Diu Airport

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Diu Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Diu
LocationDiu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Opened1954;70 years ago (1954) [1]
Elevation  AMSL 9 m / 31 ft
Coordinates 20°42′47″N70°55′30″E / 20.713°N 70.925°E / 20.713; 70.925
Map
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DIU
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
05/231,8265,922 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers66,252 (Increase2.svg 65.2%)
Aircraft movements1,886 (Increase2.svg 40.7%)
Cargo tonnage
Source: AAI [2] [3] [4]

Diu Airport( IATA : DIU, ICAO : VADU) [5] is a domestic airport serving Diu in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India. Besides Diu, it also serves the neighbouring areas of Gujarat, including Veraval and Jafrabad. It is the only airport in the union territory with commercial operations.

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History

Diu Airport was built in 1954, when Diu was part of Portuguese India. [6] Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa (TAIP) commenced operations to Diu on 16 August 1955. The airline linked Diu with Goa, Daman and Karachi [7] until December 1961, when the Indian air force bombed the airfield. [8]

Structure

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Apron area of the airport

Diu Airport's main runway 05/23 is 5922 ft (1826 m) long and 45 m wide, connected to an apron measuring 60 by 90 metres via two taxiways. The airport terminal can accommodate 100 passengers each in the arrivals and departure halls. A non-directional beacon (NDB) is Diu's sole navigational aid. [9]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alliance Air Mumbai
IndiGo Ahmedabad, Surat [10]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at DIU airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

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