Dabolim Airport (IATA: GOI, ICAO: VAGO) is located in Goa, India and is the only domestic and international airport in the small, secluded, seaside state. It is a military airbase that is also used as a civilian airport. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. ... Airports Authority of India Logo The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is an organization working under the Ministry Of Civil Aviation that manages all the airports in India. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... A Domestic airport is an airport which handles only domestic flights or flights within the same country. ... An International airport is an airport where flights from other countries land and/or take off. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... Lajes Airbase in the Azores islands, Portugal An Airbase, sometimes referred to as a military airport or airfield, provides basing and support of military aircraft. ...

History

The airport was built by the government of the Estado da Índia Portuguesa in the 1950s.^[1] Until 1961 it served as the main hub for the local airline TAIP Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa, which on a regular schedule served Karachi, Mozambique, Timor, and other destinations.^[2] In April 1962, it was occupied by the Indian Navy's air wing as of April 1962, Major General K.P. Candeth, who had led the successful military operation into Goa, "handed over" the airport to the Indian Navy before relinquishing charge as its military governor to a Lieutenant Governor of the then Union Territory of Goa in June. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...   (Sindhi: , Urdu: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ... Timor is an island at the south end of the Malay Archipelago, divided between the independent state of East Timor, and West Timor, part of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara with the surface of 11,883 sq mi (30,777 km²). The name is a variant of timur... The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... K.P. Candeth (October 23, 1916 – May 19, 2003) was a senior Indian army officer who led operations to liberate Goa from Portugese control and served briefly as the military governor of the place. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... A Union Territory is an administrative division of India. ...

The earliest international (i.e. non-Portuguese) tourists to Goa may have been the flower children of the 1960s. They used the overland route, by road or rail, from Bombay (now Mumbai), detouring via Poona (now Pune), to north Goa's secluded beaches. A sea route was also available. For civilian air travel out of Vasco da Gama and Goa the Indian Navy and the Government of India invited the public sector airline (known now as Indian) to operate at Dabolim from 1966 after the runway was repaired and jet-enabled. Flower child originated as a synonym for hippie, for their custom of wearing flowers to symbolize peace and love. ... , Bombay redirects here. ... For the sport which developed into badminton, see Poona (sport). ... Judiciary Supreme Court of India Chief Justice of India High Courts District Courts Elections Political Parties Local & State Govt. ... The logo used while the company was called Indian Airlines Indian (Hindi: इंडियन) (formerly Indian Airlines Hindi: इंडियन एयरलाइन्स) is Indias state owned primarily domestic airline, under the federal Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and based in New Delhi. ...

Once two vital road bridges across the main waterways of Goa were built in the early 1980s and Goa hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 1983, the charter flight business began to take off a few years later, pioneered by Condor Airlines of Germany. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is a biennial summit meeting of the heads of government from all Commonwealth nations. ... Condor Flugdienst is an airline based in Germany. ...

Goa's estimated 700 flights per year account for some 90% of the country's international charter tourist flights. It is estimated that about 150 to 200 thousand foreign tourists arrive at Dabolim on charter flights. Goa's total foreign tourists (roughly double the charter passengers) account for 5-10% of the national figure and 10-15% of the country's foreign exchange receipts from tourism. As the weekend morning hours approach saturation due to waves of chartered flights especially from U.K,Russia and France, attention is shifting to the night and early morning hours of weekdays for accommodating such flights. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ...

Economic factors

Dabolim's Air traffic control is in the hands of the Indian Navy, which earns revenues from this service on account of aircraft movements. Landing fees are of the order of Rs 17,000 each. RNF is about Rs 7,400. The Airports Authority of India could be eligible for aircraft parking fees of Rs 10,000 per day. It receives a part of the passenger service fee which is shared between it and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Dabolim airport is one of only a dozen "profitable" airports of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). For the Canadian musical group, see Air Traffic Control (band). ... Airports Authority of India Logo The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is an organization working under the Ministry Of Civil Aviation that manages all the airports in India. ... Airports Authority of India Logo The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is an organization working under the Ministry Of Civil Aviation that manages all the airports in India. ...

Capital expenditures (such as for runway expansion) at the airport are covered by AAI. The Dabolim airport runway has increased in length over the years from about 1,829 metres initially to at least 7850 ft today (approx 2370 meters) ^[3] , and can now accommodate Boeing 747s. There is a shortage of night parking bays which are at a premium in metro airports like Mumbai. A local association has estimated that about 40 hectares are needed for the civil enclave in comparison to the 14 hectares earmarked at present.^[4] The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ...

The Indian Civil Aviation Ministry announced a plan to upgrade Dabolim airport in 2006. This involved constructing a new international passenger terminal (after converting the existing one to domestic) and adding several more aircraft stands over an area of about 4 hectares. The construction was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2007.^[5] However delays in transfer of the required land from the Navy have held up proceedings.

Structure

The airport is spread over 688 hectares and consists of a civil enclave of nearly 14 hectares, an increase from its original size of 6 hectares. The terminal building operated by the public sector Airports Authority of India (AAI) is a Public Works Department (PWD) brick and mortar structure with a total floor space of 12,000 square metres. Of this, a domestic terminal comprises 2000 square metres and there is an international terminal that comprises 1000 square metres. The remaining space is for other service areas. A Civil Enclave is an area allotted at an airport belonging to the armed forces, for the usage of civil aircraft and civil aviation related services. ... An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. ... Airports Authority of India Logo The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is an organization working under the Ministry Of Civil Aviation that manages all the airports in India. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...

The domestic terminal is designed to process 350 arrivals and departures simultaneously, while the international terminal is meant for 250. There are 250 paramilitary personnel stationed at the airport for security purposes. There is provision for parking 84 cars and 8 buses. ^[6] The car park has since been reserved for staff vehicles. Private cars and buses have been relegated to spaces outside the airport premises.

Of the 30-40 flights daily, there is a very large concentration of civilian traffic in the period between 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm during weekdays, with the balance in the early morning hours. This is because of naval restrictions for military flight training purposes. This flight training takes place throughout the year. The huge demand during the peak Christmas/New Year tourist season results in the sharp spiking of air fares during this period.^[7] Delhi/Mumbai-Goa air fares for this period have become a bench mark of sorts at the upper end, comparable to international fares from Mumbai to Dubai and to Bangkok. Officially, night operations have been permitted and enabled since mid-October 2007 but they have taken place on an ad hoc basis subject to the mandatory clearance of the naval ATC. Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. ...

The Navy's premises straddle the Dabolim runway and consequently its personnel cross at two points (on foot or bicycles or in vehicles) between flights. One point near the terminal constrains the enlargement of aircraft parking space. Moreover, such crossings pose a potential hazard of the type which downed Concorde in Paris viz seemingly innocuous debris on the runway. Navy personnel in the Goa area number several thousand in total, comparable in size to that of the total Goa state police force.

Statistics

By 2005, total passengers had increased to 987,690 (1944 domestic plus 762 international passengers per day, year unspecified). ^[8] The figure for 2004-05 was placed at nearly 1.3 million giving a daily average of 3467. Data for April 2005 and 2006 are given in an Airports Authority Of India report. The airport director has claimed that 2.2 million passengers used the airport in CY 2006. The airport is ranked among the top ten in the country in terms of passenger traffic.

Airlines and destinations

Less than twelve airlines compete in the domestic market. There are 132 airports in India which can be categorised in sometimes overlapping ways into public sector, private sector, civil enclaves, international, metro, and non-metro. Of these, over 74 are connected at present. Dabolim is connected to only about 8 or 9 Indian airports (about 35% of the most active ones in the network).^[9]

Domestic

• Air India (Bangalore, Calicut, Chennai, Delhi, Kuwait, Mumbai, Sharjah)
• Air India Express (Dubai)
• Deccan (Bangalore, Belgaum, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai)
• GoAir (Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad)
• IndiGo Airlines (Mumbai)
• Jet Airways (Bangalore, Mumbai)
• JetLite (Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai)
• Kingfisher Airlines (Bangalore, Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai, Mangalore, Thiruvananthapuram)

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International

• SriLankan Airlines (Colombo)
• Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)

Dabolim's scheduled international flights are sporadic. These are operated only to the Persian Gulf region by the two state owned carriers (Air India and Indian, since merged) who were granted a duopoly of this sector for a few years. Foreign carriers were disallowed from operating scheduled flights to/from Goa, but now some carriers have obtained permission to operate such scheduled services. SriLankan Airlines operates Airbus A320s twice a week. SriLankan Airlines Limited (previously known as Air Lanka) is the national airline of Sri Lanka. ... JSC Transaero Airlines (Russian: ) or simply Transaero (Russian: ) is an airline based in Moscow, Russia. ... Map of the Persian Gulf. ... Air India (Hindi: ) is the national flag carrier of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services. ... The logo used while the company was called Indian Airlines Indian (Hindi: इंडियन) (formerly Indian Airlines Hindi: इंडियन एयरलाइन्स) is Indias state owned primarily domestic airline, under the federal Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and based in New Delhi. ... A true duopoly is a specific type of oligopoly where only two producers exist in one market. ... SriLankan Airlines Limited (previously known as Air Lanka) is the national airline of Sri Lanka. ... The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ...

Charter airlines such as airberlin,Arkefly,Condor Airlines,Monarch Airlines, Novair, Thomsonfly and XL Airways operate to/from Goa on a seasonal basis. Charter flights are available to and from several European countries such as the United Kingdom and Russia. ArkeFly Boeing 767-300ER at Schiphol Airport Arkefly is an airline based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. ... Condor Flugdienst is an airline based in Germany. ... Boeing 757-200 in the old livery, Alicante Airport, Spain. ... Novair (Nova Airlines) is a charter airline based in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Britannia Airways Boeing 757-200 (2003) Thomsonfly is a British airline owned by the TUI Group with bases across the United Kingdom. ... XL Airways is a British charter airline with headquarters at Crawley in the United Kingdom, it is part of the XL Leisure Group. ...

The Civil Aviation Ministry relaxed its charter flight policy whereby Indians residing abroad can also use charter flights, and all charter flight passengers (Indian and foreign) can stay in India for longer periods. This is expected to benefit non-resident Goans travelling on a 'visiting friends and relatives' (VFR) basis.

Military flight training

The military flight training at Dabolim is carried out on 5 days of the week from 0830 hrs to 1300 hrs and in the evenings (1900 hrs to 2030) on two of these days, during which hours civilian flights cannot operate. Charter airlines carrying international tourists during the season tend to use the freer civil aviation regimes on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and at night. The blocked time is about 15% of the total on a weekly basis. A charter airline is one that operates charter flights, that is flights that take place outside normal schedules, by a hiring arrangement with a particular customer. ...

Campaign to revert to civilian status

There has been a demand in local political circles for the restoration of Dabolim's civilian status by relocating the Indian Navy' air station to an airfield in the new INS Kadamba naval base at Karwar, 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Dabolim in the adjoining state of Karnataka. However, the Indian Navy's top officers in Goa have hinted that the investment at Dabolim naval air station is 750 thousand million rupees (about $17 billion at 2006 rates) and that it would be impossible to replicate this at Karwar.^[10] Project Seabird (Location 14°4551. ... Rabindranath Tagore Beach, Karwar Karwar Evening Karwar (Kannada: ಕಾರವಾರ)is a small seaside town situated on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent. ... This article is about the Indian region. ... It has been suggested that History of the rupee be merged into this article or section. ...

In early 2007, there were reports of a concerted move by the Navy, the AAI, and the state of Karnataka to extend the runway planned at the naval base at Karwar to 2500 metres (8200 feet) to accommodate Airbus A320s and to acquire 75 extra hectares for this purpose.^[11] However there have been no corresponding plans announced so far to relocate flight training from Dabolim to this airport or any other more convenient place. Meanwhile plans for the naval air station at Karwar have been put on the back-burner. The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ...

The Mopa option

Years ago the Navy accorded its approval to the civil aviation ministry's plans to locate a greenfield airport at Mopa in the northernmost tip of Goa. At the same time, the civil aviation ministry moved a resolution in March 2000 whereby Dabolim civil enclave would close once Mopa airport came on stream. The resolution was passed by the Union Cabinet. But opposition to such a prospect for historical and practical reasons, which was dormant since mid-2000, grew virulent in mid-2005 when ICAO submitted a report about the plans for the new Mopa "international" airport. It was felt that it would result in the closure of Dabolim civil enclave by default or by design.

Plans were then drawn up to upgrade Dabolim in the meantime and the consultant was asked to examine the feasibility of two airports in Goa. It has since given a tentative approval to a "dual airport" solution. Meanwhile the Navy's title to Dabolim airport land has been questioned by a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) of Goa in relation to the plan to relocate the civil enclave to the Mopa civilian airport on the grounds that it is the state government of Goa which authorises land transfers in its jurisdiction. He has disclosed that the Navy "literally" makes the state government and the Airports Authority of India "beg" for land needed at the airport. This made it imperative to establish the clear title to the airport land (Panjim HERALD, May 13, 2008, p.2).http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=3903&cid=26

The Goa government has now officially given an "in principle" approval to the civil aviation ministry to two airports in the state. The civil aviation minister has recently been propagating the vision of an airport in every district by 2020. Goa's two airports would conceivably be consistent with this.

Indian Navy's role

The early history of Dabolim naval air station is obscure but it is thought that it may have been hived off from Sulur IAF base near Coimbatore. But in 1983, the Indian Navy began inducting the BAE Sea Harrier into service, basing training activities at Dabolim. Now the base is expected to house four MIG-29KUBs that will be inducted into the navy with a complement of 12 single seater MIG-29Ks purchased with the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (formerly the Russian navy's Admiral Gorshkov). The Indian Air Force is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting aerial warfare and securing the Indian airspace. ... The BAE Systems Sea Harrier is a British naval VTOL/STOVL jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft, a development of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier. ... The aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, the former Admiral Gorshkov, is estimated to enter service in the Indian Navy in 2008. ... Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov is expected to enter the Indian Navy by 2008 to meet Indias naval aspirations. ...

The MIG-29Ks are available and paid for but untried and untested anywhere in the operational context. A new round of flight training will begin in about a couple of years for the new planes.^[12]

A mock-up of the 700-foot deck (14.3 degree ski-jump and all) is being built at Dabolim airport for training purposes as the aircraft carrier is slated to be based at Karwar. The move is in anticipation of a delay in delivery of the Russian aircraft carrier from 2008 to 2010 at the earliest. The MIG-29Ks cannot operate from any other carrier. Rabindranath Tagore Beach, Karwar Karwar Evening Karwar (Kannada: ಕಾರವಾರ)is a small seaside town situated on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent. ...

Meanwhile the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of the INS Viraat's Sea Harriers are carried out at the naval air station in Kochi.^[13] The Navy is in the process of mid-life upgradation of these fighters at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Bangalore. A number of Harriers have gone for upgradation being undertaken with the help of the fighter's manufacturers, British Aerospace. INS Viraat (Sanskrit: विराट) (R22) is a Centaur-class aircraft carrier currently in service with the Indian Navy. ... Kochi ( ; Malayalam: []); formerly known as Cochin) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. ...

The Indian Navy's fleet of about 30 Sea Harriers (including 6 two seater trainers) has, over the past two decades, been halved (with a loss of 7 pilots' lives), entirely due to crashes during "routine sorties" for unspecifed failures. Only 3 trainer aircraft (two- seaters) remain, besides about 10 single-seater fighter aircraft. In 2006/7 (Dec-Dec)there have been four crashes of Sea Harriers, two of them while attempting vertical landings, of which one was during a multi-navy exercise at sea on INS Viraat and the other was at Dabolim airport on Christmas Eve morning, 2007.

The spate of recent crashes had resulted in flight restrictions. This may be ameliorated by a deal under which the U.K. would supply four Sea Harrier air frames which could be cannibalised for spares. An offer to locate a Harrier post design service station in India to overhaul and maintain the Navy's Sea Harriers was also made.

Tying things down

Besides the operation of STOVL aircraft, the Sea Harriers, the Navy also operates the Kamov-28 anti submarine helicopters, the IL-38 and TU-142M aircraft. Dabolim airbase also hosts exercises by the Indian Air Force's fighter bombers and it has facilities for the Indian Coast Guard which operates a fleet of small aircraft such as Dorniers. The beaches comprising 70% of Goa's 105 kilometre coast line are vulnerable to oil spills from the heavy tanker traffic in the Arabian Sea and capsizing of vessels engaged in coastal shipping as well as illegal discharge of dirty water from both. The Coast Guard is not yet able to operate at night. But the Indian Navy also carries out long range maritime patrols as far as the Horn of Africa from Dabolim using unarmed aircraft such as the Ilyushin Il-18. STOVL is an acronym for Short Take Off and Vertical Landing. ... The Indian Air Force is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting aerial warfare and securing the Indian airspace. ... Indian Coast Guards coat of Arms. ... Maritime patrol is the task of monitoring large areas of water. ... The Horn of Africa. ... Two Soviet aircraft have shared the designation Ilyushin Il-18. ...

Of late the Navy has been displaying its 3-plane aerobatic team, based at Dabolim. The team comprises three Kiran aircraft which carry out aerobatic displays at various locations in the country. The team is used in one or two annual public events in Goa for flypasts of 15 to 20 minutes duration. The Navy also operates a naval aviation museum at Dabolim airport. In the "active" list, the military has amassed some 40-50 aircraft of many types at Dabolim airport supposedly out of range of enemy fire.

The Government of India appointed a new Navy chief, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, on November 1, 2006. The officer has had a long association with Dabolim naval air station and is a staunch proponent of its continuation in perpetuity. In conjunction with what he called the Navy's "low intensity maritime operations" he said it had averted "various threats".^[10] is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Surface transport connectivity

Passengers can reach the airport using taxis, buses, trains, or automobiles. Public buses go to the nearby city of Vasco da Gama, approximately 4 km (2 mi) away, and also stop at the closer Chicalim bus stop, about 1.5 km from the airport. Local mini-buses connect both Vasco da Gama and Chicalim to the airport. Pre-paid taxis are available from the airport. There are various new transportation plans in the works, including the addition of a second bridge. Meanwhile plans for a 6-lane, north-to-south expressway are on hold in Goa. A nonorail system is also being considered. All these plans have implications for the proposed Mopa airport and its link to Dabolim and Goa's population centres. Chicalim is a census town in South Goa district in the state of Goa, India. ...

Railway tracks of Indian Railways, which also run through Goa, pass beside the airport. The nearest station is at Vasco da Gama city. The port at Mormugao is located about 5 km away. Indian Railways (Hindi भारतीय रेल), abbreviated as (Hindi भारे ) IR, is a Department of the Government of India, under the Ministry of Railways, and is tasked with operating the rail network in India. ... Mormugao is Goa’s main port and its district. ...

Konkan Railways provides services to Margao (Madgaon) in South Goa, Thivim or Tivim in North Goa, Karmali, and Ponda. Margao   (Konkani/Marathi:मडगांव), is also called Margão and Madgaon. ... South Goa is one of the two districts that comprise the state of Goa, India. ... North Goa is one of the two districts that make up the state of Goa, India. ... Ponda is located in the central part of Goa. ...

Incidents and accidents

• On 1 October, 2002, two Ilyushin IL-18s collided and crashed near Dabolim airport killing 12 naval personnel in the planes and 3 civilians on the ground.
• In December 2004 a Sea Harrier did a "belly flop" while landing. The pilot survived.^[13]
• In early 2005 a Sea Harrier overshot the runway while landing. The pilot survived.^[13]
• In December 2005 a Sea Harrier crashed through a steel wire barrier, broke through the perimeter wall, and went over a road before ending in a fireball on the other side. The pilot was killed.^[13]
• On 24 December 2007 a Sea Harrier crashed and burned at 11:15 AM while attempting a vertical landing with a full fuel tank at the eastern end of the runway. The pilot ejected to safety but civilian airport operations were halted for 90 minutes. Earlier, in September 2007 a Sea Harrier had crashed while attempting a vertical landing on INS Viraat in the Bay of Bengal during a multi-navy exercise. No casualty was reported.

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External links

• Dabolim Airport at Goa Central
• Airport information for VAGO at World Aero Data
• Accident history for GOI at Aviation Safety Network