Kandla Airport
Kandla Airport or Gandhidham Airport (IATA: IXY, ICAO: VAKE) is located
north of Kandla and Gandhidham in the Kutch District of the state of
Gujarat, India.
The Airport was built in the late 1950s. Indian Airlines commenced passenger
operations in 1960 using their Avro aircraft and was followed by Vayudoot.
Gujarat Airways and Jet Airways also used to operate flights to Mumbai until
1999. After a gap of seven years, commercial services resumed again in
October 2006 with Air Deccan operating daily services between Mumbai and
Kandla using ATR aircraft until the airline ceased operations in 2012 due to
lack of passenger. Spicejet commenced service again in July 2017 using
Bombardier q 400 aircraft.
The Airport is spread over an area of 268.2 Acres and has a terminal
building capable of handling 100 passengers at a time. Its apron measuring
90 m x 60 m has two parking bays for ATR aircraft. The Airport has
Navigational facilities and Landing Aids like NDB and PAPI.
The Airport is managed and control by Airports
Authority of India (AAI).
Airlines and Destinations
Currently, Alliance Air and SpiceJet serve scheduled commercial flights to various
cities in India as stated below:
| Airlines | Destinations |
| Alliance Air | Ahmedabad |
| SpiceJet | Mumbai |
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