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{{Short description|Airport in Diu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Diu Airport
| nativename =
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r =
| image = Diu Airport Terminal.jpg
| image-width =
| caption =
| IATA = '''DIU'''
| ICAO = VA1P
| pushpin_map = India
| pushpin_label = '''DIU'''
| pushpin_marksize = 10
| coordinates = {{coord|20.713|70.925|region:IN_type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| type =
| owner =
| operator =
| city-served = [[Diu, India|Diu]], [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], [[India]]
| location =
| elevation-f =
| elevation-m =
| website =
| metric-elev = y
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 05/23
| r1-length-f = 5,922
| r1-length-m = 1,826
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r2-number = Closed
| r2-length-f = <s>2,400</s>
| r2-length-m = <s>1,200</s>
| r2-surface = <s>Concrete</s>
| stat-year = 2016
| stat1-header = Passenger movements
| stat1-data = 62,000
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 5,200
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = 95
| footnotes =
}}

[[File:9I ATR-72.jpg|thumb|Aircraft at Diu Airport]]

'''Diu Airport''' {{Airport codes|DIU|VA1P}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Diu Airport|url=https://www.greatcirclemapper.net/en/airport/DIU-VA1P-diu-airport.html|access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> is a civilian aerodrome located at [[Diu, India|Diu]] in the [[Union Territory]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], India. Besides Diu, it also serves the neighbouring areas of [[Gujarat]], including [[Veraval]] and [[Jafrabad]]. It is only airport in the union territory with commercial operations.

==History==
Diu Airport was built in 1954, when Diu was part of [[Portuguese India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=General Vasssalo e Silva|url=http://www.colaco.net/1/vassalo.htm|access-date=2 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415040900/http://www.colaco.net/1/vassalo.htm|archive-date=15 April 2012}}</ref>
[[Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa]] (TAIP) commenced operations to Diu on 16 August 1955. The airline linked Diu with [[Goa Airport|Goa]], [[Daman Airport|Daman]] and [[Karachi Airport|Karachi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Dabolim and TAIP|url=http://www.colaco.net/1/GdeFdabolim2.htm|access-date=1 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927181228/http://www.colaco.net/1/GdeFdabolim2.htm|archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> until December 1961, when the [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa#The Daman and Diu raids|Indian air force bombed the airfield]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Liberation of Goa – An Overview|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1961Goa/1012-Goa01.html|access-date=2 November 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112233033/http://bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1961Goa/1012-Goa01.html |archive-date=12 January 2012}}</ref>

==Structure==
Diu Airport's main runway 05/23 is 5922 ft (1826m) long and 45m wide, connected to an apron measuring 60 by 90 metres via two taxiways. The airport terminal can accommodate 100 passengers each in the arrivals and departure halls. A [[Non-Directional Beacon|non-directional beacon]] (NDB) is Diu's sole navigational aid.<ref name=WEB>{{cite web|title=AAI Website|url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/diu_technicalinfo.jsp|access-date=2 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402175739/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/diu_technicalinfo.jsp|archive-date=2 April 2012}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport destination list
|[[Air Deccan]]|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airdeccan.co.in/eng/flight-schedule.aspx|title=Air Deccan flight schedule|work=Air Deccan|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>
|[[Air India]]|[[Bhuj Airport|Bhuj]]
|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]| [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/air-india-rejigs-domestic-flight-operations-for-winter-1234055|title=Air India Rejigs Domestic Flight Operations for Winter|work=NDTV|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061013160302/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/diu_airpo_gi.jsp Diu Airport at AAI]
*{{WAD|VA1P}}

{{Airports in India}}

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

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