Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 96 ft / 29 m 4,997 1,523 Elevation 29 m | Serves Kandla - Anjar 05/23 4,997 Code IXY Phone 02836 257 628 | |
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Operator Airports Authority of India Address Kandla, Gandhidham, Gujarat 370240 Similar Gandhidh Junction, Adipur Railway Station, Radisson Hotel Kandla, The Shiv Grand, Anjar Railway Station | ||
Kandla Airport (IATA: IXY, ICAO: VAKE) is located north of Kandla and Anjar in the Kutch District of the state of Gujarat, India.
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History
The airport was built in the late 1950s. Indian Airlines commenced passenger operations in 1960 using their Avro aircraft and was followed by Vayudoot. Gujarat Airways and Jet Airways also used to operate flights to Mumbai until 1999. 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 until the airline ceased operations in 2012.
Structure
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 aircraft. The airport has Navigational facilities and Landing Aids like NDB and PAPI