Goa International Airport

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Dabolim Airport or officially Goa International Airport ( Konkani: दाबोळी विमानतळ ) is a an international commercial airport civil mitgenutzter military airfield in the Indian navy in the Indian state of Goa, which the device under the name of Indian Naval Station Hansa, short INS Hansa, as a land base of supported uses fixed wing aircraft as well as other non- airborne fixed wing aircraft. The Museum of Indian Naval Aviator is also located in Dabolim.

History

The airfield was built in the 1950s to 100 ha by the administration of Portuguese India. He served until 1961 as the hub of the airline of the colony, the company Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa ( TAIP ), with links to the other posts on the Indian Ocean Portuguese possessions and some other destinations.

After the annexation of the Portuguese colony of Goa by India in 1961, the Dabolim airfield came under the control of the Indian Navy ( IN). The establishment of the Navy was created on September 5, 1961 the lying in state of Tamil Nadu Sulur Air Force Base of the Indian Air Force ( IAF) and was moved to Dabolim on 18 June 1964.

At that time the start and runway was less than 2400 m long. It was set to 1966 in state and made ​​jettauglich, which in 1966 allowed for the resumption of civilian passenger air transport by the later Indian Airlines. In the 1980 Condor became the first foreign charter airline Goa on its schedule.

Location

The airport is located near the city of Vasco da Gama.

Navigation aids

The Tower ( TWR ) sends and receives on the frequency 118.1 MHz. The airport has several navigation aids. The non-directional beacon ( NDB ) transmits on the frequency 274 kHz with the identifier: GO. The omnidirectional radio range (VOR) frequency 113.6 MHz transmit on with the identifier GGO. A distance measuring equipment (DME ) is available. According to ASN several accidents in the vicinity of the airport are known.