Development of New Greenfield Airport in Dholera, Ahmedabad, Received Cabinet Approval

 

On Tuesday, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) accepted a proposal for the construction of Phase I of a new greenfield airport in Dholera, Gujarat, at a cost of Rs 1,305 crore and a 48-month schedule.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi officiated the CCEA.
Addressing a press conference about the cabinet decision, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said, "Union Cabinet approves development of phase I of new greenfield airport at Dholera. The Dholera International Airport Company Ltd will construct it and 1,501 hectares of land made available for this."

The Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Government of Gujarat (GoG), and the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) form the Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL), which has a 51:33:16 equity ratio.

Dholera Airport will provide passenger and cargo services to the Dholera Special Investment Zone (DSIR) and is expected to become a major cargo hub for the industrial zone. As a supplementary airport, this airport will serve the neighbouring area as well as Ahmedabad.

The New Greenfield Airport in Dholera is 80 kilometres from Ahmedabad Airport. Between 2025 and 2026, the airport is projected to be operational.