Members :GMR Goa International Airport Limited – GGIAL

GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Airports Limited (GAL), is developing a Greenfield Airport at Mopa in North Goa. This Airport Project is based on the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, which is based on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis.

The concession to develop, operate & manage the Airport, was awarded to GAL on 28th August, 2016, following an International competitive bidding process. The concession agreement was signed between GMR Goa International Airport Ltd. and Govt. of Goa on 8th November 2016. The concession period is of 40 years with a possible extension of another 20 years through a bid process. The Airport would be developed in stages initially to service about 5 million passengers per annum and will be scaled up as per traffic growth demands. The Airport will be a full-service airport catering to domestic and international passenger besides freight services.

The Airport was inaugurated on 11 December 2022 and named Manohar International Airport (GOX). The airport is code ‘E’ compliant, featuring a 3.5 kilometre long runway with Rapid Exit Taxiways. The airport has an Integrated Passenger Terminal Building, Air Traffic Control (ATC) building, meteorological facilities, a cargo terminal, ancillary facilities for processing and storage, aircraft rescue and firefighting services and infrastructure for aviation fuel.