One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
AMD7.0
BDQ7.4+0.4
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
AMD6.6+0.2
BDQ6.4
Food & retail
Best for
AMD
Domestic Gujarat / west-India banks with DigiYatra enrolled on Terminal 1Air India Group passengers who now check in once at Terminal 2 for domestic and internationalPriority Pass holders who clear T2 immigration into Adani Silver or The Lounge
Watch out for
AMD
Air India and Air India Express domestic use Terminal 2 since 29 March 2026 — do not assume every domestic flight is T1No metro in the terminal; Phase 2A Koteshwar Road–Airport is Cabinet-approved, not openSingle runway 05/23 with historic partial parallel taxiway — backtrack, monsoon cells, and NITB/T3 works cascade delays
Amenities and tips
AMD
The Lounge T1 (domestic, PP)Adani Silver Lounge Gate 8 (PP)Prepaid taxi + Ola/Uber + T1↔T2 coachTerminal 2 international + AI domestic hall
AMD · Adani-operated Gujarat gateway with a short city hop, DigiYatra on domestic T1 and T2, a complimentary landside T1↔T2 coach, and four live Priority Pass rooms plus an official T1 Adani Lounge — still held back by a two-terminal split (Air India Group domestic is T2), an incomplete full-length parallel taxiway on the single 05/23 runway, NITB/T3 works, and no on-airport metro.
BDQ · Compact AAI Harni gateway for Vadodara — one 2016 integrated hall, a short city hop, and one live Priority Pass Premium Lounge — traded against a dual-use single runway, IndiGo-heavy domestic banks, and DigiYatra not confirmed live on mid-2026 national wraps.
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
AMD6.5+0.9
BDQ5.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
AMD7.6
BDQ7.8+0.2
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
AMD5.8
BDQ6.0+0.2
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
AMD7.2+0.8
BDQ6.4
Travelers who want a ~8–12 km prepaid-taxi / Ola-Uber hop rather than a metro-at-terminal story
BDQ
Domestic trips to/from Vadodara with a short prepaid taxi hopPriority Pass holders using Premium Lounge after CISF (06:00–23:00 / max 5h)Travellers who want a single compact Gujarat Tier-2 hall instead of AMD sprawlRoad connections onward to Alkapuri, Sayajigunj, or the Bharuch–Ankleshwar belt
Adani Silver near Gate 1 opens only at 12:00 and the PP ‘Domestic’ header conflicts with the passport-control pin; DragonPass is not accepted
BDQ
Screenshot BDQ ≠ AMD ≠ STV ≠ RAJ ≠ HSR — wrong Gujarat IATA is a multi-hour road dayDigiYatra not confirmed live here on mid-2026 national go-live wraps — plan full CISF queuesCustoms-airport branding ≠ durable daily international nonstops — trust the ticket/FIDSDual-use IAF / C-295 industrial neighbours share the airfield — passenger side is still AAI civil
DigiYatra domestic entry (T1 and T2)
Landside sealed water
Two terminals — leave slack for peaks and a single-runway bank
Short city hop; evening IndiGo/AI banks and runway backtrack still bite.
T1 = most domestic; T2 = international + Air India Group domestic
Confirm the terminal on the boarding pass — Air India domestic is T2 since 29 March 2026.
Entitled lounge first — otherwise landside sealed water before security
Four live PP rooms plus an official T1 Adani Lounge; landside bottles beat airside markup.
