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{{short description|Airport in Gujarat, India}}
{{short description|Domestic airport in Gandhidham, Gujarat, India}}
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| operator              = [[Airports Authority of India]]
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'''Kandla Airport''' {{Airport codes|IXY|VAKE}} is located north of [[Kandla]] and Varsamedi Village [[Anjar, Gujarat|Anjar]] in the [[Kutch District]] of the state of [[Gujarat]], India.
'''Kandla Airport''' {{Airport codes|IXY|VAKE}} is a [[domestic airport]] serving the cities of [[Kandla]] and [[Gandhidham]] in [[Gujarat, India|Gujarat]], [[India]]. It is located in Anjar, {{cvt|20|km}} northwest of Kandla and {{cvt|7.5|km}} northwest of Gandhidham.


==History==
==History==
The airport was built in the late 1950s. [[Indian Airlines]] commenced passenger operations in 1960 using their [[HS748|Avro]] aircraft and was followed by [[Vayudoot]]. [[Gujarat Airways]] also used to operate flights to Mumbai until 1999.<ref name="ie05">{{cite news|title=Indian Air Farce|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/62777/|access-date=29 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=16 January 2005}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite news|title=Air Deccan connects yet another unconnected sector – brings Kandla into the aviation map|url=http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/airline/186/59/Air+Deccan+connects+yet+another+unconnected+sector+%26ndash%3B+brings+Kandla+into+the+aviation+map|access-date=29 February 2012|newspaper=Peanuts! Online|date=4 October 2006}}</ref> until the airline ceased operations in 2012. Spicejet commenced service again in July 2017 using Bombardier Q400 aircraft.
The airport was built in the late 1950s. [[Indian Airlines]] commenced passenger operations by deploying [[Douglas DC-3]] aircraft, and later in 1960 using their [[Fokker F-27 Friendship]] aircraft and by [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748]] aircraft, and was also followed by [[Vayudoot]]. [[Gujarat Airways]] also used to operate flights to [[Mumbai]] until the airline ceased operations in 1999.<ref name="ie05">{{cite news|title=Indian Air Farce|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/62777/|access-date=29 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=16 January 2005}}</ref> After a gap of seven years, commercial services resumed in October 2006 with [[Air Deccan]] operating daily services to Mumbai, using an [[ATR-72]] aircraft, until the airline ceased operations in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Air Deccan connects yet another unconnected sector – brings Kandla into the aviation map|url=http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/airline/186/59/Air+Deccan+connects+yet+another+unconnected+sector+%26ndash%3B+brings+Kandla+into+the+aviation+map|access-date=29 February 2012|newspaper=Peanuts! Online|date=4 October 2006|archive-date=25 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725003726/http://peanuts.aero/low_cost_airline_news/airline/186/59/Air+Deccan+connects+yet+another+unconnected+sector+%26ndash%3B+brings+Kandla+into+the+aviation+map|url-status=dead}}</ref> After five years, [[SpiceJet]] commenced service again in July 2017 using the [[Bombardier Q400]] aircraft to Mumbai, and to [[Delhi]] from 2018.


==Structure==
==Notable people==
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 [[airport ramp|apron]] measuring 90 m x 60 m has two parking bays for ATR aircraft. The airport has navigational facilities and landing aids like [[Non-directional beacon|NDB]] and [[Precision Approach Path Indicator|PAPI]].
Farhan Memon is a poet and Lyricist who works in Bollywood and Gujarati Movies born in Anjar Kutch. He wrote lyrics for many hit songs including 'Rang Dariya' from movie CHEHRE Starring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi. He worked at Kandla Airport several years. <ref>https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/stirred-not-shaken--the-perfect-cocktail/81821968.html</ref>
 
==Facilities==
[[File:Plane refuelling at Kandla Airport.jpg|thumb|Apron area of the airport]]
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 [[airport ramp|apron]] measuring 90 m x 60 m has two parking bays for [[ATR-72]] type aircraft. The airport has navigational facilities and landing aids like [[Non-directional beacon|NDB]] and [[Precision Approach Path Indicator|PAPI]].


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
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{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list
|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airindia.in/alliance-air.html|title=Alliance Air Schedule|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref>
|[[SpiceJet]]|[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]  
|[[SpiceJet]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]
|[[TruJet]]|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]]<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>
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[[File:Plane refuelling at Kandla Airport.jpg|thumb|Plane refuelling at Kandla Airport]]
== Statistics ==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=IXY}}
 
== See also ==
 
* [[List of airports in Gujarat]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://aai.aero/allAirports/kandla_generalinfo.jsp Kandla Airport at the Airports Authority of India]
*[http://aai.aero/allAirports/kandla_generalinfo.jsp Kandla Airport at the Airports Authority of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219012526/http://aai.aero/allAirports/kandla_generalinfo.jsp |date=19 February 2008 }}


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Latest revision as of 21:31, 17 March 2026


Kandla Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesKandla, Gandhidham
LocationAnjar, Gandhidham, Gujarat, India
Elevation AMSL96 ft / 29 m
Coordinates23°06′46″N 070°06′01″E / 23.11278°N 70.10028°E / 23.11278; 70.10028
WebsiteKandla Airport
Map
IXY is located in Gujarat
IXY
IXY
Location of airport in Gujarat
IXY is located in India
IXY
IXY
IXY (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 4,997 1,523 Concrete
Statistics (April 2024 – March 2025)
Passengers48,408 (Decrease 39.9%)
Aircraft movements822 (Decrease 37.3%)
Cargo tonnage—
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Kandla Airport (IATA: IXY, ICAO: VAKE) is a domestic airport serving the cities of Kandla and Gandhidham in Gujarat, India. It is located in Anjar, 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Kandla and 7.5 km (4.7 mi) northwest of Gandhidham.

History[edit | edit source]

The airport was built in the late 1950s. Indian Airlines commenced passenger operations by deploying Douglas DC-3 aircraft, and later in 1960 using their Fokker F-27 Friendship aircraft and by Hawker Siddeley HS 748 aircraft, and was also followed by Vayudoot. Gujarat Airways also used to operate flights to Mumbai until the airline ceased operations in 1999.[4] After a gap of seven years, commercial services resumed in October 2006 with Air Deccan operating daily services to Mumbai, using an ATR-72 aircraft, until the airline ceased operations in 2012.[5] After five years, SpiceJet commenced service again in July 2017 using the Bombardier Q400 aircraft to Mumbai, and to Delhi from 2018.

Notable people[edit | edit source]

Farhan Memon is a poet and Lyricist who works in Bollywood and Gujarati Movies born in Anjar Kutch. He wrote lyrics for many hit songs including 'Rang Dariya' from movie CHEHRE Starring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi. He worked at Kandla Airport several years. [6]

Facilities[edit | edit source]

Apron area of the airport

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-72 type aircraft. The airport has navigational facilities and landing aids like NDB and PAPI.

Airlines and destinations[edit | edit source]

AirlinesDestinations
SpiceJetMumbai

Statistics[edit | edit source]

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See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Indian Air Farce". The Indian Express. 16 January 2005. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Air Deccan connects yet another unconnected sector – brings Kandla into the aviation map". Peanuts! Online. 4 October 2006. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  6. ↑ https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/stirred-not-shaken--the-perfect-cocktail/81821968.html

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