Vadodara Airport

Airport serving Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Vadodara Airport

* IATA: BDQ
* ICAO: VABO

Summary
Airport type| Public/Military
Owner/Operator| Airports Authority of India
Serves| Vadodara
Location| Harni, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Focus city for|

IndiGo

Elevation AMSL| 38.7 m / 127 ft
Coordinates| 22°19′46″N 73°13′10″E﻿ / ﻿22.32944°N 73.21944°E﻿ / 22.32944; 73.21944
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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m  | ft
04/22  | 2,469  | 8,100  | Asphalt
Statistics (April 2024 - March 2025)
| Passengers| 1,264,148 ( 3.7%)

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Aircraft movements| 8,615 ( 4.5%)
Cargo tonnage| 1,832 ( 27.9%)

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]

## Terminals

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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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] 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.

The new terminal building was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 22 October 2016.[10] 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.[11]

## IAF Station Vadodara

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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:

* No. 11 Squadron IAF, Charging Rhinos, which operates C-295 aircraft.[12][13] (HS 748 transport aircraft being phased out)
* No. 25 Squadron IAF, Himalayan Eagles, equipped with AN-32 aircraft. This squadron moved here from Chandigarh in September 2011.[14]

## C295 Final Assembly Line

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Tata Advanced Systems has facilities at the airport. The final assembly of the Airbus C295 is carried out here. The foundation stone of this Final Assembly Line (FAL) complex was laid in October 2022 and the complex was inaugurated in October 2024 and will manufacture India's first private defence aircraft from the ground up. The first ‘Make in India’ C295 will roll out of the Vadodara FAL in September 2026.[15][16]

## Airlines and destinations

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Airlines| Destinations

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Air India| Delhi, Mumbai
IndiGo| Bengaluru, Delhi, Goa–Mopa, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune[17]

## Statistics

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## Accidents and incidents

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* On 1 July 1995, an East West Airlines Fokker F-27, registered as VT-EWE, was engaged in a training touch–and–go exercise at the airport when the aircraft's left main landing gear failed on touchdown. The aircraft continued moving forward on its belly and skidded to a halt on the runway. There was no fire and no injury to people on board the aircraft. Poor maintenance was cited as a contributory factor in the accident. The aircraft was written off, and is now abandoned near the wall surrounding the airport premises mid-runway.[18]

## References

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1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
4. ^ "Vadodara: General information". Airports Authority of India. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
5. ^ "Vadodara Airport 2nd Cleanest in India". Airports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
6. ^ "Vadodara Airport". www.aai.aero. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
7. ^ "Vadodara Airport -[FSA]-". www.schwartzarch.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
8. ^ "Family Trip/ Holidays/ Transfers/ Airport Pick up / Airport Taxi Service is given at a very low price so that you can reach your destination safely". ratantravels.com. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
9. ^ "Harni Airport to go international soon". The Times of India. 26 February 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
10. ^ "PM Modi inaugurates terminal building of Vadodara airport, says happy it has joined green movement along with Kochi". The Indian Express. 22 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
11. ^ "Vadodara airport cleanest in India | Vadodara News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
12. ^ "First C-295 aircraft inducted into '11 Squadron' of IAF". Business Line.
13. ^ "First C-295 transport aircraft formally inducted into Indian Air Force". Press Information Bureau of India.
14. ^ "Himalayan Eagles land in Vadodara". newKerela.com. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
15. ^ "Tata Advanced Systems and Airbus inaugurate C295 Final Assembly Line in Vadodara, India" (Press release). Airbus. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
16. ^ "All about the C295 aircraft manufacturing plant, inaugurated by PM Modi in Vadodara". The Indian Express. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
17. ^ "Good news folks! Vadodara is going to connect directly with the Queen of the Deccan, starting 3 July". Vadodara Airport. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
18. ^ "Accident Description". Air Safety Network. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

## External links

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Functional|

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Joint|

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Eastern Air Command|

* Agartala
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* Kumbhigram
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Central Air Command|

* Agra
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* Darbhanga
* Bakshi Ka Talab
* Bamrauli
* Bareilly
* Chakeri
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* Maharajpur

Southern Air Command|

* Car Nicobar
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* Madurai
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* Tambaram
* Thanjavur

South Western Air Command|

* Bhuj
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* Lohegaon
* Nal-Bikaner
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* Makarpura

Training Command|

* Begumpet
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Maintenance Command|

* Nagpur
* Ojhar

Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs)|

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Squadrons|

| Combat|

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* 30
* 31
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* 106
* 220
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* 222
* 223
* 224

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Transport|

* No. 11
* 12
* 19
* 25
* 33
* 41
* 43
* 44
* 48
* 49
* 59
* 77
* 78
* 81
* 87

Helicopters|

| Squadrons|

* No. 104
* 125

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Units|

* No. 105
* 107
* 109
* 110
* 111
* 112
* 114
* 115
* 116
* 117
* 118
* 119
* 127
* 128
* 129
* 130
* 143
* 152
* 153
* 154
* 155
* 156
* 157
* 158
* 159

Flights|

* No. 121
* 122
* 126
* 131
* 132

Acrobatic display|

* No. 52
* 151 HU

Communication|

* AHQCS

EW/AWS|

* No. 50
* 181
* 200

RPA|

* No. 3001
* 3002
* 3003
* 3004
* 3005

Number plated|

* No. 10
* 21
* 22
* 26
* 29
* 32
* 35
* 37
* 51
* 108

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Schools & colleges|

* Air Force Academy
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* Air Force School, Jodhpur
* Flying Instructors School
* Indian Air Force Test Pilot School
* Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment
* Air Defence College
* College of Air Warfare

Tri-service institutions|

* Defence Services Staff College
* National Defence Academy
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* College of Defence Management
* Military Institute of Technology

Insignia|

* Awards and decorations
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