Civil Airport Harni

Civil Airport Harni
સિવિલ એરપોર્ટ હરની
વડોદરા એરપોર્ટ
IATA: BDQ – ICAO: VABO
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Vadodara
Elevation AMSL 127 ft / 38.7 m
Coordinates 22°19′46″N 73°13′10″E / 22.32944°N 73.21944°E / 22.32944; 73.21944
Website Vadodara Airport
Map
BDQ
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 8,100 2,469 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passenger movements 728,620(Increase6.17%)
Aircraft movements 6,136
Cargo tonnage 2,022
Source: AAI,[1]

Vadodara Airport or Civil Airport Harni (IATA: BDQ, ICAO: VABO) is a civilian airport located in the north-east of Vadodara, Gujarat, India in the suburb of Harni.

A domestic airport up till now, Vadodara Airport will become an international airport once the new terminal currently under construction is operational.

Terminals

The existing domestic terminal at Vadodara Airport is distinct from other airports due to its mix of Gujarati and architectural styles complete with domes on the roof. The terminal is small and cannot handle large numbers of passengers.

To enhance the capacity of the airport as well as to launch international services, it was decided to construct a new Integrated Terminal Building. An international architectural design competition was held to invite 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.[2]

The foundation stone for the new terminal was laid on 26 February 2009. Construction work started in May 2011 and is expected to be completed by end of 2016.[3] The new terminal will have an area of 18,120 sq. meters with the ability to handle 700 passengers (500 domestic and 200 international) per hour. It will have 18 check in counters.[4] The AAI has recently constructed a night parking facility at the airport which can park about nine A-320 / Boeing 737-800 aircraft thus reducing the burden at Mumbai and Ahmedabad airport and proving economical for the airlines.

A cargo terminal is also planned for the future. Currently, the airport does not handle cargo.

IAF Station Baroda

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:

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air IndiaDelhi, Chennai
IndiGoDelhi,Dibrugarh, Mumbai, Kolkata
Jet AirwaysHyderabad,Bengaluru, Mumbai,Chennai

Accidents and incidents

On 1 July 1995, an East West Airlines Fokker F-27, registered VT-EWE, was engaged in a training touch and go exercise at Vadodara airport when.the aircraft's left main landing gear failed on touchdown. The aircraft continued moving forward on its belly and skid to a halt on the runway. There was no fire and no injury to persons on board the aircraft. Poor maintenance was cited as a contributory factor in the accident. The aircraft was written off. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TRAFFIC STATISTICS - DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS" (jsp). Aai.aero. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Vadodara Airport new terminal design - Frederic Schwartz Architects
  3. ↑ http://www.slideshare.net/ManishJonwal/new-terminal-building-at-vadodara
  4. ↑ "Harni Airport to go international soon". The Times of India. 26 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "Himalayan Eagles land in Vadodara". newKerela.com. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Accident Description". Air Safety Network. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

External links

Coordinates: 22°19′45″N 73°12′58″E / 22.3293°N 73.2161°E / 22.3293; 73.2161

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