Goa Airport

Goa airport was established in the 1950s on 249 acres by the government of the Estado da Índia, Portuguesa. Soon after its inception till the year 1961, the airport served as the main centre for the local airline TAIP Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa. It served Daman & Diu, Karachi, Mozambique, Timor and other places with frequent flights. The airport was taken over by the Indian Navy's air wing in the year 1962 when Major General K.P. Candeth, who had led the victorious military operation into Goa, "handed over" the airport to the Indian Navy before resigning as its military governor to a Lieutenant Governor of the then Union Territory of Goa in June.

Goa Airport Terminals
Terminal 1: Domestic
Numbers of domestic flights fly from this terminal throughout the day. It is well connected to almost ten Indian airports.

Terminal 2: International
The international flights of the airport are operated only to the Persian Gulf region by the two state owned carriers, Air India and Indian Airlines, who were permitted a duopoly of this sector for a few years. Numerous European charter airlines fly to Goa especially in the winter season.