Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport સરદાર વલ્લભભાઈ પટેલ આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય હવાઈ મથક Saradāra Vallabhabhā'ī Paṭēla Āntararāṣṭrīya Havā'ī Mathaka |
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Interior of Terminal 2
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
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| Location | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 189 ft / 58 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°04′38″N 072°38′05″E / 23.07722°N 72.63472°ECoordinates: 23°04′38″N 072°38′05″E / 23.07722°N 72.63472°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Source: AAI
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| Passenger movements | 7,229,118 |
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| Aircraft movements | 49,776 |
| Cargo tonnage | 72,402 |
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 2016, it handled over 7.2 million passengers and about 140 aircraft movements a day 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.
The airport was set up in 1937, while international operations began in 1992. It was categorised as an International airport on 23 May 2000. 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. In 2015, the AAI invited proposals for privatisation of Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Jaipur airports.
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.
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