Porbandar Airport Explained

Porbandar Airport
Iata:PBD
Icao:VAPR
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India
Pushpin Label:PBD
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in India
Type:Public
Operator:Airports Authority of India
City-Served:Porbandar
Elevation-F:17
Elevation-M:7
Coordinates:21.6486°N 69.6572°W
Website:www.airportsindia.org.in
R1-Number:09/27 فراخ 337
R1-Length-F:4,500
R1-Length-M:1,372
R1-Surface:Tarmac

Porbandar Airport is a public airport in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. Currently, civilian flights are not operational. Apart from civilian operations it also has a military presence in the form of INAS 343 of the Indian Navy and CGAE Porbandar of the Indian Coast Guard. A new terminal building was opened in April 2008.[1] There are currently no scheduled passenger flights from the airport.

Structure

The airfield is spread over 278.32acres, has a 4500feet long runway and an apron that can accommodate 2 ATR 72 aircraft. The new 4000sqm Terminal Building at Porbandar Airport has been built at a cost of . The building has six Check-in Counters and two Conveyor Belts in the Arrivals hall and can handle 100 arriving and 100 departing passengers at a time.[1]

Military Enclaves

Naval Air Enclave

CGAE Porbandar

Coast Guard Air Enclave, Porbandar, was commissioned on 12 June 2008.[4] It provides logistical and administrative support to the Dornier Flight and 850 Sqn (ICG) which operates the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).[5]

See also

Indian navy
Integrated commands and units
Other lists

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=37719 New Terminal Building at Porbandar Airport
  2. http://indiannavy.nic.in/PRel_110117_UAV343Sqn-Porbander.pdf UAV Squadron Commissioned at Porbandar
  3. Web site: Commissioning of INAS 314 - "RAPTORS". 29 November 2019. Indian Navy.
  4. http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/dgvisit/CGAE%20Porbander/Commissioning%20CGAE%20Porbander.htm Commissioning of CGAE Porbandar
  5. http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/Indiancoastguard/aviation/aviation.html Indian Coast Guard Aviation