Goa's Dabolim airport gears up for a facelift

Panaji: To increase the flow of air traffic to Goa, the state’s sole airport at Dabolim near Vasco da Gama in South Goa is to get a facelift. The central government had promised Goa a sum of Rs 500 crore to be invested in Dabolim on an additional 18 acres of land.
Of this, nine acres have been acquired from the Indian Navy on condition that the same amount of land shall be provided elsewhere to the Navy. The remaining nine acres will be acquired by the state government.
The state plans to use this additional land to enhance parking bays from the present 4-5 aircraft to a capacity of at least 10 planes — four A-320s and six ATR turboprops. Other plans include constructing parallel taxiways, development of passenger terminals, cargo terminals and expanding carrying capacity of the airport to avoid traffic congestion.
15/05/06 Economic Times

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