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Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Airport (VAAH) serves Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat, offering a single long instrument-equipped runway within the Mumbai Flight Information Region. As a major international gateway for western India, it presents a straightforward destination for simulator pilots flying airliners or general aviation types under full ATC service.
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Airport, identified by the ICAO code VAAH, lies at Ahmedabad in the State of Gujarat and is the principal aerodrome serving the city. It offers a single, very long hard-surfaced runway equipped with an instrument landing system, making it a capable and interesting destination for simulator pilots operating airliners, business jets or general aviation aircraft into a busy Indian international airport.
The airfield sits within the Mumbai Flight Information Region and is listed under the location indicator VAAH in the region's official aeronautical publication. It lies at coordinates 23.0712 N, 72.6264 E at an elevation of 184 feet above mean sea level.
VAAH has one physical runway, 05/23, measuring 11,462 feet in length with a hard surface and runway lighting throughout. The runway 23 end is served by an instrument landing system, giving pilots a precision approach aid when arriving from that direction.
Area control is available on 123.75 MHz, with radar approach control on 119.8 MHz. The tower operates on 119.6 MHz, and the automatic terminal information service broadcasts on 126.8 MHz. An instrument landing system serves runway 23.
VAAH continues to operate as a large, active international airport with a full range of air traffic services, including area, approach and tower control together with an ATIS broadcast, and an instrument landing system supporting approaches to runway 23.