India, Jan. 29 -- Basic navigation aids, fire tender and a proper air traffic control service - a lot remains missing at Maharashtra's Baramati airport, where the plane carrying deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others crashed on Wednesday morning. A team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been deployed at the airport following the deadly crash, and is providing the basic Air Traffic Control (ATC) and meteorological services there for now.

"This rapid assistance underscores IAF's commitment to national service in times of need," the Air Force said in a tweet.

According to the civil aviation ministry, the Baramati airport is categorised as "uncontrolled", also known as category A of the four buckets Indian airports fall into. Curr...