Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
nativename = Ahmedabad Airport

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IATA = AMD
ICAO = VAAH
type = Public
owner =
operator = Airports Authority of India
city-served =
location = Ahmedabad
elevation-f = 189
elevation-m = 58
coordinates = coord|23|04|38|N|072|38|05|E|type:airport|display=inline
website = [http://aai.aero/allAirports/ahmedabad_generalinfo.jsp aai.aero/allAirports/...]
r1-number = 05/23
r1-length-f = 11,811
r1-length-m = 3,599
r1-surface = Concrete/Asphalt
footnotes =

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Airport codes|AMD|VAAH is India's seventh busiest airport with an average of 150 aircraft movements a day. It services the metropolitan areas of two cities in the State of Gujarat, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, and is located convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on from the Ahmedabad Railway Station. It is named after statesman and former Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The airport is spread over an area of convert|1124|acre|km2 with the runway measuring convert|11811|ft|m|abbr=on|sigfig=4. The airport is served by seven international carriers and various domestic carriers.

The airport

The airport consists of the international terminal, domestic and cargo terminals. These terminals use the same airside facilities but are physically separated on the landside, requiring a 5 minute drive between them. The airport has 15 parking bays and another 30 are under construction. International and Domestic terminals will have 4 aero-bridges each and 40 parking bays. Currently the airport is undergoing massive renovation on both the domestic and the international terminals.

Domestic terminal

A new domestic terminal was opened which has doubled the passenger handling capacity than before. The new domestic departure terminal has 20check-in counters, four aerobridges and three boarding gates. The domestic departure also has a 5-star restaurant on the first-floor, a book shop, a handicrafts store, a retail clothing store and the VIP Lounge on the ground floor and a few snacks counters. The new arrival terminal has three luggage belts, a snack counter, Centrum foreign exchange counter, a pre-paid taxi desk and VIP Lounge. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International AirportAirport is the Secondary Hub of several Indian airlines including : Air India ,Kingfisher Airlines , GoAir,Air Deccan, SpiceJet ,Jet Airways , JetLite

International terminal

Currently a new international terminal is under construction that will be double the size of the present terminal. The present terminal has 15 check-in counters serving 9 airlines. The departure hall has a restaurant, a duty-free shop, a book-cum-gift shop and other basic amenities. The arrival hall consists of one entry gate, two luggage belts, a foreign exchange counter and a snack stall.

Gujarat government had also proposed a new International airport at Fedara, near Dholera port in Gulf of Khambhat.

Airlines and destinations

Terminal 1 Domestic

* Air India (Mumbai)Hubs
** operated by Indian Airlines (Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Vadodara)
** operated by Air India Express (Nagpur, Mumbai) (Starts 8th October)
* Air India Express (Nagpur, Mumbai)
* GoAir (Delhi, Mumbai)
* IndiGo Airlines (Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, Jaipur, Bangalore)
* Jet Airways (Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Raipur, Pune)
** operated by JetLite (Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata)
* Kingfisher Airlines (Bangalore, Delhi, Guwahati, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Raipur)Hubs
** operated by Kingfisher Red (Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai)Hubs
* SpiceJet (Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Mumbai)Hubs
* Paramount Airways (Chennai)

Terminal 2 International

* Air India (London-Heathrow, Newark, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
** operated by Indian Airlines (Kuwait, Muscat, Sharjah)
** operated by Air India Express (Dubai)
* Air Arabia (Sharjah)
* Emirates Airline (Dubai)
* Qatar Airways (Doha)
* Singapore Airlines (Singapore)

Terminal 3 Cargo

*Air India Cargo (New Delhi, Mumbai , Chenai, Kolkata Frankfurt, Dammam, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle )
*Blue Dart Aviation (Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata,MUMBAI,Goa )
*Emirates SkyCargo (Dubai)
*Gati
*Jet Airways (Delhi)
*Qatar Airways Cargo (Doha)
*Singapore Airlines Cargo (Singapore)
*Kingfisher Cargo (Bangaluru, Calicut, Chennai, , Cochin, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Trivandrum)
*Air Deccan Cargo (Operated by Kingfisher Cargo)
*Spice Jet Cargo

Fixed Base Operators (FBO)There are several fixed base operators at the airport and they include:

Caterers: TAJ-SATS, Ambassador's Sky Chef, Sky Gourmet, Oberoi Flight Services, Chef Air. Fuelers: Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum. Ground Handlers: Air India, Indian Airlines, GlobeGround India, Cambata Aviation, Air Works India.

New proposed Ahmedabad International Airport

* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Fedara_airport_gets_Prafuls_nod/rssarticleshow/2806355.cms Fedara (Town in Ahmedabad District) airport gets Praful's nod]
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1580609.cms Ahoy! Ahmedabad]
* [http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Dholera-Port-project-put-on-a-fast-track/286038/ Dholera Port project put on a fast track]
* [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Features/Special_Pages/Ahmedabad_Get_ready_for_revolution_on_wheels/articleshow/3352422.cms Rail connectivity planned for new international airport]
* [http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=331225 New international airport got Gujarat government's nod]

External links

* [http://aai.aero/allAirports/ahmedabad_generalinfo.jsp Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport] at Airports Authority of India web site
*WAD|VAAH