Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (IATA: AMD, ICAO: 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 8 km (5.0 mi) 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 1,124 acres (4.55 km²) with the runway measuring 11,811 ft (3,600 m). The airport is served by seven international carriers and various domestic carriers. 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. ... 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. ... , Ahmedabad (Gujarati: , Hindi: अहमदाबाद ) is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population of 56 lakhs (5. ... 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. ... This article is about the construction material. ... 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. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... This article is for the Indian state. ... , Ahmedabad (Gujarati: , Hindi: अहमदाबाद ) is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population of 56 lakhs (5. ... Gandhinagar   (Gujarati: ગાંધીનગર, Hindi: गाँधीनगर) is the capital of Gujarat State, India. ... The Ahmedabad Railway Station, also referred to as the Ahmedabad Junction Railway Station is the primary terminus of rail transport for the city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat, India. ... The Deputy Prime Minister of India is a member of the Indian cabinet in the Indian government. ... Vallabhbhai Patel (Gujarati: , Hindi: ; Vallabhbhāī Paá¹­el, pronounced ) (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) was a political and social leader of India who played a major role in the countrys struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. ...

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 10 parking bays and another 30 are under construction. Currently the airport is undergoing massive renovation on both the domestic and the international terminals. An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. ...

Domestic terminal

A new domestic terminal was opened which has doubled the passenger handling capacity than before. The new domestic departure terminal has 20 check-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. Check-in is the process of announcing your arrival at a hotel, airport or sea port. ... A jet bridge (also termed jetwayâ„¢, loading bridge, aerobridge/airbridge, or passenger boarding bridge) is an enclosed, movable connector which extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane, thereby enabling passengers to board and disembark without having to go outside. ... Gate at Nagoya Airport Entrance to gates at Hanover/Langenhagen International Airport Entrance to Gates at Asheville Regional Airport A Gate in aviation is a section at an airport terminal for transferring passengers and airline crews to an aircraft. ...

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 seven 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.

Airlines and destinations

Inside View of the new terminal

Domestic

• Air India (Delhi, Mumbai)Secondary Hub
  • operated by Indian Airlines (Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai)Secondary Hub
• GoAir (Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai)
• IndiGo Airlines (Delhi, Kolkata, Pune)
• Jet Airways (Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Raipur)Focus City
  • operated by Jet Lite (Bangalore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata)
• Kingfisher Airlines (Bangalore, Delhi, Guwahati, Indore, Kandla, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Raipur, Surat) Hub
  • operated by Air Deccan (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai)
• SpiceJet (Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Mumbai)

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International

• Air India (Dubai, London-Heathrow, Mumbai, Newark, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)Secondary Hub
  • operated by Indian Airlines (Kuwait, Mumbai, Muscat, Sharjah)Secondary Hub
• Air Arabia (Sharjah)
• Emirates Airline (Dubai)
• Finnair (Helsinki, Utapao, Ho Chi Minh city, Pangor) (Winter fuel stop only)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
• Turkmenistan Airlines (Ashagabat)
• Jet Airways planing

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Cargo

• Air India Cargo
• Blue Dart Aviation (Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata) HUB
• Emirates SkyCargo (Dubai)
• Gati
• Gulf Air Cargo (Bahrain)
• Jet Airways (Delhi)
• Qatar Airways Cargo (Doha)
• Singapore Airlines Cargo (Singapore)

Airside view of the domestic arrival terminal

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New proposed Ahmedabad International Airport

• Fedara (Town in Ahmedabad District) airport gets Praful's nod
• Ahoy! Ahmedabad
• Dholera Port project put on a fast track

External links

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at Airports Authority of India web site
• Airport information for VAAH at World Aero Data

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