Satellite and aerial maps of INS Hansa with nearby locations | |
Toggle Map
| Km | Bearing | ||
| 1.0 | 131 |  INAM Goa, Goa | |
| 2.7 | 344 |  Goa Shipyard, Goa | |
| 38.4 | 247 |  off Goa, Goa | |
| 288.0 | 344 | nr Savane Beach, Maharashtra |
| |||||||||||||||||
History of this Location | |
The airport was originally built by the Portuguese. After the recovery of the area by India in Operation Vijay (Dec 1961), the base at Dabolim, on the Vasco da Gama peninsula to the south of Goa was taken over as a Naval Base. It was named INS Hansa on 2 Sep 1964. It has become the headquarters of Indian Naval Aviation and is the home of Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA). 
List of units at INS Hansa | Login to Edit | |
| Years | Rotary Wing Aircraft Unit | bold : Current Model normal: Unit no longer at this base |
| 2021/ | INAS 323 | Dhruv 2021/ |
| 1996/ | INAS 339 | Ka-31 Helix 2003/ Ka-28 Helix-D 1993/09 |
| 1969/ | INAS 321 | chetak 1969/ |
| IFTU | Dhruv |
List of aircraft and events at INS Hansa | Login to Edit | |
| Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||
| 2005-nov-12 | MK42 | IN505 / W | |||
| 2021-apr-19 | INAS 323 | DHRUV | IN709 | ||
| 2021-apr-19 | INAS 323 | DHRUV | IN711 | ||
| 2021-apr-19 | INAS 323 | DHRUV | IN713 | ||
