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.
STV7.6+0.2
BDQ7.4
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
STV6.6+0.2
BDQ6.4
Food & retail
Best for
STV
Diamond / textile business trips into Surat without routing via AMDDomestic trunks with DigiYatra when the app and e-gates are liveCompact one-hall wayfinding after the Dec 2023 expansion
Watch out for
STV
No live Priority Pass / LoungeKey / DragonPass lounge — neighbouring Gujarat PP pins are AMD / BDQInternational Sharjah / Dubai / Bangkok metal is thin and ticket-dependent — March 2026 intl pax fell 50.6%No terminal metro / rail — eAIP distance is 14 km SW of Surat Railway Station
STV · Gujarat’s second-busiest AAI field — a December 2023 expanded Magdalla hall with DigiYatra live from Feb 2026, compact UDAN / Geetha F&B, published 24-hour parking, and no live Priority Pass soft lounge, traded against a single runway whose 22 threshold is displaced 616 m and a prepaid-taxi hop 14 km from Surat Railway Station.
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.
STV6.0+0.4
BDQ5.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
STV7.0
BDQ7.8+0.8
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
STV5.8
BDQ6.0+0.2
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
STV2.4
BDQ6.4+4.0
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
Single runway 04/22 — RWY 22 LDA is 2,290 m with a 616 m displaced threshold
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
Reserved lounge — not Priority Pass
Free Wi-Fi, charging, child-care
Expanded Dec 2023 hall — DigiYatra helps, one strip still needs buffers
DigiYatra and a bigger hall help; one runway, a displaced 22 threshold, and no PP lounge still need real buffers.
One live expanded hall — Magdalla campus, not AMD / BDQ
Single expanded passenger hall; zero live PP / LoungeKey / DragonPass rooms.
Free terminal water and ₹10 UDAN bottles beat airside markup
AAI lists free drinking water; UDAN Yatri Café advertised ₹10 bottles at the 20 Feb 2026 launch — confirm the shelf.
