Lok Sabha Question No. 2676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Night Landing Facilities at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the December 2016) 1st

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2676

## NIGHT LANDING FACILITIES AT AIRPORTS

2676. SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of airports where night landing facility is available for aircraft;
- (c) if s0, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government proposes to develop night landing facilities at remaining airports in the country;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): Details of airports equipped with night landing facilities are at Annexure-

(b) to (d):\_ Upgradation/development of facilities at airports including Night Landing Facility is a continuous process and is undertaken by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) depending upon commercial viability, traffic demand, operational requirements, demand from airlines, technical feasibility etc. Presently, AAI has commenced the work for installation of ground lighting equipment at Kishangarh airport:

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## Annexure 'A'

| DETAILS OF AIRPORTS EQUIPPED WITH NIGHT LANDING FACILITIES   | DETAILS OF AIRPORTS EQUIPPED WITH NIGHT LANDING FACILITIES   | DETAILS OF AIRPORTS EQUIPPED WITH NIGHT LANDING FACILITIES   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                        | State                                                        | Airport                                                      |
|                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                               | Begumpet (Hyderabad)                                         |
|                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                               | Tirupati                                                     |
|                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                               | Vijaywada                                                    |
|                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                               | Rajahmundry                                                  |
|                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                               | Vishakapattnam                                               |
| 2                                                            | Assam                                                        | Dibrugarh                                                    |
| 2                                                            | Assam                                                        | Guwahati                                                     |
| 2                                                            | Assam                                                        | Jorhat                                                       |
| 2                                                            | Assam                                                        | Lilabari                                                     |
| 2                                                            | Assam                                                        | Tezpur                                                       |
| 2                                                            | Assam                                                        | Coochbehar                                                   |
| 3                                                            | Bihar                                                        | Patna                                                        |
| 3                                                            | Bihar                                                        | Gaya                                                         |
| 4                                                            | Chattisgarh                                                  | Raipur                                                       |
| 5                                                            | Delhi (NCR)                                                  | Delhi (DIAL)                                                 |
| 6                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | Ahmedabad                                                    |
| 6                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | Bhavnagar                                                    |
| 6                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | Bhuj                                                         |
| 6                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | Jamnagar                                                     |
| 6                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | Rajkot                                                       |
| 6                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | Kandla                                                       |
| 6                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | Keshod                                                       |
| 6                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | Surat                                                        |
| 6                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | Porbandar                                                    |
| 6                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | Vodadara                                                     |
|                                                              | Goa                                                          | Goa                                                          |
| 8                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                             | Bhuntar                                                      |
| 8                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                             | Gaggal                                                       |
| 8                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                             | Shimla                                                       |
| 9                                                            | Jharkhand                                                    | Ranchi                                                       |
| 10                                                           | J & K                                                        | Jammu                                                        |
| 10                                                           | J & K                                                        | [Srinagar                                                    |
| 11                                                           | Kerala                                                       | Calicut                                                      |
| 11                                                           | Kerala                                                       | Cochin (CIAL)                                                |
| 11                                                           | Kerala                                                       | Trivandrum                                                   |
| 12                                                           | Karnataka                                                    | Banglore                                                     |
| 12                                                           | Karnataka                                                    | Hubli                                                        |
| 12                                                           | Karnataka                                                    | Manglore_                                                    |
| 12                                                           | Karnataka                                                    | Mysore_                                                      |
| 12                                                           | Karnataka                                                    | Belgaum                                                      |

| DETAILS OF AIRPORTS EQUIPPED WITH NIGHT LANDING FACILITIES   | DETAILS OF AIRPORTS EQUIPPED WITH NIGHT LANDING FACILITIES   | DETAILS OF AIRPORTS EQUIPPED WITH NIGHT LANDING FACILITIES   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                        | State                                                        | Airport                                                      |
| 13                                                           | Maharashtra                                                  | Aurangabad                                                   |
| 13                                                           | Maharashtra                                                  | Gondia                                                       |
| 13                                                           | Maharashtra                                                  | Nagpur                                                       |
| 13                                                           | Maharashtra                                                  | Kolhapur                                                     |
| 13                                                           | Maharashtra                                                  | SSolahpur                                                    |
| 13                                                           | Maharashtra                                                  | Mumbai (MIAL)                                                |
| 13                                                           | Maharashtra                                                  | Pune                                                         |
| 14                                                           | Meghalya                                                     | Barapani                                                     |
| 15                                                           | Mizorum                                                      | Lingpui                                                      |
| 16                                                           | Nagaland_                                                    | Dimapur                                                      |
| 17                                                           | Pradesh Madya                                                | Khajuraho                                                    |
| 17                                                           | Pradesh Madya                                                | Bhopal                                                       |
| 17                                                           | Pradesh Madya                                                | Indore                                                       |
| 17                                                           | Pradesh Madya                                                | Jabalpur                                                     |
| 17                                                           | Pradesh Madya                                                | Gwalior                                                      |
| 18                                                           | Manipur                                                      | Imphal                                                       |
| 19                                                           | Odhisa                                                       | Bhubneshwar                                                  |
| 20                                                           | Punjab                                                       | Amritsar                                                     |
| 20                                                           | Punjab                                                       | Ludhiana                                                     |
| 20                                                           | Punjab                                                       | Pathankot                                                    |
| 21                                                           | Rajasthan                                                    | Jaipur                                                       |
| 21                                                           | Rajasthan                                                    | Jodhpur                                                      |
| 21                                                           | Rajasthan                                                    | Jaisalmer                                                    |
| 21                                                           | Rajasthan                                                    | Udaipur                                                      |
| 22                                                           | Tripura                                                      | Agartala                                                     |
| 23                                                           | Tamilnadu                                                    | Chennai                                                      |
| 23                                                           | Tamilnadu                                                    | Coimbtore                                                    |
| 23                                                           | Tamilnadu                                                    | Trichy                                                       |
| 23                                                           | Tamilnadu                                                    | Salem                                                        |
| 23                                                           | Tamilnadu                                                    | Tuticorin                                                    |
| 24                                                           | Uttrakhand                                                   | Madurai Dehradun                                             |
| 24                                                           | Uttrakhand                                                   | Pantnagar_                                                   |
| 25                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                | Lucknow                                                      |
| 25                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                | Varanasi                                                     |
| 25                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                | Gorakhpur                                                    |
| 26                                                           | West Bengal                                                  | Bagdogra                                                     |
| 26                                                           | West Bengal                                                  | Kolkata                                                      |
| 27                                                           | Union Territory                                              | Chandigarh_                                                  |
| 27                                                           | Union Territory                                              | Agatti (Lakshdweep                                           |
| 27                                                           | Union Territory                                              | Pondichery                                                   |
| 27                                                           | Union Territory                                              | Portblair (A & N)                                            |

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