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Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport

ICAO VAAH23.0772°N 72.6347°E58 m / 189 ftLarge airport
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, India 3
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Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (IATA: AMD, ICAO: VAAH) is a large airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It opened in 1937. It has one runway, 3,505 m (11,499 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports Authority of India. In 2018 it handled 10.7 million passengers.

Timeline

3 events · 1937–2025
1937
OpenedSardar Vallabh Patel International Airport opens.
19 OCT 1988
DisasterIndian Airlines Flight 113.133 killed
12 JUN 2025
DisasterAir India Flight 171.260 killed
From Wikidata and WikipediaEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Ahmedabad Airport Domestic TerminalAhmedabad Airport International TerminalAhmedabad Airport Cargo Terminal
05/23045° / 225° · LIT
LENGTH3,505 m11,499 ftWIDTH46 m150 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2017–2018
8.6M
10.7M
1718

Routes

35 destinations · 11 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km4,000 km1,000 mi2,000 miJGA · Jamnagar Airport · 277 km / 172 miVAMA · Mundra Airport · 295 km / 183 miDIU · Diu Airport · 317 km / 197 miISK · Nashik International Airport · 354 km / 220 miJDH · Jodhpur Airport · 355 km / 221 miBOM · Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · 444 km / 276 miNMI · Navi Mumbai International Airport · 457 km / 284 miJSA · Jaisalmer Airport · 460 km / 286 miJAI · Jaipur International Airport · 526 km / 327 miNDC · Nanded Airport · 650 km / 404 miNAG · Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport · 697 km / 433 miKLH · Kolhapur Airport · 734 km / 456 miGOX · Manohar International Airport · 825 km / 513 miIXC · Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport · 940 km / 584 miDED · Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport · 963 km / 598 miAYJ · Maharshi Valmiki International Airport · 1,044 km / 649 miBLR · Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · 1,222 km / 759 miVEPU · Purnea Airport · 1,525 km / 948 miTRV · Thiruvananthapuram International Airport · 1,686 km / 1,048 miSHJ · Sharjah International Airport · 1,753 km / 1,089 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 1,767 km / 1,098 miAUH · Zayed International Airport · 1,835 km / 1,140 miMHD · Mashhad International Airport · 1,924 km / 1,196 miCMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · 1,930 km / 1,199 miGAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport · 1,944 km / 1,208 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 2,145 km / 1,333 miKWI · Kuwait International Airport · 2,549 km / 1,584 miDMK · Don Mueang International Airport · 3,114 km / 1,935 miBKK · Suvarnabhumi Airport · 3,138 km / 1,950 miHAN · Noi Bai International Airport · 3,415 km / 2,122 miJED · King Abdulaziz International Airport · 3,438 km / 2,136 miSGN · Tan Son Nhat International Airport · 3,854 km / 2,395 miKUL · Kuala Lumpur International Airport · 3,861 km / 2,399 miNJF · Al Najaf International Airport · 2,944 km / 1,829 miDEL · Indira Gandhi International Airport · 755 km / 469 miKULSGNJEDHANBKKNJFKWIDOHGAUCMBMHDDXBTRVBLRAYJDEDGOXNAGNDCJAIJSANMIDIUVAMAVEPUDELKLHJDHISKAUHIXCJGAAMD
Year-round33
JGAJamnagar AirportIndia · Star Air (India)277 km172 miMundra AirportIndia · Star Air (India)295 km183 miDIUDiu AirportIndia · IndiGo317 km197 miISKNashik International AirportIndia · IndiGo354 km220 miJDHJodhpur AirportIndia · IndiGo355 km221 miBOMChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportIndia · Air India Express444 km276 miNMINavi Mumbai International AirportIndia · IndiGo, Star Air (India)457 km284 miJSAJaisalmer AirportIndia · IndiGo460 km286 miJAIJaipur International AirportIndia · SpiceJet526 km327 miNDCNanded AirportIndia · Star Air (India)650 km404 miNAGDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International AirportIndia · Star Air (India)697 km433 miKLHKolhapur AirportIndia · Star Air (India)734 km456 miGOXManohar International AirportIndia · IndiGo825 km513 miIXCShaheed Bhagat Singh International AirportIndia · Air India Express940 km584 miDEDDehradun Jolly Grant AirportIndia · Air India Express963 km598 miAYJMaharshi Valmiki International AirportIndia · IndiGo1,044 km649 miBLRKempegowda International Airport BengaluruIndia · Air India Express1,222 km759 miPurnea AirportIndia · Star Air (India)1,525 km948 miTRVThiruvananthapuram International AirportIndia · IndiGo1,686 km1,048 miSHJSharjah International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Air Arabia, SpiceJet1,753 km1,089 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · flydubai, Emirates1,767 km1,098 miAUHZayed International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · IndiGo, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia1,835 km1,140 miMHDMashhad International AirportIran · Iran Air1,924 km1,196 miCMBBandaranaike International Colombo AirportSri Lanka · FitsAir1,930 km1,199 miGAULokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International AirportIndia · IndiGo1,944 km1,208 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways2,145 km1,333 miKWIKuwait International AirportKuwait · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways2,549 km1,584 miDMKDon Mueang International AirportThailand · Thai AirAsia3,114 km1,935 miBKKSuvarnabhumi AirportThailand · Thai Vietjet Air3,138 km1,950 miHANNoi Bai International AirportVietnam · VietJet Air3,415 km2,122 miJEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · IndiGo3,438 km2,136 miSGNTan Son Nhat International AirportVietnam · VietJet Air3,854 km2,395 miKULKuala Lumpur International AirportMalaysia · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia3,861 km2,399 mi
Most destinationsIndiGo 11Star Air (India) 7Air India Express 4SpiceJet 3Air Arabia 2VietJet Air 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from AMD. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Ahmedabad Airport” (revision of 24 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers10.7M (2018)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#201of 3,974 · #63 Asia · #5 INLongest runway3,505 m11,499 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=477of 29,823 · #147 Asia · #14 INElevation58 m189 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=34,227of 43,341 · =2,002 Asia · #245 INAgeOpened 19372026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=703of 15,079 · =88 Asia · #11 INRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =185 Asia · =22 IN
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

4 channels
ACCRADAR123.750
APPAPPROACH119.800
ATISATIS126.800
TWRTOWER119.600