Airport reported about 80 percent complete, operations targeted for September-October 2026
After a July 2026 review by Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu, Dholera International Airport was reported about 80 percent complete, with operations targeted for September-October 2026 and the passenger terminal around 75 percent done.
A date or number somebody is aiming at. Not a thing that has happened.
The runway, taxiways and ATC tower were reported complete earlier in the summer, and the first calibration aircraft landed on 4 June 2026. The original December 2025 target was missed, and opening dates for this airport have slipped repeatedly since planning began, so the September-October window is a target, not a commitment.
Phase 1 is a single 3,200 m Code 4E runway built by DIACL, a joint venture of AAI (51 percent), Gujarat (33 percent) and NICDC (16 percent).
First aircraft lands at Dholera airport: an AAI calibration flight, not an opening
The Airports Authority invited proposals to put flying training schools at Dholera airport
In July 2025 the centre said the airport would be ready by December 2025 and that there had been no extension
Everything we recorded in July 2026
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