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Encyclopedia > Dabolim

Goa's Only Domestic and International Airport. It is a Military Airport that is also used for civilian aviation purposes. The Following are details of the Airport. Goa (गोआ in Devanāgarī) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. ... A civilian is a person who is not a member of a military. ... ...


Airport Code : GOI


Airport name : Dabolim


Runway Length : 7850 ft.


Runway Elevation : 157 ft.


City : Vasco da Gama


Country : India


Country Abbrev. : IN


World Area Code : 733


GMT Offset : -5.5


Longitude : 73° 50' 30" E


Latitude : 15° 30' 0" N


-- Simplyj 03:58, 28 November 2005 (UTC)


Source:Jim Kotwani


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[Goanet]Dabolim Airport Debate (387 words)
This might be a measure of the pent up demand at Dabolim for civilian traffic especially if low cost air fares begin to apply to and from Dabolim.
But the new runway is deemed inadequate for the shift of the Navy's activities from Dabolim airport.
There are no peacetime hassles between the military and civilian wings at a facility which was during WW II a key point in the American air bridge across the Pacific.
Warbirds of India - [Goa] (269 words)
Today Dabolim forms the cradle of Naval Aviation, providing training facilities as well as shore based facilities for the Naval Strike aircraft when they are not deployed among the carriers.
From Dabolim Airfield, the Naval Aviation wing operates a variety of aircraft.
Occassionally the incoming passenger flights of Civil Airliners landing at Dabolim recieve 'escorts' from Sea Harriers.
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