Porbandar Airport (IATA: PBD, ICAO: VAPR) is a public airport in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. The Airport is located 5 km away from Porbandar Railway Statiion. 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.
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 nearest International Airport is located at Ahmadabad, 398 km from this Airport.
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.
CGAE Porbandar
Coast Guard Air Enclave, Porbandar, was commissioned on 12 June 2008. It provides logistical and administrative support to the Dornier Flight and 850 Sqn (ICG) which operates the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).
Facilities
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. The airport comes under the administrative control of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Destination
SpiceJet are the airline operate schedule flights from this Airport.
The flights destination are as below:
| Airlines | Destination | ||
| SpiceJet | Mumbai | ||
Connectivity to City
Auto and taxi facility to town center are available out side of this Airport.
Car Park and Charges
| Capacity |
60 lots |
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| Type | Car | Coach / Bus | Two Wheelers / Auto | ||
| Charges | 25.00 | 35.00 | 10.00 | ||