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{{short description|International airport in Ahmedabad, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
| image = Ahmedabad Airport Terminal 2.jpg
| image-width = 250
| IATA = AMD
| ICAO = VAAH
| type = [[Public–private partnership]]

| owner-oper = [[Airports Authority of India|AAI]]/[[Adani Group|Adani Ahmedabad International Airport Limited (AAIAL)]]
| hub = *[[TruJet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/trujet-plans-to-double-fleet-add-10-more-destinations-during-2019/article28401931.ece |title=Trujet to double fleet, takes it to 10 ATRs; adds 10 more destinations by end of 2019 |publisher=The Hindu BusinessLine |date=12 July 2019 |access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref>
| city-served = <div>
* [[Ahmedabad]]
* [[Gandhinagar]]
</div>
| location = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| elevation-f = 189
| elevation-m = 58
| metric-elev = yes
| coordinates = {{Coord|23|04|38|N|072|38|05|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-wikidata = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 12
| website = {{url|https://ahmedabad.adaniairports.com/}}
| pushpin_map = India Ahmedabad#India Gujarat#India
| pushpin_label = '''AMD'''
| r1-number = 05/23
| r1-length-f = 11,499
| r1-length-m = 3,505
| r1-surface = Concrete/[[Asphalt]]
| metric-rwy = yes
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 3,642,413({{decrease}}68.1%)
| stat-year = April 2020 - March 2021
| footnotes = Source: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III - Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex3.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex2.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex4.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 40,209 ({{decrease}}52.5%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = 60,749 ({{decrease}}41.4%)
| focus_city = *[[IndiGo]]
*[[Go First (airline)|Go First]]
}}

'''Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport''' (SVPIA) {{Airport codes|AMD|VAAH}} is an [[international airport]] serving the twin cities of [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Gandhinagar]] in [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. The airport is located in Hansol, {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of central [[Ahmedabad]]. It is named after [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]], the [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|1st Deputy Prime Minister of India]]. The Airport is the busiest and largest airport in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]].

In fiscal year 2020-21, it handled about 3.64 million passengers making it the [[List of busiest airports in India by passenger traffic|seventh-busiest airport]] in terms of passenger traffic in India. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/589115/indian-airports-passenger-traffic/|title=Leading airports across India in financial year 2020, by number of passengers handled(in millions)|website=statista|access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref> The airport serves as a focus city for [[GoAir]]. In 2015, the government started the procedure for the privatisation of the airport. New [[Dholera International Airport]] is being developed due to expansion constraints at the current airport.
[[File:AMD2.jpg|alt=Vaikundaraja.s|thumb|Ahmedabad Airport domestic terminal]]

It was awarded as “Most improved airport” in Asia-Pacific region by the [[Airports Council International]] for 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ahmedabad airport on a new high as most improved airport in Asia Pacific region - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/ahmedabad-airport-on-a-new-high-as-most-improved-airport-in-asia-pacific-region/articleshow/63269327.cms |access-date=20 July 2018 |work=The Times of India |publisher=Times of India}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Praful Patel, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Dinsha J. Patel and other dignitaries at the unveiling ceremony of the statue of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.jpg|thumb|The statue of Sardar Patel installed within the airport in 2011.]]
The airport was set up in 1937, while international operations began on 26 January 1991. It was categorised as an [[International airport]] on 23 May 2000.<ref name="newterminal">{{cite web|title=Airports International - New Terminal in Ahmedabad |url=http://www.aai.aero/misc/newterminal.pdf |work=[[Airports Authority of India]]| archive-date=22 July 2013 |year=2010 |access-date=24 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722185229/http://www.aai.aero/misc/newterminal.pdf}}</ref> In 2010, the new terminal 2 was inaugurated for handling international passengers. A {{convert|18|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} statue of [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]] was also inaugurated at the airport.<ref name="statue">{{cite news|title= Praful Patel inaugurates Sardar Patel's statue at Ahmedabad airport |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-praful-patel-inaugurates-sardar-patel-s-statue-at-ahmedabad-airport-1492728 |date=10 January 2011|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Ahmedabad |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="newbuilding">{{cite news|title=New building to be used as international terminal: AAI |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/New-building-to-be-used-as-international-terminal-AAI/articleshow/6476900.cms |date=1 September 2010 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=Ahmedabad |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> In 2015, the AAI invited proposals for privatisation of Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Jaipur airports.<ref name="eightbid">{{cite news|title=Eight firms line up to bid for airport privatisation projects |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/business/business-others/eight-firms-line-up-to-bid-for-airport-privatisation-projects/ |first=Sharmishtha |last=Mukherjee |date=12 February 2015 |work=[[Indian Express]] |location=New Delhi |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>

A 700 kWp rooftop solar plant was commissioned at the airport on 21 March 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Airport rooftop solar array joins power grid|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/airport-rooftop-solar-array-joins-power-grid/articleshow/57760836.cms|date=22 March 2017|work=The Times of India|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

==Structure==
The airport currently consists of four terminals: domestic, international, an additional terminal for secondary traffic and a cargo terminal as well. The airport has 45 parking bays and both the international and domestic terminals have four [[Jet bridge|aero-bridges]] each. The new terminal has been modelled based on [[Singapore Changi Airport]].<ref name="Changi">{{Cite news|title=Fly out of Changi, in apnu Amdavad|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-28/ahmedabad/28203593_1_international-terminal-ahmedabad-airport-passenger-traffic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128170342/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-28/ahmedabad/28203593_1_international-terminal-ahmedabad-airport-passenger-traffic|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2012| date=28 June 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

The new terminal has a half-kilometre-long [[moving walkway]], which connects the two terminals.<ref name="express_india">{{cite news|title=New terminal soon at A'bad international airport|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/new-terminal-soon-at-a-bad-international-airport/387679/|work=Indian Express|access-date=1 February 2011|date=18 November 2008}}</ref> Airports Authority of India (AAI) will construct a new technical block which will enhance the flight handling capacity and provide better control of flights.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rs 90 crore for new air traffic control block at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport |last=Jha |first=Satish |date=15 December 2009 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_rs90-crore-for-new-air-traffic-control-block-at-ahmedabad-airport_1323876 |work=DNA |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

===Runway===
The airport has a single runway that is {{convert|3505|m|ft}} long.<ref name="runwayrepair">{{cite news|title=Runway repair at Ahmedabad airport to hit summer travel |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Runway-repair-at-Ahmedabad-airport-to-hit-summer-travel/articleshow/7746074.cms |first=Ankur |last=Jain |date=20 March 2011 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=Ahmedabad |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>

===Air traffic control tower===
As part of the airport modernisation process, the AAI announced that it would construct a new [[air traffic control]] (ATC) building that would include a new [[airport tower]] {{convert|65|m|ft}} in height.<ref name="ATCautomated">{{cite news|title= Air traffic control at Ahmedabad airport to be automated |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-air-traffic-control-at-ahmedabad-airport-to-be-automated-1495588 |first=Satish |last=Jha |date=17 January 2011 |work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |location=Ahmedabad |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>

==Terminals==

===Terminal 1===
Terminal 1 has 32 [[Airport check-in|check-in counters]] and has an area of {{convert|45000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}.

In December 2018, a new Plaza Premium lounge was opened at Domestic Terminal 1 (near Gate 4 on first floor), which caters for Priority Pass and other select bank cards as well as some business class passengers based on airline flown.

===Terminal 2===
[[File:Terminal 2 from inside.jpg|thumb|Interior of Terminal 2]]
T2 was inaugurated on 5 July 2010 and opened for use on 15 September 2010. The terminal won the award for the best Steel Structure at the 2009 edition of the National Structural Steel Design and Construction Awards.<ref name="T2award">{{cite news|title= New Ahmedabad airport terminal wins award |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-new-ahmedabad-airport-terminal-wins-award-1501588 |first=Satish |last=Jha |date=1 February 2011 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Ahmedabad |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> The terminal has four [[aerobridges]] and 32 check-in counters. With the total floor area of approximately 41,000 sq. meters, this terminal will be able to accommodate around 1,600 passengers at any given time. In November 2018, a new [https://www.plazapremiumlounge.com/find/india-middle-east/india/ahmedabad/sardar-vallabhbhai-patel-international-airport?stype=All Plaza Premium] lounge was opened at International Departure area of Terminal 2, which caters for [[business class]] and [[first class (aviation)|first class]] passengers as well as passengers holding [https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/india/ahmedabad-svbp-international/amd2-plaza-premium-lounge Priority Pass] and other Bank card. The new {{convert|51975|sqm|adj=mid}} apron area can cater for the parking of nine [[Airbus A320|A-321]] and four [[ATR-72]] type of aircraft.

===Terminal 3===
Terminal 3 will come up next to Terminal 1. The Terminal would be used solely for Domestic flights. The Foundation and construction work begun in early 2019.

===Cargo Terminal===
The airport handled 51,637 tonnes of cargo, inclusive of [[gold]] and [[silver]] in 2013–14. Sixty percent of the cargo comes from domestic sources.<ref name="dedicatedcargo">{{cite news|title=Ahmedabad airport to get dedicated cargo terminal |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Ahmedabad-airport-to-get-dedicated-cargo-terminal/articleshow/38480698.cms |first=Piyush |last=Mishra |date=16 July 2014 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=Ahmedabad |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> In 2009, {{convert|3685|sqm|sqft}} of land was leased for a period of seven years out by the AAI to Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation to set up a center for perishable cargo. However, due to a government policy that prevented third-party operations at airports run by the AAI, the CPC was not in use until July 2014, when the minister of state for civil aviation announced that the government had issued a [[No Objection Certificate]] for commencement of operations.<ref name="perishablesoon">{{cite news|title=Ahmedabad airport's perishable cargo centre to begin services soon |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ahmedabad-airports-perishable-cargo-centre-to-begin-services-soon/articleshow/38430232.cms |first=Piyush |last=Mishra |date=15 July 2014 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=Ahmedabad |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> In 2014, it was announced that the airport would be getting a dedicated cargo terminal which is expected to come up at Terminal 3.<ref name="dedicatedcargo" />

==Airlines and destinations==

===Passenger===


{{Airport-dest-list
|[[Air Deccan]]|[[Bhavnagar Airport|Bhavnagar]], [[Diu Airport|Diu]], [[Mundra Airport|Mundra]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airdeccan.co.in/eng/flight-schedule.aspx|title=AIR DECCAN|website=airdeccan.co.in|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

|[[Air India]]| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]

|{{nowrap|[[AirAsia India]]}}| [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/airasia-india-announces-flights-on-6-new-domestic-routes-check-here-11603280500175.html|title=New 6 Route of Air Asia India|work=web|access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]

|{{nowrap|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]}}| [[Kandla Airport|Kandla]], [[Nashik Airport|Nashik]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Alliance Air Schedule|url=https://www.airindia.in/where-we-fly.htm|website=www.airindia.in|access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref>

|[[FlyBig]]|[[Raja Bhoj Airport|Bhopal]], [[Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport|Indore]], [[Swami Vivekananda Airport|Raipur]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://flybig.paxlinks.com/search-schedule|title=Flybig|access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref>

|[[Go First (airline)|Go First]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Budget airline GoAir rebrands as Go First|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget-airline-goair-rebrands-as-go-first/article34552775.ece}}</ref>| [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dabolim Airport|Goa]], [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]], [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport|Lucknow]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]], [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport|Varanasi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flygofirst.com/plan-my-trip/flight-schedule/|title=Flight Schedule|publisher=[[Go First]]|access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref>

|[[IndiGo]]| [[Agra Airport|Agra]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/agra/ahmedabad-agra-flight-service-will-start-on-29th-march|title=Ahmedabad-Agra flight starts from March 29, IndiGo starts booking|work=Amar Ujala|access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> [[Aurangabad Airport|Aurangabad]], [[Bagdogra Airport|Bagdogra]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Raja Bhoj Airport|Bhopal]], [[Biju Patnaik Airport|Bhubaneswar]], [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Coimbatore International Airport|Coimbatore]],<ref>{{cite web |title=More routes from Coimbatore... |url=https://simplicity.in/coimbatore/english/news/70138/More-routes-from-Coimbatore-by-Air-India-and-Indigo-thrill-passengers}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Wilson |title=New aprons being built at Coimbatore airport |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/new-aprons-being-built-at-coimbatore-airport/article33151142.ece |access-date=5 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=21 November 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> [[Dehradun Airport|Dehradun]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport|Durgapur]], [[Dabolim Airport|Goa]], [[Hubli Airport|Hubli]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Imphal Airport|Imphal]], [[Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport|Indore]], [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]], [[Jodhpur Airport|Jodhpur]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/|title=IndiGo Ahmedabad Jodhpur|work=IndiGo|access-date=4 February 2021}}</ref> [[Kolhapur Airport|Kolhapur]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/indigo-to-commence-ahmedabad-kolhapur-service-in-feb-2021-1051438|title=IndiGo to commence Ahmedabad-Kolhapur service in Feb-2021}}</ref> [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport|Lucknow]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport|Nagpur]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]], [[Swami Vivekananda Airport|Raipur]], [[Birsa Munda Airport|Ranchi]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shahi |first1=Alok |title=Ahmedabad IndiGo Flight: आज से रांची- अहमदाबाद के लिए इंडिगो की फ्लाइट शुरू; देखें Booking Details |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-ahmedabad-indigo-flight-indigo-airlines-starts-ranchi-to-ahmedabad-flight-from-tomorrow-february2-21327642.html |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=2 February 2021 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry {{!}} CAPA |url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/indigo-to-commence-ahmedabad-ranchi-service-in-feb-2021-1050009 |website=centreforaviation.com |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar]], [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport|Varanasi]]

|[[SpiceJet]]| [[Kishangarh Airport|Ajmer]], [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport|Amritsar]], [[Bagdogra Airport|Bagdogra]],<ref>moneycontrol.com/news/business/spicejet-launches-24-new-domestic-flights-first-airline-to-connect-ajmer-with-mumbai-6490731.html</ref> [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Darbhanga Airport|Darbhanga]],<ref name="SpiceJet Schedules"/> [[Dehradun Airport|Dehradun]],<ref name="SpiceJet Schedules">{{cite web|url=https://www.spicejet.com/schedules.aspx|title=SpiceJet flight schedule|work=SpiceJet|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dabolim Airport|Goa]], [[Gorakhpur Airport|Gorakhpur]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/story-direct-flight-from-gorakhpur-to-ahmedabad-from-april-12-3924781.html|title=GOP-AMD flight|access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]], [[Jaisalmer Airport|Jaisalmer]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]],<ref name="SpiceJet Schedules"/> [[Kanpur Airport|Kanpur]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]], [[Maharana Pratap Airport|Udaipur]], [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport|Varanasi]]<br/>'''Seasonal:''' [[Gwalior Airport|Gwalior]]<ref name="SpiceJet Schedules"/>

|[[Star Air (India)|Star Air]]| [[Kishangarh Airport|Ajmer]], [[Belgaum Airport|Belgaum]]

|[[TruJet]]| [[Jaisalmer Airport|Jaisalmer]], [[Jalgaon Airport|Jalgaon]], [[Kandla Airport|Kandla]], [[Nashik Airport|Nashik]], [[Porbandar Airport|Porbandar]]<ref>{{cite web|title=TruJet Schedule|url=https://d37ze9qx56fv1m.cloudfront.net/docs/Flight_Schedule_PDF_New.pdf|website=www.trujet.com|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>

|[[Vistara]]| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Vistara Flight Shedule|url=https://www.airvistara.com/lk/en/flightschedule|website=www.airvistara.com|access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref>
}}

===Cargo===
{{Airport-dest-list|3rdcoltitle={{Abbr|Refs.|References}}|3rdcolunsortable=yes]
|[[Blue Dart Aviation]]| [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]] |
|[[Emirates SkyCargo]] | [[Al Maktoum International Airport|Dubai–Al Maktoum]] ||[[Ethiopian Airlines Cargo]] | [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]]|
| [[Spicejet|SpiceXpress]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]]|
| [[Turkish Airlines|Turkish Airlines Cargo]] | [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Istanbul–Atatürk]]|
|[[Qatar Airways Cargo]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]] | <ref name="QRcargo">{{cite news|title=Qatar Airways Cargo to launch freighter service to Ahmedabad on Feb 3 |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/eco.-bus.%20news/256/details/423910/-qatar-airways-cargo-to-launch-freighter-service-to-ahmedabad-on-feb-3 |date=19 January 2015 |work=Gulf Times |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>}}

==Statistics==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=AMD}}

==Accidents and incidents==
*[[Indian Airlines Flight 113]] operating from [[Mumbai]] to Ahmedabad crashed on its final approach to the airport on 19 October 1988, killing 130 people including all 6 crew members. The flight was cleared for a visual approach into a foggy airport, when it struck trees and a high-tension pylon at a distance of 5 km from Runway 23, before crashing into a field and bursting into flames.
*[[Jet Airways]] Flight 2510, coming in from [[Indore]] collapsed on the runway while landing at the airport on 22 July 2010. There were 57 passengers and four crew members on board the ATR flight. Some passengers received minor injuries as the nose wheel reportedly collapsed due to a tyre burst.<ref>{{cite web|title=Plane's nose wheel collapses, passengers safe|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/planes-nose-wheel-collapses-passengers-safe/127298-3.html?from=tn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725195622/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/planes-nose-wheel-collapses-passengers-safe/127298-3.html?from=tn|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2010|publisher=IBNLive.com|access-date=1 February 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Dholera International Airport]]
* [[Airports in India]]
* [[List of busiest airports in India by passenger traffic]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Airports in India}}
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[[Category:Transport in Ahmedabad]]
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