Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
સરદાર વલ્લભભાઈ પટેલ આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય હવાઈ મથક
Saradāra Vallabhabhā'ī Paṭēla Āntararāṣṭrīya Havā'ī Mathaka

Interior of Terminal 2
IATA: AMD – ICAO: VAAH
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Airports Authority of India
Serves
Location Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 189 ft / 58 m
Coordinates 23°04′38″N 072°38′05″E / 23.07722°N 72.63472°E / 23.07722; 72.63472Coordinates: 23°04′38″N 072°38′05″E / 23.07722°N 72.63472°E / 23.07722; 72.63472
Website Official website
Map
AMD
AMD
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 11,811 3,599 Concrete/Asphalt
Statistics (2014-15)
Passenger movements 6,480,111(Increase28.30%)
Aircraft movements 38,797(Decrease8.1%)
Cargo tonnage 59,313(Increase14.9%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) (IATA: AMD, ICAO: VAAH) is an international airport serving the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India. The airport is located in Hansol, 9 km (5.6 mi) north of central Ahmedabad. It is named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.

In 2015-16, it handled 6.48 million passengers making it the eighth busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic in India. The airport also serves as a focus city for GoAir and Jet Airways. In 2015, the government started the procedure for the privatization of the airport. The airport is set to be replaced by Dholera International Airport due to expansion constraints.

History

The airport was set up in 1937, while international operations began in 1992. It was categorised as an International airport on 23 May 2000.[4] In 2010, the new terminal 2 was inaugurated for handling international passengers. A 18 feet (5.5 m) tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was also inaugurated at the airport.[5][6] In 2015, the AAI invited proposals for privatisation of Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Jaipur airports.[7]

Structure

The airport currently consists of four terminals: domestic, international, an additional terminal for secondary traffic and a cargo terminal as well. The airport has 45 parking bays and both the international and domestic terminals have four aero-bridges each. The new terminal has been modelled based on Singapore Changi Airport.[8]

The new terminal has a half kilometre long moving walkway, which connects the two terminals.[9] Airports Authority of India (AAI) will construct a new technical block which will enhance the flight handling capacity and provide better control of flights.[10]

Runway

The airport has a single runway that is 3,599 metres (11,808 ft) long.[11]

Air traffic control tower

As part of the airport modernisation process, the AAI announced that it would construct a new Air traffic control (ATC) building that would include a new Airport tower 65 metres (213 ft) in height.[12]

Terminals

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 has 32 check-in counters and has an area of 45,000 m2 (480,000 sq ft).

Terminal 2

T2 was inaugurated on 4 July 2010 and opened for use on 15 September 2010. The terminal won the award for the best Steel Structure at the 2009 edition of the National Structural Steel Design and Construction Awards.[13] The terminal has four aerobridges and 32 check-in counters. With the total floor area of approximately 41,000 sq. meters, this terminal will be able to accommodate around 1,600 passengers at any given time. The new 51,975 sq m apron area can cater for the parking of 9 A-321 and 4 ATR-72 type of aircraft.

Cargo Terminal

The airport handled 51,637 tonnes of cargo, inclusive of Gold and Silver in 2013-14. 60% of the cargo comes from Domestic sources.[14] In 2009, 3,685 square metres (39,670 sq ft) of land was leased for a period of seven years out by the AAI to Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation to set up a center for perishable cargo. However, due to a government policy that prevented third party operations at airports run by the AAI, the CPC was not in use until July 2014, when the minister of state for civil aviation announced that the government had issued a No Objection Certificate for commencement of operations.[15] In 2014, it was announced that the airport would be getting a dedicated cargo terminal which is expected to come up at Terminal 3.[14]

Airlines and destinations

A SpiceJet Boeing 737-900ER on the runway
An arriving GoAir Airbus A320
An IndiGo Airbus A320 taxiing
An Emirates Airbus A330-200 arriving from Dubai–International

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Air Arabia Sharjah 2
Air CostaBangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad 1
Air India Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai 1
Air India Chennai, Delhi, Kuwait, London–Heathrow, Mumbai, Newark 2
Emirates Dubai–International 2
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi 2
flydubai Dubai–International 2
GoAir Chennai,[16] Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune 1
IndiGo Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode (begins 19 February 2017) , Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Visakhapatnam[17] 1
Jet Airways Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune 1
Jet Airways Abu Dhabi [18] 2
Kuwait Airways Kuwait 2
Qatar Airways Doha 2
Saudia Seasonal: Jeddah 2
Singapore Airlines Singapore 2
SpiceJet Bangalore (begins 15 November 2016), Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai, Pune, Goa (begins 15 November 2016) 1
SpiceJet Dubai–International, Muscat 2
Vistara Delhi 1

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Blue Dart Aviation Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai
Emirates SkyCargo Dubai–Al Maktoum
Etihad Cargo Abu Dhabi
Qatar Airways Cargo Doha[19]
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Addis Ababa, Riyadh

Connectivity

The Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) runs bus services to the airport.[20] For the convenience of travelers, there is a prepaid taxi booth at the airport premises. There are also plans to extend the Ahmedabad BRTS and a direct metro rail linking the airport with the city center.

OneWay.Cab also provides connectivity[21] to Ahmedabad Airport from Vadodara,[22] Surat, Rajkot,[23] Udaipur[24] & Anand.[25]

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Traffic Statistics-2015" (PDF). AAI. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Aircraft Movements-2015" (PDF). AAI. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cargo Statistics-2015" (PDF). AAI. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Airports International - New Terminal in Ahmedabad" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Praful Patel inaugurates Sardar Patel's statue at Ahmedabad airport". Daily News and Analysis. Ahmedabad. 10 January 2011. Retrieved Mar 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "New building to be used as international terminal: AAI". Times of India. Ahmedabad. 1 September 2010. Retrieved Mar 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ Mukherjee, Sharmishtha (12 February 2015). "Eight firms line up to bid for airport privatisation projects". Indian Express. New Delhi. Retrieved Mar 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Fly out of Changi, in apnu Amdavad". The Times of India. 28 June 2009.
  9. ↑ "New terminal soon at A'bad international airport". expressindia.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  10. ↑ "Rs 90 crore for new air traffic control block at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport". DNA Ahmedabad Edition.
  11. ↑ Jain, Ankur (20 March 2011). "Runway repair at Ahmedabad airport to hit summer travel". Times of India. Ahmedabad. Retrieved Mar 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ Jha, Satish (17 January 2011). "Air traffic control at Ahmedabad airport to be automated". DNA (newspaper). Ahmedabad. Retrieved Mar 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ Jha, Satish (1 February 2011). "New Ahmedabad airport terminal wins award". Daily News and Analysis. Ahmedabad. Retrieved Mar 24, 2015.
  14. 1 2 Mishra, Piyush (16 July 2014). "Ahmedabad airport to get dedicated cargo terminal". Times of India. Ahmedabad. Retrieved Mar 24, 2015.
  15. ↑ Mishra, Piyush (15 July 2014). "Ahmedabad airport's perishable cargo centre to begin services soon". Times of India. Ahmedabad. Retrieved Mar 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Go AIr flights to Ahmedabad". GOAIR. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "IndiGo flights to Ahmedabad from July 14". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  18. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269834/jet-airways-ends-2-india-abu-dhabi-routes-in-jan-2017/
  19. ↑ "Qatar Airways Cargo to launch freighter service to Ahmedabad on Feb 3". Gulf Times. 19 January 2015. Retrieved Mar 24, 2015.
  20. ↑ Bhatt, Megha (18 May 2014). "Frequent Flyers Seek Transportation at A'bad Airport: BRTS Can Be a Good Option, Say Some Passengers". Daily News and Analysis. Ahmedabad. Retrieved Mar 24, 2015.
  21. ↑ "OneWay.Cab raises Rs 3 crore from IAN - The Economic Times". Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  22. ↑ "Ahmedabad to Vadodara One Way Taxi Services". oneway.cab. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  23. ↑ "Ahmedabad to Rajkot One Way Taxi Services". oneway.cab. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  24. ↑ "Ahmedabad to Udaipur One Way Taxi Services". oneway.cab. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  25. ↑ "Ahmedabad to Anand One Way Taxi Services". oneway.cab. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  26. ↑ "Plane's nose wheel collapses, passengers safe". IBNLive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.

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