Porbandar Airport

Porbandar Airport પોરબંદર એરપોર્ટ Pōrabandara ērapōrṭa
Terminal Building at Porbandar Airport
IATA: PBD – ICAO: VAPR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Porbandar
Elevation AMSL	17 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	21°38′55″N 069°39′26″E / 21.64861°N 69.65722°E / 21.64861; 69.65722
Website	www.airportsindia.org.in
Map
PBD Show map of Gujarat PBD Show map of India Location of airport in India
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 4,500 1,372 Asphalt

Porbandar Airport (IATA: PBD, ICAO: VAPR) is a public airport in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. Apart from civilian operations it also has a military presence in the form of INAS 343 of the Indian Navy and CGAE Porbandar of the Indian Coast Guard. A new terminal building was opened in April 2008.^[1]

Structure

The airfield is spread over 278.32 Acres, has a 4500 feet long runway and an apron that can accommodate 2 ATR 72 aircraft. The new 4000 square metre Terminal Building at Porbandar Airport has been built at a cost of Rs. 13.50 crore. The building has six Check-in Counters and two Conveyor Belts in the Arrivals hall and can handle 100 arriving and 100 departing passengers at a time.^[1]

Military Enclaves

Naval Air Enclave

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Squadron INAS 343 at the Naval Air Enclave, Porbander was commissioned in January 2011. This is the first Operational UAV Squadron under the Western Naval Command. Nicknamed ‘Frontier Formidables’, the Squadron operates IAI Heron and IAI Searcher MkII UAVs and has the dual tasks of undertaking operational missions besides providing training.^[2]

CGAE Porbandar

Coast Guard Air Enclave, Porbandar, was commissioned on 12 June 2008.^[3] It provides logistical and administrative support to the Dornier Flight and 850 Sqn(ICG) which operates the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).^[4]

References

• Airport information for VAPR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• Official site