The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (IATA: AMD, ICAO: VAAH) serves the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in the Indian state of Gujarat.The airport is located in Hansol, 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Ahmedabad. It is named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India. The airport is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Gujarat.In fiscal year 2021–22, it handled about 5.67 million passengers, making it the seventh-busiest airport in India in terms of passenger traffic. The airport serves as a focus city for GoAir. In 2015, the government started the procedure for the privatisation of the airport. The new Dholera International Airport is being developed due to expansion constraints at the current airport.