Mundra Airport | |
Iata: | none |
Icao: | VAMA |
Type: | Private |
Owner-Oper: | Mundra International Airport Private Ltd (MIAPL) (Adani Group) |
City-Served: | Mundra and Mundra Port |
Location: | Mundra, Gujarat, India |
Elevation-F: | 17 |
Coordinates: | 22.8342°N 69.7644°W |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Wikidata: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India |
Pushpin Label: | VAMA |
R1-Number: | 05/23 |
R1-Length-F: | 5577 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Sources:https://charterpad.com/airports/mundra-vama_11530/#runwayshttp://www.universalweather.com/airports-guide/VAMA-MUNDRA-AIRPORT-MUNDRA-GUJARAT-INDIA# |
Mundra Airport is a private airport in Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat, India owned by Mundra International Airport Private Ltd (MIAPL), a subsidiary of the Adani Group. The airstrip is spread over 45 hectares[1] and is used for scheduled as well as non-scheduled operations.[2]
The 1,900-metre long airstrip was built as part of the Mundra Special Economic Zone for operation of executive jets in January 2007.[3]
In October 2017, the Adani Group announced plans to develop the airstrip into a commercial international airport for passenger, cargo and Maintenance spread over 522 hectares[1] by investing 1500 crore. The terminal building will have a capacity of 300 passengers. The runway will be capable of handling of large aircraft like the Boeing 747 and will have night landing facilities. They have received environment clearance.[4] It will be commissioned by 2022.[1]
Under UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme, Air Odisha started flights between Ahmedabad and Mundra in February 2018.[5]