VAGO
Dabolim Airport
MVFR
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Name
Dabolim Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VAGO / GOI / VOGO
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:38 am (IST)
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Municipality
Vasco da Gama
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Coordinates
15° 22′ 50″ N 73° 49′ 53″ E
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Elevation
150 ft (46 m MSL)
About Dabolim Airport
Dabolim Airport (IATA: GOI, ICAO: VAGO) is an international airport serving Panaji, the capital of the state of Goa, India. It is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) as a civil enclave in an Indian Navy naval airbase named INS Hansa. The airport is located in Dabolim, in South Goa district, 4 km (2.5 mi) from the nearest city of Vasco da Gama, 23 km (14 mi) from Margao, and about 30 km (19 mi) from the state capital, Panaji.
The airport's integrated terminal was inaugurated in December 2013. It was designed by Creative Group, an India-based architecture firm. In fiscal year 2022-2023, the airport handled around 8.5 million passengers. Since fiscal year 2023-24, the airport has been witnessing decline in passenger, air and cargo traffic, due to the excess traffic taken by the new airport as the second airport of the state. Several European charter airlines fly to Goa seasonally, typically between November and May. Until 2022, flights from the UK (London Gatwick Airport and Manchester Airport) were operated by TUI Airways and Air India, which operated on a daily basis, before both the airlines shifted to the new airport in 2023 to relieve the growing excess traffic in this airport. As of 2024, there are also several seasonal charter flights to various Russian cities.