Quick facts: Goa’s new airport at Mopa

Evelyn Siqueira

Mopa Airport, or Manohar International Airport, is a greenfield airport at Mopa, in Pernem taluka, North Goa. 

While the IATA code of Goa's Dabolim airport is GOI, the IATA code for Mopa Airport is GOX.

Mopa Airport’s runway is capable of handling some of the world's largest aircrafts.

In the first phase, the airport is capable of handling 4.4 million passengers per annum.

The airport's runway has LED lights.

There are 14 parking bays along with night parking facilities for aircrafts.

Domestic cargo operations will begin by February 2023, followed by international cargo operations by March.

Go First, Indigo airlines and Oman Air have already scheduled flights from January 2023.