Lok Sabha Question No. 2496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Scheduled Flight Operations from Defence Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, SUDHEER GUPTA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, BHARATENDRA SINGH, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO :2496 (To be answered on the 16 March 2017)

## SCHEDULED FLIGHT OPERATIONS FROM DEFENCE AIRPORTS

2496.

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK

DR. J JAYAVARDHAN

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA

DR . SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJA YSINH SHANKARRAO

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b): if so, the details thereof;

be pleased to state:-

- (2): whether the Airports Authority of India manages 125 aerodromes including 25 civil enclaves at defence airfields;

(c): whether scheduled flights operations would be allowed from defence airports only if have been certified by the DGCA, if s0, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; they

Defence Ministry are still to sort out the issues; if s0, the details thereof;

(: whether the Government has examined the proposal from security point of view and if s0, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

(e): the steps taken by the Government to sort out these issues; and

ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL A VIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) (6): Airports Authority %f India (AAI) manages 126 airports including 26 civil enclaves at defence airfields: The details are at Annexure-1.

- (c) &(d): As per the Central Government notification $.0.346 (E) dated Olst February, 2017, no person shall operate schedule air transport services tolfrom and aerodrome including Defence Aerodromes with effect from 31st December; 2017 unless it has been  either licensed (Aerodrome) or Certified (Defence Aerodrome) by the Director General of Civil Aviation.
- (e) & (: Government has already made an amendment to the Aircraft Rules 1937, making it mandatory to have certification of Defence Aerodromes

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## LIST OF AIRPORTS

| SNo_   | Name of State / UT        | AirportICivil Enclave                                              |                                                                                    |
|--------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        |                           | RAJAMUNDRY                                                         |                                                                                    |
| 2      |                           | TIRUPATI                                                           | International                                                                      |
| 3      |                           | VIJAYAWADA                                                         |                                                                                    |
| 4      | ANDHRAPRADESH             | VISAKHAPATNAM (CE)                                                 | Custom                                                                             |
| 5      |                           | CUDDAPAH                                                           |                                                                                    |
| 6      |                           | DONAKONDA                                                          |                                                                                    |
| 7      |                           | DAPARIZO                                                           | ' ` ` .                                                                            |
|        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | PASSIGHAT                                                          |                                                                                    |
| 9      |                           | TEZU                                                               |                                                                                    |
| 10     |                           | DIBRUGARH (MOHANBARI)                                              | '`                                                                                 |
| 11     |                           | GUWAHATI (LGBI)                                                    | International                                                                      |
| 12     |                           | LILABARINNORTHLAKHIMPUR )                                          |                                                                                    |
| 13     | ASSAM                     | JORHAT (CE)                                                        |                                                                                    |
| 14     |                           | SILCHAR (CE)                                                       |                                                                                    |
| 15     |                           | TEZPUR (CE)                                                        |                                                                                    |
| 16     |                           | RUPSI                                                              |                                                                                    |
| 17     |                           | SHELLA                                                             |                                                                                    |
| 18     | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | PORTBLAIR (CE)                                                     | International                                                                      |
| 19     |                           | GAYA                                                               | Custom                                                                             |
| 20     |                           | PATNA                                                              | Custom                                                                             |
| 21     | BIHAR                     | JOGBANI                                                            |                                                                                    |
| 22     |                           | MUZAFFARPUR                                                        |                                                                                    |
| 23     |                           | RAXAUL                                                             |                                                                                    |
| 24     | CHANDIGARH (UT)           | CHANDIGARH (CE)                                                    | Custom                                                                             |
| 25     |                           | RAIPUR                                                             |                                                                                    |
| 26     | CHATTISGARH               | BILASPUR                                                           |                                                                                    |
| 27     | DELHI (UT)                | INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, International NEW DELHI (JVA) |                                                                                    |
| 28     |                           | SAFDARJUNG(DELHI)                                                  |                                                                                    |
| 29     | DAMAN & DIU (UT)          | DIU                                                                | Taken over for Operations & Maintenance by AAI on 10.03.17 from DIU administration |
| 30     | GOA                       | GOA (CE)                                                           | International                                                                      |
| 31     |                           | AHMEDABAD (SVBPI)                                                  | International                                                                      |
| 32     |                           | BHAVNAGAR                                                          |                                                                                    |
| 33     |                           | BHUJ (CE)                                                          |                                                                                    |
|        |                           | KANDLA                                                             |                                                                                    |
| 35     |                           | KESHOD (JUNAGARH)                                                  |                                                                                    |
| 36     | GUJARAT                   | JAMNAGAR (CE)                                                      |                                                                                    |
| 37     |                           | PORBANDAR                                                          |                                                                                    |
| 38     |                           | RAJKOT                                                             |                                                                                    |
| 39     |                           | SURAT                                                              |                                                                                    |
| 40     |                           | VADODARA                                                           |                                                                                    |
| 41     |                           | DEESA PALANPUR)                                                    |                                                                                    |
| 42     |                           | KANGRA (GAGGAL)                                                    |                                                                                    |
| 43     | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | KULLU BHUNTAR)                                                     |                                                                                    |
| 44     |                           | SHIMLA                                                             |                                                                                    |

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|    |                    | RANCHI                                 |               |
|----|--------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|
| 46 | JHARKHAND          | CHAKULIA                               |               |
| 47 |                    | DEOGARH                                |               |
| 48 |                    | JAMMU (CE)                             |               |
| 49 | JAMMU & KASHMIR    | LEH (CE)                               |               |
| 50 |                    | SRINAGAR (CE)                          | International |
| 51 |                    | BANGALORE (CE)                         |               |
| 52 |                    | BELGAUM                                |               |
| 53 | KARNATAKA          | HUBLI                                  |               |
| 54 |                    | MANGALORE                              | International |
| 55 |                    | MYSORE                                 |               |
| 56 |                    | CALICUT                                | International |
| 57 | KERALA             | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM                     | International |
| 58 | LAKSHADWEEP ISLAND | AGATTI                                 |               |
| 59 |                    | BHOPAL                                 |               |
| 60 |                    | GWALIOR (CE)                           |               |
| 61 |                    | JABALPUR                               |               |
| 62 | MADHYA PRADESH     | KHAJURAHO                              |               |
| 63 |                    | INDORE                                 |               |
| 64 |                    | KHANDWA                                |               |
| 65 |                    | PANNA                                  |               |
| 66 |                    | SATNA                                  |               |
| 67 |                    | AKOLA                                  |               |
| 68 |                    | AURANGABAD                             | Custom        |
| 69 |                    | GONDIA                                 |               |
|    |                    | JALGAON                                |               |
|    | MAHARASHTRA        | JUHU (MUMBAI)                          |               |
|    |                    | CSI AIRPORT, MUMBAI (JVAlInternational |               |
|    |                    |                                        | International |
|    |                    | PUNE (CE)                              | Custom        |
|    |                    | SHOLAPUR                               |               |
| 76 | MANIPUR            | IMPHAL                                 | International |
| 78 | MEGHALAYA          | SHILLONG(UMROI)                        |               |
| 79 | MIZORAM            | AIZAWAL (TURIAL)                       |               |
| 80 | NAGALAND           | DIMAPUR                                |               |
| 81 | ORISSA             | BHUBANESWAR                            | International |
| 82 |                    | JHARSUGUDA                             |               |
| 83 |                    | AMRITSAR                               | International |
| 84 |                    | BHATINDA (CE)                          |               |
| 85 | PUNJAB             | LUDHIANA                               |               |
| 86 |                    | PATHANKOT (CE)                         |               |
| 87 | PUDUCHERRY         | PUDUCHERRY                             |               |
| 88 |                    | BIKANER (CE)                           |               |
| 89 |                    | JAIPUR                                 | International |
| 90 |                    | JAISALMER (CE)                         |               |
| 91 | RAJASTHAN          | JODHPUR (CE)                           |               |
| 92 |                    | KOTA                                   |               |
| 93 |                    | UDAIPUR                                |               |
| 94 |                    | KISHANGARGH                            |               |
| 95 |                    | HYDERABAD (BEGUMPET)                   |               |
|    |                    | NADIRGUL                               |               |
| 96 | TELANGANA          | WARANGAL                               |               |

|   98 | COIMBATORE            | International   |
|------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|   99 | CHENNAI               | International   |
|  100 | MADURAI               | Custom          |
|  101 | SALEM                 |                 |
|  102 | TIRUCHIRAPALLI        | International   |
|  103 | TUTICORIN             |                 |
|  104 | THANJAVUR (CE)        |                 |
|  105 | VELLORE               |                 |
|  106 | AGARTALA              |                 |
|  107 | KAILASHAHAR           |                 |
|  108 | KAMALPUR              |                 |
|  109 | KHOWAI                |                 |
|  110 | AGRA (CE)             |                 |
|  111 | ALLAHABAD (CE)        |                 |
|  112 | GORAKHPUR (CE)        |                 |
|  113 | KANPUR (CHAKERI) (CE) |                 |
|  114 | KANPUR (CIVIL)        |                 |
|  115 | LUCKNOW               | International   |
|  116 | VARANASI              | International   |
|  117 | LALITPUR              |                 |
|  118 | DEHRADUN              |                 |
|  119 | PANTNAGAR             |                 |
|  120 | BAGDOCRA (CE)         | Custom          |
|  121 | BEHALA                |                 |
|  122 | KOLKATA_(NSCBI)       | International   |
|  123 | ASANSOL               |                 |
|  124 | BALURGHAT             |                 |
|  125 | COOCH BEHAR           |                 |
|  126 | MALDA                 |                 |

LEGEND

CE JVA

Civil Enclave Joint Venture Airport

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