Surat Airport

Surat Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesSurat
LocationMagdalla, Surat, Gujarat, India
Elevation AMSL16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates21°7′3.57″N 072°44′42.93″E / 21.1176583°N 72.7452583°E / 21.1176583; 72.7452583
WebsiteSurat Airport
Maps
STV is located in Gujarat
STV
STV
Location of airport in Gujarat
STV is located in India
STV
STV
STV (India)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 9,530 2,905 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers1,380,752 (Increase 11.4%)
Aircraft movements14,947 (Increase 3.4%)
Cargo tonnage5,930 (Increase 19%)
Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Surat Airport[4] (IATA: STV, ICAO: VASU) is an international airport serving Surat, Southern Gujarat. It is located in Magdalla, situated 12 km (6.4 mi) from the city centre. It has a total area of 770 acres (312 ha), and is the second busiest airport in Gujarat after Ahmedabad, in terms of both aircraft movements and passenger traffic. It was awarded the status of a customs airport on 9 June 2018, and the international status was approved by the cabinet on 15 December 2023.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Surat Airport". Airport Authority of India. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ Gupta, Deepak (9 June 2018). "CUSTOM NOTIFICATION: SURAT AIRPORT NOTIFIED AS CUSTOMS AIRPORT". StudyCafe. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Union Cabinet gives nod, Surat airport goes international". The Times of India. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.