List of airports in Gujarat

Gujarat, a state of India, has airports which have access to international flights, domestic and some disused airstrips for emergency purposes. The airports are operated and owned by either the Airports Authority of India, Indian Air Force, Government of Gujarat or private companies.[1][2]

Terminal 2, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
Surat Airport

There are three international airports, nine domestic airports, two private airports and three military bases in Gujarat. Two more airports are under construction. There are three disused airports, one of them serving as a flying school. Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GUJSAIL) has been established by the Government of Gujarat to foster the development of aviation infrastructure in Gujarat.[3]

The airports provide services to tourists and the state population commuting to different parts of the state.

There are 13 civilian airports operational: eight are regional and domestic, and four are international.

Contents

This list contains the following information:

  1. Area served – Town or city where the airport is located. This may not always be an exact location as some airports are situated in the periphery of the town/citiy they serve.
  2. ICAO – The four letter airport code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization. ICAO codes for India start with VA (West Zone - Mumbai Center), VE (East Zone - Kolkata Center), VI (North Zone - Delhi Center) and VO (South Zone - Chennai Center).
  3. IATA – The three letter airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association
  4. Airport type – Type of the airport, including the terminology used by Airports Authority of India,[4] as per the first table below
  5. Airport functional status – Functional status of the airport as per the second table below
Airport type Description
International Airport which handles both international and domestic traffic.
International (CE) A civil enclave airport primarily used by Indian Armed Forces but has separate commercial terminal(s) to handle international and domestic traffic.
Customs Airport with customs checking and clearance facility and handles domestic traffic throughout the year. A very limited number of international flights also operate from some of these customs airports for a limited period of time.
Domestic Airport which handles only domestic traffic.
Domestic (CE) A civil enclave airport primarily used by Indian Armed Forces but has separate commercial terminal(s) to handle domestic traffic.
Defence An airfield under the control of Indian Armed Forces where commercial and private flights do not operate. The ones listed here are apart from Air Force Stations, Naval Air Stations & Air Force Training Facilities.
Private An airport, airfield or airstrip owned by individuals, trusts and corporations and are for private use only.
Flying school An airfield or an airstrip used to train commercial pilots.
Airport functional status Description
Operational Implies airport has active commercial service for public use airports
Non-operational Implies airport currently has no active commercial service but had or will have commercial service
Closed Implies airport can no longer be operational for commercial service
Proposed or under construction Implies airport is proposed or under construction

List

The list includes international, domestic, military and non-operational airports with their respective ICAO and IATA codes.[5]

List of airports in Gujarat[3][6]
Sl. No. Location / city in Gujarat Airport name ICAO IATA Operator/owner Category Role Ref.
International airports
01 Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport VAAH AMD Airports Authority of India International airport Commercial [7]
02 Surat Surat Airport VASU STV Airports Authority of India International airport Commercial [8]
03 Vadodara Vadodara Airport VABO BDQ Airports Authority of India International airport / military airbase Commercial / military [9]
04 Rajkot Rajkot International Airport VAHS HSR Airports Authority of India International airport Commercial
Domestic airports and military airbases
05 Rajkot Rajkot Airport VARK RAJ Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial [10]
06 Bhavnagar Bhavnagar Airport VABV BHU Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial [11]
07 Bhuj Bhuj Airport / Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base VABJ BHJ Airports Authority of India Domestic airport / military airbase Commercial / military [12]
08 Jamnagar Jamnagar Airport VAJM JGA Airports Authority of India / Indian Air Force Domestic airport Commercial / military [13]
09 Kandla Kandla Airport VAKE IXY Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial [14]
10 Naliya Naliya Air Force Station VANY — Indian Air Force Military airbase Military [15]
11 Porbandar Porbandar Airport VAPR PBD Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial [16]
12 Keshod Keshod Airport VAKS IXK Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial [17][18]
13 Amreli Amreli Airport — XAM Government of Gujarat Domestic airport Commercial [3]
Under construction airports
01 Dholera Dholera International Airport — — Airports Authority of India International airport Commercial [19]
02 Ankleshwar Ankleshwar Airport — — Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial [20]
03 Deesa Deesa Airport VADS — Airports Authority of India Airstrip Military airbase [21]
Private airports
01 Mundra Mundra Airport VAMA — Mundra International Airport Private Ltd (Adani Group) Private airport Commercial / private [22][23]
02 Mithapur Mithapur Airport — — Tata Chemicals (Tata Group) Private airport Private / commercial proposed [3][24]
Other airports
01 Mandvi Mandvi Airport — — Government of Gujarat Airstrip Other activities / flying school proposed [25]
02 Mehsana Mehsana Airport — — Government of Gujarat Airstrip Flying school [26]
Proposed airports
1 Dwarka Dwarka Airport — — Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial [27][28][29][30]
2 Ambaji Ambaji Airport — — Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial [27]
3 Palitana Palitana Airport — — Airports Authority of India Domestic airport Commercial [27]
4 Dahej Dahej Airport — — — Domestic airport Commercial [27]
5 Morbi Morbi Airport — — — Domestic airport Commercial [27]
6 Parsoli Parsoli Airport — — — Domestic airport Commercial [27]
7 Rajpipla Rajpipla Airport — — — Domestic airport Commercial [27]
8 Dholavera Dholavera Airport — — — Domestic airport Commercial [27]

Other disused airfields and airports owned by the Government of Gujarat are located at Chad Bet, Dhrangadhra, Wankaner, Wadhwan, Radhanpur, Khambhaliya, Morbi, Parsoli, Limdi.[3][31] Most of them were developed by the erstwhile princely states during the period of British India. A disused military airstrip owned by the Indian Air Force is located at Khavda in Kutch.[3]

New airfields are being planned by the GUJSAIL at Morbi and tourism and pilgrimage places such as Palitana, Ambaji, Dwarka and Dholavira.[28] The Government of Gujarat has signed memorandum of understanding in 2016 with the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation for overhaul of 11 airports and runways at Surat, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Keshod, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhuj, Kandla, Deesa and Mehsana under the Regional Connectivity Scheme.[29]

The Airports Authority of India has planned an international airport at Dholera and proposed a domestic airport at Rajpipla.[30][20][32]

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