Vadodara airport

Vadodara airport
IATA: BDQ ICAO: VABO
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Vadodara
Location	Vadodara
Elevation AMSL	38.7 m / 127 ft
Coordinates	22°19′46″N 73°13′10″E / 22.32944°N 73.21944°E / 22.32944; 73.21944Coordinates: 22°19′46″N 73°13′10″E / 22.32944°N 73.21944°E / 22.32944; 73.21944
Website	aai.aero/allAirports/vadodara_generalinfo.jsp
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 2,469 8,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2016-2017)
Passenger movements 1,103,981(27.69%) Aircraft movements 8,330 Cargo tonnage 2,973
Source: AAI,[1]

The Vadodara airport, officially known as Civil Aerodrome, Vadodara,^[2] (IATA: BDQ, ICAO: VABO) is a civilian airport located in the north-east of Vadodara, Gujarat, India in the suburb of Harni.

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.^[3]

The foundation stone for the new terminal was laid on 26 February 2009. Construction work started in May 2011 and completed by August 2016.^[4] The new terminal has an area of 18,120 sq. meters with the ability to handle 700 passengers (500 domestic and 200 international) per hour. It has 18 check in counters.^[5] 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.

The new International terminal building was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 October 2016.^[6] The new terminal constructed at the cost of Rs. 160 Crores is also the second green airport of India after Kochi Airport. The new Terminal area also houses a big picturesque garden wherein marvelous art works and sculptures by the city artists are installed (Vadodara is known for its culture, art and education and is the Cultural Capital of Gujarat). The new International terminal building holds world record of using longest single sheet rooftop measuring 164.2 meters.

Currently, the airport does not handle cargo.

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:

• No. 11 Squadron IAF, Charging Rhinos, which operates HS 748 transport aircraft
• No. 25 Squadron IAF, Himalayan Eagles, equipped with AN-32 aircraft. This Squadron moved here from Chandigarh in Sept 2011^[7]

Airlines and destinations

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.^[8]

References

External links

• Vadodara airport at the Airports Authority of India