Daman Airport
Encyclopedia
Daman Airport is located at Daman in the Union Territory
of Daman and Diu, India
. It is home to the Indian Coast Guard Air Station, Daman which provides ATC and parking facilities to Defence as well as civillian aircraft.
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Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa
(TAIP), commenced operations to Daman on 29th August 1955. The Airline linked Daman with Goa, Diu
and Karachi until December 1961 when TAIP ceased operations.
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.
Main runway 03/21 is 5910 ft (1801 Mtrs)long and 45 mtrs wide while secondary Runway 10/28 is 3284 ft (1001 mtrs) long and 25 mtrs wide.The Airport is equipped with state of art Airport Surveillance Radar
(ASR), Precision Approach Path Indicator
(PAPI), Doppler Very High Frequency Omni directional Radio Range (DVOR) – Distance Measuring Equipment
(DME) & Non-Directional Beacon
(NDB), as Navigational Aids.
The station also caters for maritime reconnaissance and SAR
coverage along the North West coast. Dornier and Chetak aircraft are detached from Daman for various operational commitment along the North West 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 also undertaken at the air station.
Union Territory
A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the federal framework of governance. Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or...
of Daman and Diu, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is home to the Indian Coast Guard Air Station, Daman which provides ATC and parking facilities to Defence as well as civillian aircraft.
History
Daman airport was built in the 1950s when Daman was part of Portuguese IndiaPortuguese India
The Portuguese Viceroyalty of India , later the Portuguese State of India , was the aggregate of Portugal's colonial holdings in India.The government started in 1505, six years after the discovery of a sea route to India by Vasco da Gama, with the nomination of the first Viceroy Francisco de...
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Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa
Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa
TAIP - Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa was an airline which operated from Portuguese India from 1955 to 1961...
(TAIP), commenced operations to Daman on 29th August 1955. The Airline linked Daman with Goa, Diu
Diu Airport
Diu Airport is located at Diu in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu, India. Besides Diu, it also serves the neighbouring areas of Gujarat, including Veraval and Jafrabad.-History:Diu airport was built in the 1954 when Diu was part of Portuguese India....
and Karachi until December 1961 when TAIP ceased operations.
The Indian Coast Guard
Indian Coast Guard
The Indian Coast Guard is a branch of the Indian Armed Forces. Its mission is the protection of India's maritime interests and maritime law enforcement with jurisdiction over both territorial and international waters....
deployed its first Dornier Squadron at Daman in January 1987 followed by its first full fledged Air Station in October 1987.
Structure
Daman Airport has two intersecting asphalt runways.Main runway 03/21 is 5910 ft (1801 Mtrs)long and 45 mtrs wide while secondary Runway 10/28 is 3284 ft (1001 mtrs) long and 25 mtrs wide.The Airport is equipped with state of art Airport Surveillance Radar
Airport Surveillance Radar
An airport surveillance radar is a radar system used at airports to detect and display the position of aircraft in the terminal area.-Digital Airport Surveillance Radar :...
(ASR), Precision Approach Path Indicator
Precision Approach Path Indicator
Precision approach path Indicator is a visual aid that provides guidance information to help a pilot acquire and maintain the correct approach to an aerodrome or an airport. It is generally located beside the runway approximately 300 metres beyond the landing threshold of the runway...
(PAPI), Doppler Very High Frequency Omni directional Radio Range (DVOR) – Distance Measuring Equipment
Distance Measuring Equipment
Distance measuring equipment is a transponder-based radio navigation technology that measures distance by timing the propagation delay of VHF or UHF radio signals....
(DME) & Non-Directional Beacon
Non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. As the name implies, the signal transmitted does not include inherent directional information, in contrast to other navigational aids such as low frequency radio range, VHF...
(NDB), as Navigational Aids.
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 Chetak Helicopters
The station also caters for maritime reconnaissance and SAR
Search and rescue
Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, mostly based upon terrain considerations...
coverage along the North West coast. Dornier and Chetak aircraft are detached from Daman for various operational commitment along the North West 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 also undertaken at the air station.