Daman Airport is a military airbase at Daman in the union territory of

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is a union territory in India. The territory was constituted through the merger of the former territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Plans for the proposed merger were announced by t ...

. It is home to the Indian Coast Guard Air Station, Daman which provides ATC and parking facilities to Defence as well as civilian aircraft.

History

Daman Airport was built in the 1950s by the Government of Portuguese India. The TAIP (Portuguese India Airlines) commenced operations to Daman on 29 August 1955. TAIP linked Daman with

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, Diu and

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until December 1961, when Daman was liberated by the Indian Armed Forces, with TAIP ceasing operations. The

Indian Coast Guard The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is a maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency of India with jurisdiction over its territorial waters including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone. The Indian Coast Guard was formally es ...

deployed its first Dornier Squadron at Daman in January 1987 followed by its first full-fledged Air Station in October 1987.

Structure

Daman Airport has two intersecting asphalt runways. The main runway 03/21 is 5910 ft (1801 m) long and 45 m wide while the secondary runway 10/28 is 3284 ft (1001 m) long and 25 m wide. The airport is equipped with Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR),

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(PAPI), Doppler Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range (DVOR) –

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(DME) and

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(NDB), as navigation aids.

Indian Coast Guard Air Station

The station has two squadrons under its administrative and operational control. *750 SQN (ICG) operating

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aircraft *841 SQN (ICG) operating Chetak helicopters The station also caters for maritime reconnaissance and

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coverage along the north west coast. Dornier and Chetak aircraft are detached from Daman for operational commitments along the coast. Conduct of adventurous activities is a regular feature. For that the station is equipped with one micro light aircraft and one power glider. The training for Sea Cadet Corps are undertaken at the air station.

Airlines and destinations

There is no scheduled commercial air service at this time.

External links

{{Airports in India Airports in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Daman, India