son of Malik Ambar named Fateh Khan. However, later when Aurangzeb was appointed as the governor of the place, it got its name transferred to Aurangabad
Major tourist attractions at Aurangabad include the Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Pithalkhora Caves, Aurangabad Caves, Daulatabad (Deogiri Fotr), Bibi-Ka-Maqbara, Ajanta Visitor Center, Khuldabad, Panchakki, Lonar, Salim Ali Lake, Sant Dnyaneshwar garden, Mhaismal hills, Gautala wildlife park, Jayakwadi dam bird santuary, Siddarth Garden, Grishneshwar temple and the Paithan.