Manohar International Airport

Manohar International Airport, known as Mopa Airport, is the second commercial airport serving the Indian state of Goa and one of the newest greenfield international airports in India, opened in January 2023. Operated by GMR Goa International Airport Limited under a public-private-partnership concession, GOX was built to supplement rather than replace the existing Dabolim Airport (GOI), which is constrained by its military-base-sharing arrangement with INS Hansa naval air station. The two-airport model is unusual in Indian civil aviation and reflects Goa's role as the most internationally-oriented tourism destination in India and the chronic slot constraints that limited growth at Dabolim. GOX handles roughly 4.5 million passengers annually in its initial operating phase, with capacity designed to scale to 33 million by 2045. The airport is named for Manohar Parrikar, four-time Chief Minister of Goa. It is served by IndiGo, Air India, Vistara (now integrated into Air India), Akasa, SpiceJet, and a growing list of international carriers, with service to Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Pune on domestic trunks. International service to date has emphasized Gulf carriers — Emirates, Fly Dubai, Etihad, Qatar — plus regional service to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. A single runway, 10/28, measures 11,975 ft (3,650 m) and accommodates widebody operations including 787, 777, and A330. The modern terminal is designed around tropical Goan architectural motifs and achieved LEED Platinum certification under Indian green-building standards. GOX sits in northern Goa near the village of Mopa in Pernem taluka, 35 km (22 mi) from Panaji and 20 km (12 mi) from the northern beach resorts of Morjim, Ashvem, and Mandrem, significantly closer to these northern resorts than Dabolim is.