Goa Dabolim International Airport — Vasco da Gama, India

Unusual among major civilian airports, GOI operates on a runway shared with INS Hansa, an Indian Navy air station, meaning civilian flight schedules have historically depended on coordination with military operations. Located near Vasco da Gama, the airport takes its name from the wider Dabolim area on the former Portuguese colonial territory that became part of India in 1961. For decades Dabolim served as the sole air gateway to Goa's beaches, spice plantations, and Portuguese-influenced heritage architecture, absorbing enormous seasonal tourist demand from both domestic Indian travelers and international charter flights out of Europe and Russia. Its role has recently been supplemented by the newer Manohar International Airport at Mopa in the north of the state, giving Goa two commercial airports and easing congestion long associated with the older facility's military-sharing constraints.