Manohar International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | GMR Goa International Airport Limited | ||||||||||
Serves | Goa | ||||||||||
Location | Mopa, Goa, India | ||||||||||
Opened | 11 December 2022[1] | ||||||||||
Hub for | Fly91 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 552 ft / 168 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 15°43′56″N 73°52′05″E / 15.7322°N 73.8680°E | ||||||||||
Website | Manohar International Airport | ||||||||||
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Manohar International Airport (IATA: GOX, ICAO: VOGA),[5] is an international airport at Mopa in Pernem taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It serves North Goa and the adjoining districts of Karnataka and Maharashtra, and as a second airport of Goa after Dabolim Airport in Dabolim.
The airport is developed by GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV).[6] It is built at a cost of ₹3,000 crore (equivalent to ₹32 billion or US$380 million in 2023). In financial year 2023–24, the airport handled over 4.4 million passengers, which is close to its current maximum capacity of 4.5 million passengers per year.[7][2] On an average, the airport handles around 100 aircraft movements and about 15,000 passengers daily.[8] It is the fifteenth busiest airport in India. It is named after the former Minister of Defence and the former Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar.[5]
The airport was completed and opened on 11 December 2022, with operations starting from 5 January 2023 with the first flight operated by IndiGo.[1][9][10] It was expected to be completed by the financial year 2019–2020,[11] but was delayed due to a Supreme Court order that impeded work on site,[12] and also due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which caused lockdowns, restrictions, and curfews, resulting in lack of labor and delays in construction.
The airport is built under the Build Operate Transfer (BOT) model in four phases, with the first phase costing a total of ₹1,500 crore (equivalent to ₹16 billion or US$190 million in 2023). The airport will cater to 4.4 million passengers in the first phase and 13.1 million by the end of the fourth phase.[13] The concession period for the greenfield project is 40 years with a possible extension of another 20 years through a bid process and the revenue share payable by the concessionaire to the government is 36.9%.[14] The airport will operate on a hybrid model with 30% cross-subsidy, and the concession offers 232 acres of land for commercial city-side development for a period of 60 years.[15]