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Porbandar Airport

Porbandar, India

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Porbandar Airport

Porbandar, India

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Coastal Gujarat gateway near Gandhi's birthplace.

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Porbandar, India

Porbandar Airport is a domestic civil enclave airport located in Porbandar, Gujarat, India, situated on the Arabian Sea coast. It serves the city best known as the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and handles limited scheduled passenger traffic connecting Porbandar to major Indian cities. The airport operates under the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and functions as a civil enclave within a Defence aerodrome, meaning it shares facilities with the Indian Air Force. Due to its shared military-civil nature, operations are subject to certain restrictions. The airport has modest infrastructure reflective of the relatively low passenger volumes at this regional facility.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building handling domestic arrivals and departures with basic passenger amenities.

Getting to & from

The airport is located approximately 3 kilometres from Porbandar city centre, with taxis and auto-rickshaws being the primary ground transport options.

Airlines here

IndiGo and Air India have historically operated services to Porbandar, though schedules and operators change frequently at this regional airport.

Notable facts

›Porbandar Airport is a civil enclave within an Indian Air Force aerodrome.
›The airport is managed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
›Porbandar is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, giving the city and airport historical significance.
›The airport sits on the coast of the Arabian Sea in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat.
›Scheduled passenger services are limited, typically connecting Porbandar to Mumbai or other Gujarat cities.

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Porbandar Airport is a domestic airport and an Indian Navy base serving the city of Porbandar in the state of Gujarat, India. The airport had direct flights to Ahmedabad, Delhi and Mumbai since the 1980s, all of which were discontinued in 2020. After a brief period of inactivity, the airport restarted operations in March 2025 with daily direct flights to Mumbai operated by SpiceJet, which was operated before until 2019 and 2021. Apart from civilian operations, it 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.

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