Goa Airport - Dabolim
The airport was built by the government of the Estado da Índia Portuguesa in the 1950s on 249 acres. Until 1961 it served as the main hub for the local airline TAIP (Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa), which on a regular schedule served Karachi, Mozambique, Timor, and other destinations. In April 1962, it was occupied by the Indian Navy's air wing when Major General K.P. Candeth, who had led the successful military operation into Goa, "handed over" the airport to the Indian Navy before relinquishing charge as its military governor to a Lieutenant Governor of the then Union Territory of Goa in June.
Goa Airport - Dabolim
The airport was built by the government of the Estado da Índia Portuguesa in the 1950s on 249 acres. Until 1961 it served as the main hub for the local airline TAIP (Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa), which on a regular schedule served Karachi, Mozambique, Timor, and other destinations. In April 1962, it was occupied by the Indian Navy's air wing when Major General K.P. Candeth, who had led the successful military operation into Goa, "handed over" the airport to the Indian Navy before relinquishing charge as its military governor to a Lieutenant Governor of the then Union Territory of Goa in June.