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{{Short description|Airport in Daman, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Daman Airport
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| IATA = NMB
| ICAO = VADN
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| coordinates = {{coord|20|26|04|N|072|50|36|E|display=inline,title}}
| type = Military
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| operator = [[Indian Coast Guard]]
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| location = Daman, India
| elevation-f = 33
| elevation-m = 10
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| metric-elev = y
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| r1-number = 03/21
| r1-length-f = 5,909
| r1-length-m = 1,801
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| r2-number = 09/27
| r2-length-f = 3,282
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'''Daman Airport''' {{Airport codes|NMB|VADN}} is a military airbase at [[Daman, India|Daman]] in the [[union territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]. It is home to the Indian Coast Guard Air Station, Daman which provides ATC and parking facilities to Defence as well as civilian aircraft.<ref name=WEB>{{cite web|title=Indian Coast Guard Website|url=http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/aviation/aviation.html|access-date=1 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031163445/http://indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/aviation/aviation.html|archive-date=31 October 2011}}</ref>

== History ==
Daman Airport was built in the 1950s by the Government of [[Portuguese India]]. The
[[Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa|TAIP (Portuguese India Airlines)]] commenced operations to Daman on 29 August 1955. TAIP linked Daman with [[Goa Airport|Goa]], [[Diu Airport|Diu]] and [[Karachi Airport|Karachi]] until December 1961, when Daman was invaded by the Indian Armed Forces, with TAIP ceasing operations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dabolim and TAIP|url=http://www.colaco.net/1/GdeFdabolim2.htm|access-date=1 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927181228/http://www.colaco.net/1/GdeFdabolim2.htm|archive-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Indian Coast Guard]] deployed its first Dornier Squadron at Daman in January 1987 followed by its first full-fledged Air Station in October 1987.<ref name="WEB"/>

== Structure ==
[[File:Daman Airport OSM.png|thumbnail|left|Map of the airport]]
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), [[Precision Approach Path Indicator]] (PAPI), [[VHF omnidirectional range#DVOR|Doppler Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range]] (DVOR) – [[Distance Measuring Equipment]] (DME) and [[Non-Directional Beacon]] (NDB), as navigation aids.<ref name="WEB"/>

== Indian Coast Guard Air Station ==
The station has two squadrons under its administrative and operational control.
*750 SQN (ICG) operating [[Dornier 228]] aircraft
*841 SQN (ICG) operating [[HAL Chetak|Chetak]] helicopters
The station also caters for maritime reconnaissance and [[Search and rescue|SAR]] 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.<ref name="WEB"/>

== Airlines and destinations ==
There is no scheduled commercial air service at this time.

== External links ==
*{{WAD|VADN}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
[[Category:Daman, India]]

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