Vadodara Airport Explained

Vadodara Airport
Location:Harni, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-M:38.7
Pushpin Label:BDQ
R1-Length-F:8,100
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:yes
Iata:BDQ
Icao:VABO
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India
Type:Public/Military
Owner-Oper:Airports Authority of India
City-Served:Vadodara
Focus City:

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Elevation-F:127
Coordinates:22.3294°N 73.2194°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Wikidata:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-M:2,469
Stat-Year:April 2023 - March 2024
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:1,218,637 (11.9%)
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:9,023 (12.8%)
Stat3-Header:Cargo tonnage
Stat3-Data:2,543 (10.6%)
Footnotes:Source: AAI[1] [2] [3]

Vadodara Airport[4] is a customs airport and Indian Air Force base serving the city of Vadodara in Gujarat, India. It is located in the suburb of Harni, northeast of Vadodara. It is the third-busiest airport in Gujarat, after Ahmedabad and Surat airports. In 2020, it was ranked the second-cleanest airport in India by the Airports Authority of India.[5] Vadodara Airport ranked 2nd Cleanest in India.[6]

Terminals

The existing domestic terminal at Vadodara Airport, named after the Maharaja of Baroda State, is distinct from other airports due to its mix of Gujarati architectural styles and domes on the roof. The terminal is small and cannot handle large numbers of passengers. The old terminal covers 4,519 square meters and can handle 250 passengers.[7]

To increase the capacity of the airport and launch international services, it was decided to construct a new Integrated Terminal Building. An international architectural design competition was held to create designs for the new terminal. Eventually, a design submitted by United States-based consortium Gensler, Frederic Schwartz Architects, and Creative Group from India won the competition and the contract to design the new terminal was awarded to them.[8]

The foundation stone for the new terminal was laid on 26 February 2009. Construction work started in May 2011 and had been completed by August 2016.[9] The new terminal has an area of 18,120 square meters and the ability to handle 700 passengers (500 domestic and 200 international) per hour. The new terminal has eighteen check–in counters.[10] The AAI also recently constructed a night parking facility at the airport which can park about nine Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 aircraft, thus reducing the burden at Mumbai Airport and Ahmedabad Airport, proving economical for airlines.

The new terminal building was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 22 October 2016.[11] The terminal, constructed at a cost of 1.6 billion rupees, is the greenest domestic airport of india and also the second-greenest airport of India, after Cochin International Airport. The new terminal area also houses a garden featuring artwork and sculptures by local artists. (Vadodara is known for its culture, art, and education; it is the Cultural Capital of Gujarat). The new terminal building also holds the world record for the longest single sheet rooftop, measuring at 164.2 meters. Currently, the airport does not handle cargo.

Vadodara Airport received the Swachh Bharat Award in 2019 for the cleanest and safest airport in the category of airports having an annual passenger handling capacity of upto 1.5 million.[12]

IAF Station Vadodara

In addition to its own state–of–art MRO facility for HS 748 and AN-32 aircraft at Vadodara, the Indian Air Force has two transport squadrons, operating under No. 36 Wing IAF, South Western Air Command:

Accidents and incidents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annexure III – Passenger Data. aai.aero. 23 April 2024. 20 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240620120023/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex3.pdf. live.
  2. Web site: Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data. aai.aero. 23 April 2024. 20 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240620120022/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex2.pdf. live.
  3. Web site: Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data. aai.aero. 23 April 2024. 19 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240419133127/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k24Annex4.pdf. live.
  4. Web site: Vadodara: General information . . 3 September 2016 . 15 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531151435/http://aai.aero/allAirports/vadodara_generalinfo.jsp . 31 May 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Vadodara Airport 2nd Cleanest in India. . . 10 March 2023 . 9 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230309005620/https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/vadodara . live .
  6. Web site: Vadodara Airport ranked 2nd Cleanest in India . . 19 August 2024 . 29 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211229185917/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/Report.pdf . live .
  7. Web site: Vadodara Airport. www.aai.aero. 11 August 2019. 28 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228154651/https://www.aai.aero/en/node/92470/vadodara_airport.html. live.
  8. Web site: Vadodara Airport -[FSA]-]. www.schwartzarch.com. 19 March 2009. 21 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421041259/http://www.schwartzarch.com/projects/vadodara_airport.html. live.
  9. News: Family Trip/ Holidays/ Transfers/ Airport Pick up / Airport Taxi Service is given at a very low price so that you can reach your destination safely.. ratantravels.com. 26 February 2019. 3 April 2019. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403115514/http://ratantravels.com/booking/. live.
  10. News: Harni Airport to go international soon. The Times of India. 26 February 2009. 22 April 2024. 27 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230427073554/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Vadodara/Harni-Airport-to-go-international-soon-/articleshow/4197432.cms. live.
  11. Web site: PM Modi inaugurates terminal building of Vadodara airport, says happy it has joined green movement along with Kochi. The Indian Express. 31 October 2016. 22 October 2016. 15 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180215084327/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/pm-narendra-modi-inaugrates-vadodara-airport-in-gujarat-3096656/. live.
  12. News: Vadodara airport cleanest in India | Vadodara News - Times of India. The Times of India. 22 April 2024. 27 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230427075448/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/vadodara-airport-cleanest-in-india/articleshow/68605112.cms. live.
  13. News: Himalayan Eagles land in Vadodara. newKerela.com. 7 November 2011. 1 September 2011. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061236/http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-59296.html. live.
  14. Web site: Accident Description . Air Safety Network . 5 November 2011 . 1 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130801123443/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950701-0 . live .

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