# Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD / VAAH)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaah

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AMD / VAAH
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports Authority of India
- Serves: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Opened: 1937 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 58 m / 189 ft
- Coordinates: 23.0772, 72.6347
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,505 m / 11,499 ft
- Passengers: 10,665,822 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.adani.com/svpia-ahmedabad-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmedabad_Airport (45 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q401700
- Weather station: VAAH · WMO 42647
- Ident: VAAH

## Timeline

- 1937: Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport opens.
- 19 Oct 1988: Indian Airlines Flight 113. 133 killed.
- 12 Jun 2025: Air India Flight 171. 260 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,505 m / 11,499 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 8,637,657 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 10,665,822 | Wikidata |

## Routes

35 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (33)

- [JGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vajm.md) Jamnagar Airport · India · 277 km / 172 mi · Star Air (India)
- [VAMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vama.md) Mundra Airport · India · 295 km / 183 mi · Star Air (India)
- [DIU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/va1p.md) Diu Airport · India · 317 km / 197 mi · IndiGo
- [ISK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaoz.md) Nashik International Airport · India · 354 km / 220 mi · IndiGo
- [JDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vijo.md) Jodhpur Airport · India · 355 km / 221 mi · IndiGo
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 444 km / 276 mi · Air India Express
- [NMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0276.md) Navi Mumbai International Airport · India · 457 km / 284 mi · IndiGo, Star Air (India)
- [JSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vijr.md) Jaisalmer Airport · India · 460 km / 286 mi · IndiGo
- [JAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vijp.md) Jaipur International Airport · India · 526 km / 327 mi · SpiceJet
- [NDC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vand.md) Nanded Airport · India · 650 km / 404 mi · Star Air (India)
- [NAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vanp.md) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport · India · 697 km / 433 mi · Star Air (India)
- [KLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vakp.md) Kolhapur Airport · India · 734 km / 456 mi · Star Air (India)
- [GOX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voga.md) Manohar International Airport · India · 825 km / 513 mi · IndiGo
- [IXC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vicg.md) Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport · India · 940 km / 584 mi · Air India Express
- [DED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidn.md) Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport · India · 963 km / 598 mi · Air India Express
- [AYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0025.md) Maharshi Valmiki International Airport · India · 1,044 km / 649 mi · IndiGo
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 1,222 km / 759 mi · Air India Express
- [VEPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vepu.md) Purnea Airport · India · 1,525 km / 948 mi · Star Air (India)
- [TRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/votv.md) Thiruvananthapuram International Airport · India · 1,686 km / 1,048 mi · IndiGo
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,753 km / 1,089 mi · Air Arabia, SpiceJet
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,767 km / 1,098 mi · flydubai, Emirates
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,835 km / 1,140 mi · IndiGo, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia
- [MHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oimm.md) Mashhad International Airport · Iran · 1,924 km / 1,196 mi · Iran Air
- [CMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcbi.md) Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Sri Lanka · 1,930 km / 1,199 mi · FitsAir
- [GAU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vegt.md) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport · India · 1,944 km / 1,208 mi · IndiGo
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 2,145 km / 1,333 mi · Qatar Airways
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 2,549 km / 1,584 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 3,114 km / 1,935 mi · Thai AirAsia
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 3,138 km / 1,950 mi · Thai Vietjet Air
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 3,415 km / 2,122 mi · VietJet Air
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,438 km / 2,136 mi · IndiGo
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 3,854 km / 2,395 mi · VietJet Air
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 3,861 km / 2,399 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia

### Charter (1)

- [NJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orni.md) Al Najaf International Airport · Iraq · 2,944 km / 1,829 mi · SpiceJet

### Cargo (2)

- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 444 km / 276 mi · Blue Dart Aviation
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 755 km / 469 mi · Blue Dart Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AMD, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- DN [Air Deccan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-deccan)

### Passenger (18)

- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 11
- [Star Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/star-air) · 7
- IX [Air India Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india-express) · 4
- SG [SpiceJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spicejet) · 3
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 2
- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- 8D [FitsAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fitsair) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- IR [Iran Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-air) · 1
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 1
- VZ [Thai Vietjet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-vietjet-air) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- BZ [Blue Dart Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/blue-dart-aviation) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 10.7M (2018) | #201 of 3,974 | #63 in Asia | #5 in IN |
| Longest runway | 3,505 m / 11,499 ft | =476 of 29,858 | #146 in Asia | #14 in IN |
| Elevation | 58 m / 189 ft | =34,282 of 43,403 | =2,000 in Asia | #246 in IN |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =88 in Asia | #11 in IN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =22 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | RADAR | 123.750 |
| APP | APPROACH | 119.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.800 |
| TWR | TOWER | 119.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [IN-0177](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0177.md) Mehsana Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [BDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabo.md) Vadodara International Airport · 102 km / 64 mi
- [VADS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vads.md) Deesa Airport · 139 km / 87 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ahmedabad Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ahmedabad_Airport&oldid=1376472585), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaah/data