--- iata: STV name: Surat Airport city: Surat country: India lastUpdated: '2026-09-09' officialWebsite: 'https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/surat' sources: - 'https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/surat' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surat_Airport' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_India' - >- https://web.archive.org/web/20260425035010/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex3.pdf - >- https://web.archive.org/web/20260428091121/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex2.pdf - >- https://web.archive.org/web/20260424120057/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k26Annex4.pdf - >- https://deshgujarat.com/2026/04/25/passenger-traffic-at-surat-airport-peaks-at-18-14-lakh-in-2025-26/ - >- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/surat-flyer-numbers-soar-despite-fewer-flights/articleshow/130502971.cms - >- https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pm-inaugurates-new-terminal-building-at-surat-airport-gujarat/ - >- https://deshgujarat.com/2026/02/20/surat-airport-gets-udan-yatri-cafe-digi-yatra-officially-launched/ - >- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/passenger-centric-facilities-at-city-airport-to-be-inaugurated/articleshow/128571747.cms - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/india' - >- https://deshgujarat.com/2026/09/02/air-india-express-set-to-resume-direct-surat-sharjah-flights-from-november/ - 'https://www.goindigo.in/airport-directory/india/surat-stv.html' quickFacts: - >- Surat Airport (IATA STV / ICAO VASU), also branded Surat International Airport and still widely called Magdalla Airport, is Gujarat’s second-busiest civil passenger gateway after Ahmedabad (AMD). The AAI passenger campus sits at Magdalla on the south-west edge of Surat, about 12 km from the city centre on Wikipedia’s lead (airline directories often quote ~15–20 km depending on the reference point — confirm the board / app quote). Owner/operator is the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Official passenger page pattern: https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/surat. Screenshot STV (VASU) ≠ AMD (Ahmedabad) ≠ BDQ (Vadodara) ≠ RAJ / HSR (Rajkot / Hirasar) ≠ BOM (Mumbai) — the wrong Gujarat / Maharashtra IATA is a multi-hour road day, not an airside hop. This is a pure civil AAI passenger field (not a passenger enclave on an active naval or air-force base). - >- One expanded integrated passenger terminal handles all scheduled domestic and international flows today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the expanded hall on 17 December 2023 (AAI / PMO / airport-technology build figures: expansion from the older ~8,500 m² 2009 shell to about 25,520 m² total; peak-hour design about 1,200 domestic + 600 international passengers with provision toward ~3,000; annual design about 5.5 million; ~₹353 crore project; 20 check-in counters / 26 immigration counters / five aerobridges / ~475 car parking spaces on public summaries; GRIHA 4-star / Rander-inspired façade). Customs-airport status dates to 9 June 2018; Union Cabinet international status came 15 December 2023 — those labels enable CIQ, they do not invent a dense daily overseas bank by themselves. DigiYatra was officially launched at Surat on 20 February 2026 (DeshGujarat / Times of India — earlier intermittent trials; confirm the live DigiYatra app lists STV and the e-gates are staffed on your day). - >- Traffic (AAI Mar2k26 Annex II–IV PDFs for FY 2025–26 / 1 Apr 2025–31 Mar 2026, as archived; DeshGujarat / Times of India / Wikipedia box): 1,814,572 passengers (+5.2% vs 1,724,821), of which 1,606,882 domestic (+2.6%) and 207,690 international (+31.1%); 17,955 aircraft movements (+8.0%); 9,045.2 t cargo (+31.4%). Prefer AAI annex PDFs when auditing. Gujarat rank remains second after Ahmedabad on those statewide comparisons. - >- Airfield (Wikipedia technical summaries for VASU): single runway 04/22 — 2,905 m × asphalt after the 2017 extension from ~2,250 m; aerodrome elevation about 4.9 m / 16 ft; night landing + ILS / DVOR-DME / NDB on public summaries; full-length parallel taxiway and enlarged Code-C apron delivered with the terminal programme. Do not invent a second passenger runway from master-plan talk. - >- Lounges (live Priority Pass India directory, checked Sep 2026): no Surat / Magdalla / STV soft-lounge pin on the national India index — neighbouring Gujarat PP coverage includes Ahmedabad and Vadodara, not Surat. Do not invent Plaza Premium / Primus / Travel Club / Airr / Encalm soft pins from aggregator mirrors. Operator / meet-and-assist “VIP lounge” marketing and bank-app products are not Priority Pass entitlements unless the live PP app shows a Surat pin on your travel day. - >- Ground: prepaid taxi / signed app cabs remain Plan A for the Magdalla / Dumas Road run into Athwa / Piplod / Adajan / Surat Railway Station (often ~25–45 minutes in normal traffic; confirm the board / app quote). There is no passenger rail or metro platform inside the terminal. Late nights default to prepaid / app cabs. AMD remains the usual diversion / alternate hub when weather or schedule shocks constrain the single strip — that is a separate airport, not an airside hop. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'Expanded Dec 2023 hall — DigiYatra helps, one strip still needs buffers' detail: >- STV’s December 2023 expanded integrated terminal is easy to read, but the field remains a single-runway AAI station with IndiGo-heavy domestic banks, thin / schedule-fragile international metal (Bangkok / Dubai / Sharjah-class on public network wraps — always trust the ticket), and monsoon weather on the Magdalla strip. DigiYatra went live with a 20 Feb 2026 official launch — confirm the app lists STV and the e-gates are staffed before you skip the manual CISF line. Domestic ~2 hours early is the sane default; international CIQ days need more. There is no live Priority Pass soft lounge to absorb a long hold. summary: >- DigiYatra and a bigger hall help; one runway and no PP lounge still need real buffers. category: timing - label: Terminal title: 'One live expanded hall — Magdalla campus, not AMD / BDQ' detail: >- Screenshot STV ≠ AMD ≠ BDQ ≠ RAJ / HSR ≠ BOM before the car leaves Surat / Navsari / Bardoli / Bharuch. All scheduled passengers clear the 17 Dec 2023 expanded integrated terminal (~25,520 m²; ~1,800 peak-hour design with 1,200 domestic + 600 international slots; 20 check-in / five aerobridges on public summaries). The older 2009 shell was absorbed into that expansion — do not invent a second live passenger campus from cargo CGI or “international ready” brochure language. Live Priority Pass soft directory = none. summary: Single expanded passenger hall; zero live PP lounges. category: terminal - label: Food title: Landside sealed water is Plan A — no PP soft pour detail: >- Compact Tier-2 Indian F&B — UDAN Yatri Café / snack counters / café units launched or refreshed in the Feb 2026 passenger-facility package, not a full mall. Buy sealed water and snacks landside before CISF; airside café markup is the usual tax. Ignore Plaza Premium / Primus / Travel Club / Airr inventions — Priority Pass India’s live index has no Surat pin. summary: No live PP soft room; landside bottles beat airside pricing. category: food - label: Access title: 'Prepaid taxi Plan A — Magdalla is a road hop, no terminal metro' detail: >- Use official prepaid taxi counters in arrivals or signed Ola / Uber pickup for the Magdalla / Dumas Road run into Athwa / Piplod / Adajan / Railway Station (often ~25–45 minutes; Wikipedia lead ~12 km to centre; airline directories sometimes ~15–20 km — confirm the board / app quote). Surat Railway Station is a separate road transfer. Do not invent an in-terminal metro / BRTS platform from city transit planning coverage. summary: Road hop into Surat; metro is not at the kerb. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside sealed water (check-in / departures hall) zone: landside price: >- Typical Indian-airport sealed-bottle markup — confirm shelf tag (often roughly ₹40–80) summary: >- Best default hydration play — buy sealed water landside before CISF so you are not hostage to airside café pricing after a Magdalla road transfer. location: >- Convenience and café kiosks in the integrated terminal departures / check-in hall before security terminal: Integrated Terminal landside isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside retail water zone: airside price: Higher than landside — confirm shelf tag summary: >- Markup backup once you are through security; fine for a top-up, poor as Plan A. location: Post-security café and retail units toward domestic / international gates terminal: Integrated Terminal airside airportistScore: 6.2 slug: stv region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/stv](/airports/stv). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/stv) - [Lounge directory](/airports/stv/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Surat Airport (STV) Surat, India · Asia-Pacific Gujarat’s second-busiest AAI field — a December 2023 expanded Magdalla hall with DigiYatra live from Feb 2026, IndiGo-heavy domestic banks, thin ticket-dependent international metal, and no live Priority Pass soft lounge, traded against a single runway and a prepaid-taxi hop into Athwa / Piplod. ## Airportist Score **6.2 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 7.6 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 5.8 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.0 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 1,814,572 (AAI FY 2025–26) - Terminals: 1 expanded integrated (opened 17 Dec 2023; ~25,520 m²) - Typical security: 18 min - On-time: 74% - Disruption: moderate ## Best for - Diamond / textile business trips into Surat without routing via AMD - Domestic IndiGo trunks with DigiYatra when the app and e-gates are live - Compact one-hall wayfinding after the Dec 2023 expansion ## Watch out for - No live Priority Pass soft lounge — neighbouring Gujarat PP pins are AMD / BDQ - International Bangkok / Dubai / Sharjah metal is thin and schedule-fragile — trust ticket/FIDS - No terminal metro / rail — Magdalla is a road transfer into the city - Single runway 04/22 — monsoon and peak banks still need real buffers ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/stv/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/stv/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/stv/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/stv/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/stv/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/stv/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/stv/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/stv/reviews.md)