Lok Sabha Question No. 3616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Non-operational Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, Dr. BHOLA SINGH, V. PANNEER SELVAM, Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

3616.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ]\IINISTRY  OF C-IVIL  A\'IATION

I,OK SABIIA I'NSTARRt:D  QUESTION \O. : 36t6 (To  be answered on the 23ro }larch 20t7)

## \ON.OPERATIONAL  AIRPORTS

DR. SANJAY  JAISWAL PRON, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA DR. BTIOLA SINGI{ SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAI\I

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY

## WiU the Minister  of CML AVIATION dflap ldffrffit d-ff

be pleased  to statel

- (a) the list of all non-operationar/unused/underurirised  airport/airstrips in the country,  state/urwlse;
- (b) the time whefl  these airDorrs w ;;p;;t  j;;ri;i;;i rrrrE 4" PUr ri werc  constructed aod the monev spent on developins those
- (d)  whcfher  thc Goverllmenl  ,r.nnn!es  (n  operationalize  some  of lhese airports/  airstrips in the future; and
- (c)  the funds spent ou upkcel)  and maintenance  ofsuch irports,/airstrips  by Sttte and Union Gover[menl during the last thrce Veat.s:
- (e)  if so,  the d€tails  thereof  rnd the steps taken by the Go,yernment in thls regard?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State iD the Ministry of ClVl l, drdE ftrrordr  Jr.{ad?r i II;{ r.ff AVIATION

(Shri  Jayant Sinha)

9)\_.\_911  9li,,o,.ll of4T6.airporrs/airslrips  in rhr countr).owned hy Defence estabtishments, Alrpo-rts  Authoritv  ol lndia.(AAl).-Stare  Go\ernmellts.  private  cornpanies etc..  oIl]  126 airports are o$n(ld. and managed b\ .{Al. Th{. list of no n-operatio  na l. unused and uirder\_utilised arrports/airstrips  of .q.Al are at .\nnexure\_l  and Annexure-II  rcspectiyely

- (b):  Sinct  manv ol thesc  airports wt're consrr.uctcd  \eler l decades  Drior to the formation of AAI and also d u ring r  he world wa rs bJ r arious entities. er act dates of ion st ruction of these  airports caonot he.asrertained.  Thr expsnditure incurred by AAt on development of ihese srrports/atrstrips  are at Annerurr,\_l  I l.

(c): The {letnih of lunds spend on upkecp ol non-operatirrnul,  unused  and under-utilized  airports during the last three years are at Airnexirre-IV,

- (d)  & (e); The National Civil Aviation  Policv,  2016 provides for revival of un-served  and underserved  airports oI demand basis dependirrg  on fiim commitmert  froIrr the airlines operators and the State Governments  rvho agrce t0 pioyidc various conceslioDs  envisaged  in thi policy. The Government  has approved  tlie proposal  for reviyal of 50 un-seryed aid under-iervei airportsi airstrips of the AAl, Civil Enclaves,  State Goveruments and other Central  public Sector Undertakings during rhe linancial vears 2017-ltl,20l8-19  and 20I9-20 at an estimated cost of Rs.4500 crorcs in a phased  nanner..

LrsT  oF NON\_OIERA\_TIQ]VAL  AlRpoR  rs -

| SNo   | Name of s:ate I Ui--   | AlRpoR rs - r'rerr,tr-o] n-inponi-   |
|-------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| l     | aqqlreennoESn--        | lrCrLlAk.)Nn^.+--                    |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | DAPARIZO                             |
| L     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | PASSIGHAT                            |
| 4     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |                                      |
| 5     | ASSAM                  | -,IEZ! RUPSI                         |
| 6     | ASSAM                  | SHELLA                               |
| 7     | BIHAR                  | JOGBANI                              |
| q     | BIHAR                  | I/IUZAFFARPUR                        |
| I     | BIHAR                  | RAXAUL                               |
| 10    | CHATTISGI\RH           | B'tASPUR                             |
| 11    | GUJARAT                | DEESA (PAI.ANPUR)                    |
| 12    | JHARKHAND              | CHAKULIA                             |
| 13    | JHARKHAND              | DEOGARH                              |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH         | IHANDWA                              |
| 15    | MADHYA PRADESH         | PANNA                                |
| '16   | MADHYA PRADESH         | SATNA                                |
| 17    | i,IZORAM               | T,IZAWAL(TIJRIAI I                   |
| t8    | ORISSA                 | JHARSUGUDA                           |
| l9    | RAJAIiTHAN             | KISHANGART]                          |
| 20    | 1 TELANGANA            | NADIRGUL                             |
| _=rl  | 1 TELANGANA            | WARANGAI.                            |
| 22    | TAMIL NADU             | VELLORE                              |
| 23    | TAMIL NADU             | THANJAVIita rcFl                     |
| 24    | TRIPURA                | KAILASHAHAII                         |
| L1    | TRIPURA                |                                      |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH          | KAMALPUR                             |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH          | KHOWAI LALITPUR                      |
| 28    | WEST BENGI,t           | ASANSOL                              |
| 29    | WEST BENGI,t           | EEHA.LA                              |
| 30    | WEST BENGI,t           | BALURGHAT                            |
| 3'l   | WEST BENGI,t           | MATDA                                |

LEGEND

CE  . CIML

ENCLAVE

## Annexure-l

## LIST OF OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS  WITHOUT  SCHEDULED FTIGHTOPERATIONS

| !No   | Name ofState / UT   | Airport/Civil Enclave   |
|-------|---------------------|-------------------------|
| 1     | DELHI(UT)           | SAEDARJUNG{DELHI)       |
| 2     | GU.JARAT            | KANDLA                  |
| 3     |                     | KESHOD (]UNA6ARH)       |
|       | H!MACHAL PRADESH    | SHIMLA                  |
| !     | KARNATAKA           | HAL BANGALORE           |
| 6     |                     | MYSORI                  |
|       | MAHARASHTRA         | AKOTA                   |
| 8     |                     | GONDIA                  |
| 9     |                     | IALGAON                 |
| 10    |                     | JUHU (MUMBAI)           |
| 11    |                     | KOTHAPUR                |
| 12    |                     | SHOLAPUR                |
| 13    | PUNJAB              | LUDHIANA                |
| 14    |                     | PATHANKOT (CT)          |
| 15    | RAASTHAN            | BIKANIR (CE)            |
| 16    |                     | JATSAtMER (CE)          |
| 77    |                     | KOTA                    |
| 18    | TELANGANA           | I]YDERABAD {BECUMPET)   |
| 19    | TAMIL NADU          | SALEM                   |
| 2A    |                     | PUDUCHTRRY              |
| 2I    | UTTAR PRADESIl      | KANPUR (ClVI-)          |
| 22    | WEST BENGAL         | COOCH EIHAR             |

## LIST OF UNDERUTILIZED  AIRPOR-tS I Havine  1or 2 flights

| s.No.   | Name of State / UT   | Airport/Civil Enclave         |
|---------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDI"IRA PRADESH     | CUDDAPAH                      |
| 7       | ASSAM                | JORHAT {CE)                   |
| 3       |                      | LILABARI (NORTH I-AI(HIMPUR ) |
| 4       |                      | TEZPUR lCE)                   |
| 5       | GUIARAT              | BHAVNAGAR                     |
| 6       |                      | IAMNAGAR (CE)                 |
|         |                      | P!!94!qAR                     |
| I       | HIMACHAL PRADESI]    | KULLU l                       |
| 9       | LAKSHADWEEP ISLAND   | AGAfiI ___                    |
| 10      | MADHYA PRADESH       | _ctq lleE                     |
| 11      |                      | - --- 5HTLLONG(UMROI) .--     |
| 12      |                      | BHATINDA                      |
| 13      | n^n/^N & Dlr lllTl   | llu                           |
| 74      | UTTAR PRAOESH        | {CF}                          |
| 15      |                      | ^CRA ALLAHAEAD (CE)           |
| 16      |                      | KANPUR (CHAKERI){gEL=-        |
| 11      | UfiARAKHANO          | PANTNAGAR                     |

## STATE h/i  EI,Ii  o F  G  oEEv  S-PE  Ni-RjR. T OPERATIONAL  C \_ UNDER-UTILIZED  AIR ,EVELOFME TT OF  Nfi ,R PORTS

| St. No.                       | Name of the airport                | MONEY SPENT FON DEVELOPMENT   |
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| A. NOl\t OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS | A. NOl\t OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS      |                               |
| 1                             | -JDoMKoNDA...'.".-...."..-._'-.--- | T-------Ts                    |
| a                             | lesnnsoL_-                         |                               |
| 3                             | BAr-uRGHAr-- ----                  | _ui!g                         |
| 4                             | BEIJAI. A                          | 2.15                          |
| 5                             | ILASPUR                            |                               |
| 6                             | HAKUL]A                            | 000                           |
| 7                             | EOGARI                             | 0.06                          |
| I                             | )EPARIZO                           | 0.00                          |
| I                             | )ESSA (PALAMPUR)                   | 0.31                          |
| 10                            | IHARSUGUDA                         | .49.56                        |
| n                             | TOOBANI                            | 348                           |
| 1?                            | KA]LASHAHAR                        |                               |
| l_g                           |                                    |                               |
| 14                            | KHANDWA                            | 1.90 000                      |
| 15                            |                                    | 0.00                          |
| 16                            | KISHANGAIiI]                       | ri6.2B                        |
| 17                            |                                    |                               |
| 18                            | I\,IALD^                           |                               |
| 19                            | MIJT.ZASARPUR                      |                               |
| 20                            | uotncUt 1 rLvtl.rc Cr,aj           | 0.10                          |
| ?1                            |                                    | 0.00                          |
| 22                            | PASSIGHAT                          | 000                           |
| 23                            |                                    | 3.20                          |
| 24                            | RUPSI                              | 000                           |
| 25                            | SATNA                              | 000                           |
| 26                            | SHELLA                             | 0.00                          |
| 27                            | IEZU                               | 12 01                         |
| 28                            | THANJAVOUR (CE)                    | 0.o{)                         |
| 29                            | TURJAT- (AiZWAL)                   | 2.U                           |
| 30                            | VELLORE                            | 4.43                          |
|                               |                                    | 713                           |
| B. UNDER-U]lLIZED AIRPORIS    | B. UNDER-U]lLIZED AIRPORIS         |                               |
|                               | CUDDAPAH                           | 43 95                         |
| 2                             |                                    | :r5.62                        |
| 3                             |                                    | 23.O0                         |
| 4                             |                                    | '14 87                        |
| 5                             |                                    | 2_51                          |
| 5                             | BHATINDA                           | 23.68                         |
|                               | BHAVNAGAR                          | 36 41                         |
| I                             | BIKANTR                            | 21.84                         |

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| !   | COOCH BEHAR          | 32.53   |
|-----|----------------------|---------|
| 10  | GONl)IA              | 9.60    |
|     | GWALICR              | 15.04   |
| 12  | JAISALMER            | 4.11    |
| 13  | ]AI.GAON             | 4.35    |
| 14  |                      | 12.87   |
| 1s  | JORHAT               | 12.O4   |
| t6  | (ANDIA               | 20.67   |
| 17  | KANPUR CIVII-        | 8.77    |
| 1B  | KESIlOD              | 7.44    |
|     | KHOTHAPUR            | 0.88    |
| 20  | KOTA                 | 6.27    |
| 21  | KULLU (BHUNTAR)      | 32.49   |
| 22  | ILAEARI              | 40.18   |
|     | LUDHIANA             | 11.27   |
| 24  | II'YSORE             | 91 87   |
| 25  |                      | 31.54   |
| 26  | PATHANKOT            | 21.74   |
| 27  | PONDICHIRRY          | s9.47   |
| 28  | PORBANDAR            | 39.44   |
| 2S  | SALEM                | 13.96   |
| 30  | SHILLONG (BARAPANI)  | 32 21   |
| 31  | SHIM LA              | 28.3    |
| 32  | SHOLAPUR             | 2.09    |
|     | TEZPUR               | 21.09   |
| 34  | DELHI (SAFDARJUNG)   | 77 36   |
| 35  | BANGATORE(HAT)       | 458.O5  |
| 36  | ]UHU                 | 76.12   |
|     | HYDERABAD (sEGUMPET) | 297.46  |
|     | KANPTJR CHAKFRI      | 000     |
| 39  | DIU                  | 3.91    |

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| srArEMENi-ii-E-xP@          | srArEMENi-ii-E-xP@          | srArEMENi-ii-E-xP@          | srArEMENi-ii-E-xP@          | srArEMENi-ii-E-xP@          |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| UI{DER.UTILIZED AIRPORTS    | UI{DER.UTILIZED AIRPORTS    | UI{DER.UTILIZED AIRPORTS    | UI{DER.UTILIZED AIRPORTS    | UI{DER.UTILIZED AIRPORTS    |
|                             | Name of the airport         | 2{13-14                     |                             |                             |
|                             |                             | Expendihrre                 |                             |                             |
| A. NON.OPERATIONAT AIRPORTS | A. NON.OPERATIONAT AIRPORTS | A. NON.OPERATIONAT AIRPORTS | A. NON.OPERATIONAT AIRPORTS | A. NON.OPERATIONAT AIRPORTS |
| 8                           |                             |                             |                             |                             |
|                             | loEpARtzo                   |                             |                             |                             |
|                             | NADIRGUL ( FLYING           |                             |                             |                             |
| UNDER.UTILIZED AIRPORTS     | UNDER.UTILIZED AIRPORTS     | 20't3- 14                   | &                           |                             |
|                             | LAHABAp -_                  | -,,.sa                      |                             |                             |
|                             | t}I]ATINDA                  |                             |                             |                             |

| 8   | B]KANIR               | 2.24                         | 3.96                         | 3.83                         |
|-----|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|     | COOCH BEI]AR          | 466                          | 5.23                         | 4.89                         |
| 1C  | GONDIA                | 10.53                        | ,8 66                        | 12.31                        |
| 11  | GY/ALICR              | 6.79                         | 9.18                         | 7.41                         |
| 12  | JAISAL]\,1ER          | 0.90                         | t.44                         | 1.36                         |
| -3  | IALGAON               | 1.48                         | 1.95                         | 2.21                         |
| 14  |                       |                              | 565                          | 635                          |
| r5  | .,OIIHAT              | 786                          | 7.57                         |                              |
| 16  | (ANDLA                | 5.38                         | 5.74                         | 6.62                         |
| 11  | KANPUR CIVIL          | 13.39                        | 10.64                        | 11.37                        |
| 1B  | KEfir-toil            | 220                          | 2.27                         | 2.21                         |
| 1S  | KHOLHAPUR             | 2.40                         | 2.98                         | 3.34                         |
| 2A  | KOT,I\                | 1.92                         | 1.94                         | 2.O9                         |
| 21  | KULLU (BHUNTAR)       | 11.18                        | )2.76                        | 1317                         |
| 22  | LILAEARI              | 10 53                        | '0.73                        | 10.89                        |
| 23  | TUDHIANA              | s.17                         | s.69                         | 3.46                         |
| ?4  | N4YSORE               | 13 24                        | 11.95                        | 957                          |
| 25  |                       | 7.71                         | P,2)                         | 7.87                         |
|     | PATHANKOT             | 352                          | 4.61                         | 258                          |
| 21  | PONDICHTRSY           | 10.86                        | 10.56                        | 71.46                        |
| 28  | PORBANDAR             | 71.44                        | 11.69                        | 13.85                        |
|     | IATTM                 | 4.24                         | 15.92                        | 4.61                         |
| 30  | SHII LOIJG (BARAPAND  | 889                          | 10.65                        | 909                          |
| 31  | sH l,l LA             | 7.48                         | 8.25                         | 10.19                        |
|     | SHOLAPUR              | 4.20                         | .1.89                        | 1.69                         |
| 33  | IEZPT]R               | 4.93                         | 402                          | 5.32                         |
| 31  | DELHI (SAFDARJUNG)    | 4274                         | 46 e7                        | 48 16                        |
|     | BANGAI,ORE(HAT)       | 75.90                        | 5R.05                        | 60.04                        |
|     | ]UHU                  | 16.08                        | 2:164                        | 14.69                        |
| 37  | I]YDERABAD (BEGUMPET) | 61.99                        | 6.t .o9                      | 86.98                        |
| 38  | (ANPUR CHA(TRI        | 000                          | 0.00                         | 000                          |
|     | DIU                   | TAKFN OV{:R.BY AAI IN 20 671 | TAKFN OV{:R.BY AAI IN 20 671 | TAKFN OV{:R.BY AAI IN 20 671 |