Manohar International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Mopa, Goa (India)

IATA: GOX ICAO: VOGA

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

552 ft

168 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Unlighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

15.7443°, 73.8606°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#459 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (India)

#14 of 26 in IN

#14 of 153 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 GOX in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #459 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · #14 in India.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

GOX lies at 168 m (552 ft), #267 of 650 published airports by elevation and 53.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 46 ft below the India median (598 ft, 26 airports); SXR is highest at 5,429 ft, 4,877 ft higher than GOX.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Goa Dabolim International Airport (GOI), 21.9 NM, 11,345 ft. GOX has the longest runway in this radius, 138 ft over GOI.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

GOX runway: 10/28 11,483 × 148 ft asphalt (asph). National standing: #14 of 26 in India; DEL leads by 3,051 ft (14,534 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Goa Dabolim International Airport (Vasco da Gama)	`GOI`	21.9 NM (40.6 km)	11,345 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →