Mopa Airport

The first passenger flight arrived at the Manohar International Airport in Goa from Hyderabad on Thursday, marking the commencement of operations at the new facility in the coastal state. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said this was a "big achievement" for the state and the Centre. The IndiGo flight from Hyderabad carrying 179 passengers landed at 9 am at the new airport located at Mopa in North Goa district, airport officials said. Union Minister Shripad Naik, the parliamentarian from North Goa, CM Sawant and state Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte welcomed the passengers at the terminal building of the airport. There was also a live band performance outside the airport to welcome the passengers. With the Mopa facility, Goa has got another international airport which is located 50 km apart from the south Goa-based Dabolim facility, operated as a civil enclave in the Indian Navy's air station INS Hansa. This is a big achievement for the state and central governments. Goa has two airpo

Sources informed that the measures were taken so that the free flow of traffic from the airport is not disrupted due to the protest. Police were deployed at many places in the vicinity of the airport

"The Airport has been named after Late Manohar Parrikar, former Chief Minister and Ex-Raksha Mantri of Union of India in recognition of his contribution to building modern Goa," the release added

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the greenfield international airport at Mopa in North Goa. He said the airport would be named Manohar International Airport after former Goa chief minister (late) Manohar Parrikar, a BJP stalwart. He targeted the previous governments, saying they had adopted a vote bank approach for decades instead of finding what people needed in terms of public amenities. The Mopa airport in North Goa is the second international airport in the coastal state apart from the existing airport at Dabolim, which is operated as a city enclave from Indian naval air station INS Hansa. The foundation stone for the airport at Mopa was laid by PM Modi in 2016. The first phase of the airport will be able to handle 44 lakh passenger movement every year.

With an aim to boost connectivity in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Mopa International Airport in Goa on Sunday

The development comes in the wake of the Centre's constant endeavour of providing world-class infrastructure and transport facilities across the country

The investment will be made via compulsory convertible debentures in GMR Goa International Airport, the special purpose vehicle (SPV), which will operate the new airport in Goa

The upcoming international airport at Mopa in North Goa has successfully completed calibration of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) for the newly built runway, achieving a significant milestone

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said the Mopa international airport, which is expected to double the number of flights landing in the state, will be commissioned after August 15. Speaking in the state Assembly during the monsoon session on Wednesday, Sawant said, "Almost 90 per cent of work on the project has been completed and trials at the airport are on." The airport at Mopa in North Goa district would be commissioned "between August 15 and September 1 this year," he said. A Skill Development Centre has already started operating at the airport site where students are being trained for the purpose of employment in the project. More students would be enrolled in the coming days, the CM said. After the commissioning of the Mopa airport, the existing Dabolim airport in the coastal state will not be closed and flight operations will continue there, he added. The Dabolim international airport, located in South Goa district, operates as a civil enclave in a military airbase named

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had said that about 90 per cent work of the Mopa international airport in the state has been completed

The upcoming Mopa greenfield airport in Goa is expected to be commissioned by August 2022, Koshyari said

Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the decks for construction of an international airport by the GMR Group at Mopa in North Goa by lifting suspension on environmental clearance granted for the project

GMR Goa International Airport Ltd (GGIAL), a subsidiary of the group, would be implementing the project

Top court asks EAC to revisit its recommendations for grant of environmental clearance within one month

First phase of the project is expected to be completed by financial year 2019-20