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.
GOI7.2+0.2
HBX7.0
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
GOI6.2+0.4
HBX5.8
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
GOI6.0+0.8
HBX5.2
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
GOI5.8
HBX6.6+0.8
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
GOI5.6
HBX6.4+0.8
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
GOI5.4+2.2
HBX3.2
Best for
GOI
South Goa / Vasco / Margao trips where Dabolim is the closer airport on the ticketDomestic IndiGo / Air India banks with DigiYatra enrolledPriority Pass / LoungeKey holders on daytime/evening domestic departures who can use Travel Club (11:00–23:00)Travellers who want prepaid taxi / GoaMiles simplicity rather than a North Goa Mopa transfer
HBX
IndiGo domestic into Hubballi–DharwadNorth Karnataka business / VFRTravelers wanting a compact modern AAI field
Watch out for
GOI
GOI (VOGO) ≠ GOX Mopa (VOGA) — wrong airport is a long cross-state road transferPP/LK soft lounge is domestic-only, 11:00–23:00, max 2h; PP does not admit children. DragonPass hours and an international listing disagree — confirm the live appNaval training / ATC windows on the shared 08/26 runway (AIP 3,426 × 45 m, elev 188 ft) can compress the civilian bankNo rail into the terminal; KTCL EV shuttles last leave Dabolim at 16:00 — prepaid taxi is Plan A after dark
HBX
No Priority Pass lounge verified on research dayConfirm live IndiGo destination set (thin vs BLR/HYD hubs)No invented bottle / MCT figuresNo published MCT
Amenities and tips
GOI
Travel Club Lounge (domestic, PP + LoungeKey)Integrated passenger terminalTravel Club Lounge (international, DragonPass only)Brew House (Priority Pass / LoungeKey Eat)DigiYatra domestic entryKTCL EV airport shuttles
One terminal — still leave slack for peaks and naval airfield windows
Short Vasco hop; naval windows and evening LCC banks still bite.
Integrated hall — confirm GOI vs GOX before you leave the hotel
One building for GOI flows — the wrong IATA is the real terminal risk.
Travel Club if entitled and open — otherwise landside sealed water first
One live PP/LK soft room (domestic); DP also lists international. Eat ≠ lounge.
HBX
New domestic terminalArrivals taxi / ride-hailOn-site solar plant
IndiGo domestic focus
Thin but clear IndiGo destination set — confirm live.
Modern AAI domestic terminal
Newer terminal building — easy curb-to-gate.
Modest airside F&B expectation
Adequate for a regional domestic field — not BLR depth.
GOI · AAI civil enclave on the Indian Navy’s INS Hansa at Dabolim — one integrated terminal, DigiYatra since Sep 2024, and a single daytime Priority Pass / LoungeKey soft room (Travel Club domestic) — still the South Goa / Vasco default, but shared-runway naval windows and airline migration to Mopa (GOX) keep reliability and international depth capped.
HBX · North Karnataka twin-city AAI gateway at **Hubballi** with clear **IndiGo** domestic banks across ~5 published destinations — modern terminal plant and on-site solar; **no Priority Pass** lounge on research day.
