Lok Sabha Question No. 226 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Air Connectivity in North Eastern Region
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 226 (To be answered on the December 2016) 1st

## AIR CONNECTIVITY IN NORTH EASTERN REGION

*226.

DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has taken adequate steps to improve air connectivity in the North-Eastern States, and if s0, the details of existing airports and airlines operating in the region along with new airports proposed for the region;
- (c) whether the Imphal Airport is now an international airport and if s0, the number of international flights operated from it; and
- (b) the details 0f airports in the region with night landing facility;
- (d) whether this international airport has night landing and take-off facility and if the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House:

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Statement in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question no. 226 for 01.12.2016 regarding Air connectivity in North Eastern Region

(a): Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued Route Dispersal Guidelines with a view to achieve better regulation of air transport services taking into account the need for air transport service of different regions of the country: As per these guidelines, the operators has to   deploy o routes in category II at least 10% Of the capacity deploys on routes in category Iand of the capacity thus required to be deployed on Category H routes, at least 10% would be depleyed on services or segments thereof operated exclusively within the North-Eastern region, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep and Cochin-Agatti-Cochin:

Details of existing airports in North-Eastern Region is given at Annexure-2. Construction of a Greenfield airport at Pakyong; Sikkim has already commenced.

As per approved Winter Schedule (WS) 2016, 508 scheduled flights /week have been approved to /from Il airports in the North Eastern region. Airline wise connectivity to/from North-Eastern region is placed at Annexure-I.

(b): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation's (DGCA) approval for night operations is available for airports at Agartala, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Guwahati; Imphal, Lilabari in the North-Eastern Region.

Year No. of flights

(c): Imphal Airport is declared as an international airport vide Notification dated 14.11.2013. Necessary infrastructure is available for international flight operations: At present no scheduled international flight is operating from Imphal Airport: The details of international charter flights operated from Imphal are as under:

2013 4

2014

2015

2016 2

(d): Night landing and take off facility is available at Imphal airport since 2010. Runway Threshold Lights, Runway End Lights, Runway Lights, Taxiway Lights; Runway Approach Lights, Landing 'T' Wind Direction Indicator Aerodrome Beacon, Precision Approach Path Indicator and Mandatory and informative Signages are available Edge May, Edge

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| Airline         | Routing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Frequoncyl Wook   | Alrports Connoclod in NER                                       |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Alr India       | Kolkala- Dibrugarh-Kolkala IKolkala-Dimapur-Kolkala Kolkata-Aizawl-kolkala Kolkala-Guwahati-Kolkata Kolkala-Agarlala-Kolkala Kolkala-Silchar-Kolkala Delhi-Guwahali-Imphal & W Kolkata-Imphal-Kolkata Kolkata-Aizawl -Imphal-Kolkata                                                                                                            | 18                | Agartala , Aizwal, Dibrugarh, Dimapur Guwahali, Imphal, Silchar |
| Alliance Air    | Kolkala-Shllong-Kolkala Kolkala-Guwahati-Lilabari & W Kolkala-Silchar-Tezpur & W Kolkata-Guwahali-Kolkala Kolkala-Imphal-Guwahali-Kolklala Kolkata-Aizawl-Kolkata Kolkata-Silchar-Guwahali & W Kolkala-Imphal -Kolkata                                                                                                                          | 22 7              | Tezpur Aizwal . Dibrugarh, Guwahati , Imphal, Silchar           |
| Jet Ainvays     | IKolkala-Silchar & Delhi-Guwahal-Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                   | Aizawl, Guwahali, Jorhat_                                       |
| Jellile lIndigo | Kolkata-Guwehali-Jorhat & W Kolkala-Agarlala Agarlala-Kolkata Delhi-Kolkala-Dibrugarh Bangalore-Guwahali & W Chennai-Kolkala-Agartala Delhi-Kolkata-Dimapur & W Delhi-Kolkata-Agartala & W Delhi-Guwahali & W Delhl-Guwahali-Imphal & VV Dibrugarn-Kolkata-Delhi Guwahali-Bangalore-Chennai & W Guwahati-Mumbai-Goa & WV Guwahati-Mumbai-Raipur | 7 7 7 7 14        | Agarala, Dibrugarh, Dimpaur, Guwahati_ Imphal                   |
| Spicejel        | Mumbai-Guwahali-Bagdogra-Kolkela Kolkata-Guwahali-Kolkata Delhi-Cuwahali-Agarlala & W Silchar-Guwahali & W Delhi-Guwahali & W Aizawl-Guwahali & W IKolkata-Agaralala-Kolkala Kolkala-Guwahali-Kolkala                                                                                                                                           | 21 2 28           | Agartala, Guwahali,Aizawl, Silchar                              |
| Go Air          | Guwahali-Delhi & W                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                   | Guwahali                                                        |
|                 | Delhi-Bagdogra-Guwahali-Delhi Kolkala-Guwahali & WV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                   | Guwahali                                                        |
| Vislara         | Delhi-Guwahali-Delhi Delhi-Guwahati-Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 21                | Guwahali, Imphal                                                |
|                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 508               |                                                                 |
|                 | Delhi-Guwahali-Imphal-Guwahali-Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                   |                                                                 |
|                 | Bangalore-Guwahali-Bangalore                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                   |                                                                 |
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Shillong, Silchar and Tezpur

Total Tolal Airports

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## Details of Airports in NER

| Airport    | Runway Dimension (mxm   | Suitable for            | Apron capacity                        |   Terminal Building Capacity PHP |
|------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Agartala   | 2286X45                 | A320                    | 3 A321+2 ATR72                        |                              600 |
| Barapani   | 1829X45                 | ATR-42                  | 2ATR72                                |                              150 |
| Dibrugarh  | 1829X45                 | A-320 with load penalty | 7ATR72                                |                              500 |
| Dimapur    | 2290x45                 | A-320                   | 1A320+1ATR72                          |                              500 |
| Guwahati   | 3103X45                 | A-300                   | Old Apron 7 A321+2ATR72 New Apron     |                              850 |
| Imphal     | 2746X45                 | A-321                   | 4 A321 (only 3 can be_used at a time) |                              500 |
| Jorhat CE  | 3201X45                 | A-321                   | 3 A321+2 ATR72                        |                              150 |
| Lilabari   | 2286X45                 | A-320                   | 2 A320                                |                              500 |
| Silchar CE | 2285X45                 | A-320                   | 3 A320                                |                              150 |
| Tezpur CE  | 2870X45                 | A-321                   | 1A320+2ATR72                          |                              400 |

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