Vadodara Airport

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Vadodara Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
Owner/Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves Vadodara
LocationHarni, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Focus city for
Elevation  AMSL 38.7 m / 127 ft
Coordinates 22°19′46″N73°13′10″E / 22.32944°N 73.21944°E / 22.32944; 73.21944
Maps
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BDQ
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BDQ
Vadodara Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
04/222,4698,100 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 - March 2024)
Passengers1,218,637 (Increase2.svg 11.9%)
Aircraft movements9,023 (Increase2.svg 12.8%)
Cargo tonnage2,543 (Increase2.svg 10.6%)
Source: AAI [1] [2] [3]

Vadodara Airport [4] ( IATA : BDQ, ICAO : VABO) is a customs airport and Indian Air Force base serving the city of Vadodara in Gujarat, India. It is located in the suburb of Harni, northeast of Vadodara. It is the third-busiest airport in Gujarat, after Ahmedabad and Surat airports. In 2020, it was ranked the second-cleanest airport in India by the Airports Authority of India. [5] Vadodara Airport ranked 2nd Cleanest in India. [6]

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Terminals

The existing domestic terminal at Vadodara Airport, named after the Maharaja of Baroda State, is distinct from other airports due to its mix of Gujarati architectural styles and domes on the roof. The terminal is small and cannot handle large numbers of passengers. The old terminal covers 4,519 square meters and can handle 250 passengers. [7]

To increase the capacity of the airport and launch international services, it was decided to construct a new Integrated Terminal Building.[ by whom? ] An international architectural design competition was held to create 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. [8]

The foundation stone for the new terminal was laid on 26 February 2009. Construction work started in May 2011 and had been completed by August 2016. [9] The new terminal has an area of 18,120 square meters and the ability to handle 700 passengers (500 domestic and 200 international) per hour. The new terminal has eighteen check–in counters. [10] The AAI also recently constructed a night parking facility at the airport which can park about nine Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 aircraft, thus reducing the burden at Mumbai Airport and Ahmedabad Airport, proving economical for airlines.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi views a model of the new terminal building at Vadodara. Prime Minister Narendra Modi views a model of the new terminal building at Vadodara.jpg
Prime Minister Narendra Modi views a model of the new terminal building at Vadodara.

The new terminal building was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 22 October 2016. [11] The terminal, constructed at a cost of 1.6 billion rupees, is the greenest domestic airport of india and also the second-greenest airport of India, after Cochin International Airport. The new terminal area also houses a garden featuring artwork and sculptures by local artists. (Vadodara is known for its culture, art, and education; it is the Cultural Capital of Gujarat).[ citation needed ] The new terminal building also holds the world record for the longest single sheet rooftop, measuring at 164.2 meters. Currently, the airport does not handle cargo.[ citation needed ]

Vadodara Airport received the Swachh Bharat Award in 2019 for the cleanest and safest airport in the category of airports having an annual passenger handling capacity of upto 1.5 million. [12]

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:

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air India Delhi, Mumbai
IndiGo Bangalore,Chennai (resumes October 30, 2024), Delhi, Goa–Mopa,Hyderabad, Mumbai,Pune [14]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at BDQ airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

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