Dholera Airport is an approved airport in Gujarat India. The greenfield airport will be built near Navagam in the Dholera taluka of Ahmedabad district. The project site is spread over on 1,426 hectares near village Navagam in Dholera taluka (Earlier it was in Dhandhuka Taluka), about 80 kilometers from Ahmedabad and around 20 kilometres from the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR). The state government has formed Dholera International Airport Company Ltd (DIACL) as a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for development of the airport. Work on the airport is expected to begin in the 2019, and it is expected to be operational by 2022. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the State Government in January 2019 for the construction of airport.
- 1426 hectors of land selected at Village Navagam Ta. Dholera, Dist Ahmedabad for the Airport.
- Airports Authority of India (AAI) has prepared the Feasibility Report, DPR & EIA.
- The site can accommodate two runways of 2910m and 4000m
- MOEF&CC has issued Environment Clearance for the Project site.
- Ministry of Defence has given No Objection for construction of Airport.
- Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted the Site Clearance.
- Received In-Principle Approval from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, GoI in January 2016.
- Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Corporation Ltd. has been offered equity in DIACL
- The project will be developed in PPP Mode adhering to the guidelines of the Greenfield Airport Policy of GoI.
