Lok Sabha Question No. 4634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Functional Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4634

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  31st March 2022 )

## FUNCTIONAL AIRPORTS

4634.    ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  airports  in  the  country,  Statewise;
- (b) the number of airports which have been sanctioned during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  all  these  airports  have  become  functional  and  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the present status of construction;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  construct  sixteen  more airports  in  the  central  region  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the locations identified for the same;
- (e)  whether  the  newly  proposed  airports  would  be  owned  by  the
- Government or private sector; and
- (f) if so, the details of proposals received from various States including Kerala for the construction of new airports and the present status of each such proposal?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION      (GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

(a): The details of Airports operated by Airports Authority of India and other agencies, State-wise, are attached as Annexure.;

(b) & (c): During the last five years, Government of India has accorded 'In-Principle'  approval  for  development  of  new  Greenfield  airports  at Hirasar  (Rajkot)  in  Gujarat,  Hollongi  (Itanagar)  in  Arunachal  Pradesh and Jewar (Noida) in Uttar Pradesh.;

The  responsibility of implementation  of  airport project including funding of the project rests with the concerned airport developer and the  respective  State  Government  (in  case  the  State  Govt.  is  the project proponent). Out of the three airports approved during the last five  years,  Airports  Authority  of  India  is  undertaking  development  of Hollongi and Hirasar airports and the works at both the airports have commenced. Jewar airport is a project of State Government of Uttar Pradesh  which  has  undertaken  the  project  under  Public  Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The State Government has handed over the project  to  M/s  Yamuna  International  Airport  Private  Limited  (YIAPL) and  the  works  at  the  airport  has  been  commenced.    Timeline  for completion of the airport projects depends upon many factors such as land acquisition, availability of mandatory clearances, financial closure, etc.;

; (d) & (e): In the Central region, GoI has granted  'In-Principle' approval to M/s Gwalior Agriculture Company  Limited (GACL), a private developer  for  setting  up  of  Greenfield  Airport  at  Dabra  (Gwalior)  in Madhya Pradesh. In addition, 'Site Clearance' approval has also been granted to the Madhya  Pradesh Road Development Corporation Limited,  a  State  Government  agency,  for  setting  up  of  a  Greenfield Airport at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. ; ;

Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity  Scheme  (RCS)  -  UDAN  (Ude  Desh  ka  Aam  Naagrik)  in October, 2016 with the objective to facilitate / stimulate regional air connectivity to currently underserved and unserved airports. Under the Scheme,  Gwalior  Underserved  airport  in  Madhya  Pradesh  owned  by Indian Air Force (Civil Enclave-AAI) and Jagdalpur & Bilaspur airports in Chattisgarh owned by State Government have been operationalized.

In  addition,  airports/airstrips  at  Ambikapur  &  Raigarh  in  Chattisgarh and  Rewa  in  Madhya  Pradesh  have  been  identified  for  development and operationalization under RCS-UDAN.

(f): Proposals have been received from concerned State Governments for 'site clearance' for establishment of Greenfield Airports at Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, Pantnagar in Uttarakhand, Kottayam and Kasargod in  Kerala,  Purandar  in  Maharashtra  and  Raichur  in  Karnataka.  As regards  Mandi  airport,  Steering  Committee  has  recommended  site clearance subject to certain conditions which have to be fulfilled by the State Government of Himachal Pradesh. Matter of development of Greenfield Airport at Pantnagar is sub-judice. For Kottayam (Sabarimala)  Airport,  based  on  the  observations  of  AAI  and  DGCA, Kerala  State  Industrial  Development  Corporation  (KSIDC)  has  been requested  to  submit  updated  Techno  Economic  Feasibility  Study Report.  As  regards,  Kasargod  airport,  the  State  Government  has clarified that the proposed airstrip is only for non-scheduled flights and not  a  full  fledged  Greenfield  Airport.  In  respect  of  Purandar  airport, NOC for Site Clearance has been cancelled by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).  As  regards  site  clearance  for  Raichur  airport,  the  project proponent has been requested to provide additional information.

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## Annexure referred to in respect of Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4634

## Details of Operational Airports State-wise

|   S.No. | Airport                   | State/Union Territory   | Operated By   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
|       1 | PORT BLAIR                | A&N ISLAND              | AAI           |
|       2 | KADAPAH                   | ANDHRA PRADESH          | AAI           |
|       3 | KURNOOL                   | ANDHRA PRADESH          | State Govt.   |
|       4 | RAJAHMUNDRY               | ANDHRA PRADESH          | AAI           |
|       5 | TIRUPATI                  | ANDHRA PRADESH          | AAI           |
|       6 | VIJAYAWADA                | ANDHRA PRADESH          | AAI           |
|       7 | VISAKHAPATNAM             | ANDHRA PRADESH          | AAI           |
|       8 | PASSIGHAT                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | State Govt.   |
|       9 | TEZU                      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | AAI           |
|      10 | DIBRUGARH                 | ASSAM                   | AAI           |
|      11 | GUWAHATI                  | ASSAM                   | AAI           |
|      12 | JORHAT                    | ASSAM                   | AAI           |
|      13 | LILABARI                  | ASSAM                   | AAI           |
|      14 | RUPSI                     | ASSAM                   | AAI           |
|      15 | SILCHAR                   | ASSAM                   | AAI           |
|      16 | TEZPUR                    | ASSAM                   | AAI           |
|      17 | DARBHANGA                 | BIHAR                   | AAI           |
|      18 | GAYA                      | BIHAR                   | AAI           |
|      19 | PATNA                     | BIHAR                   | AAI           |
|      20 | CHANDIGARH                | CHANDIGARH              | AAI           |
|      21 | BILASPUR                  | CHHATTISGARH            | State Govt.   |
|      22 | JAGDALPUR                 | CHHATTISGARH            | State Govt.   |
|      23 | RAIPUR                    | CHHATTISGARH            | AAI           |
|      24 | DELHI (DIAL)              | DELHI                   | AAI           |
|      25 | SAFDARJUNG                | DELHI                   | AAI           |
|      26 | DIU                       | DIU                     | AAI           |
|      27 | GOA                       | GOA                     | AAI           |
|      28 | AHMEDABAD                 | GUJARAT                 | AAI           |
|      29 | BHAVNAGAR                 | GUJARAT                 | AAI           |
|      30 | BHUJ                      | GUJARAT                 | AAI           |
|      31 | JAMNAGAR                  | GUJARAT                 | AAI           |
|      32 | KANDLA                    | GUJARAT                 | AAI           |
|      33 | KESHOD                    | GUJARAT                 | AAI           |
|      34 | MUNDRA                    | GUJARAT                 | Private       |
|      35 | PORBANDAR                 | GUJARAT                 | AAI           |
|      36 | RAJKOT                    | GUJARAT                 | AAI           |
|      37 | SABARMATI RIVER FRONT (W) | GUJARAT                 | State Govt.   |
|      38 | STATUE OF UNITY (W)       | GUJARAT                 | State Govt.   |
|      39 | SURAT                     | GUJARAT                 | AAI           |
|      40 | VADODARA                  | GUJARAT                 | AAI           |
|      41 | HISAR                     | HARYANA                 | State Govt.   |
|      42 | KANGRA (GAGGAL)           | HIMACHAL PRADESH        | AAI           |
|      43 | KULLU (BHUNTAR)           | HIMACHAL PRADESH        | AAI           |
|      44 | SHIMLA                    | HIMACHAL PRADESH        | AAI           |

| 45    | MANDI (H)           | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | State Govt.   |
|-------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------|
| 46    | RAMPUR (H)          | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | State Govt.   |
| 47    | JAMMU               | JAMMU AND KASHMIR  | AAI           |
| 48    | SRINAGAR            | JAMMU AND KASHMIR  | AAI           |
| 49    | JAMSHEDPUR          | JHARKHAND          | Private       |
| 50    | RANCHI              | JHARKHAND          | AAI           |
| 51    | BELAGAVI            | KARNATAKA          | AAI           |
| 52    | BENGALURU (BIAL)    | KARNATAKA          | BIAL          |
| 53    | BIDAR               | KARNATAKA          | MoD/Private   |
| 54    | HUBBALLI            | KARNATAKA          | AAI           |
| 55    | KALABURAGI          | KARNATAKA          | AAI           |
| 56    | MANGLURU            | KARNATAKA          | AAI           |
| 57    | MYSURU              | KARNATAKA          | AAI           |
| 58    | VIDYANAGAR          | KARNATAKA          | Private       |
| 59    | COCHIN (CIAL)       | KERALA             | CIAL          |
| 60    | KANNUR(KIAL)        | KERALA             | KIAL          |
| 61    | KOZHIKODE           | KERALA             | AAI           |
| 62    | THIRUVANANTHPURAM   | KERALA             | AAI           |
| 63    | LEH                 | LADHAKH            | AAI           |
| 64    | AGATTI              | LAKSHDWEEP ISLAND  | AAI           |
| 65    | BHOPAL              | MADHYA PRADESH     | AAI           |
| 66    | GWALIOR             | MADHYA PRADESH     | AAI           |
| 67    | INDORE              | MADHYA PRADESH     | AAI           |
| 68    | JABALPUR            | MADHYA PRADESH     | AAI           |
| 69    | KHAJURAHO           | MADHYA PRADESH     | AAI           |
| 70    | AKOLA               | MAHARASHTRA        | AAI           |
| 71    | AURANGABAD          | MAHARASHTRA        | AAI           |
| 72    | GONDIA              | MAHARASHTRA        | AAI           |
| 73    | JALGAON             | MAHARASHTRA        | AAI           |
| 74    | JUHU                | MAHARASHTRA        | AAI           |
| 75    | KOLHAPUR            | MAHARASHTRA        | AAI           |
| 76    | MUMBAI (MIAL)       | MAHARASHTRA        | MIAL          |
| 77    | NAGPUR              | MAHARASHTRA        | AAI           |
| 78    | NANDED              | MAHARASHTRA        | Private       |
| 79    | NASIK (HAL OZAR)    | MAHARASHTRA        | HAL           |
| 80    | PUNE                | MAHARASHTRA        | AAI           |
| 81    | SHIRDI              | MAHARASHTRA        | State Govt.   |
| 82    | SHOLAPUR            | MAHARASHTRA        | AAI           |
| 83    | SINDHUDURG          | MAHARASHTRA        | Private       |
| 84    | IMPHAL              | MANIPUR            | AAI           |
| 85    | SHILLONG (UMROI)    | MEGHALAYA          | AAI           |
| 86    | LENGPUI(AIZWAL)     | MIZORAM            | State Govt.   |
| 87    | DIMAPUR             | NAGALAND           | AAI           |
| 88    | BHUBANESWAR         | ODISHA             | AAI           |
|       |                     |                    | AAI           |
| 89 90 | JHARSUGUDA ROURKELA | ODISHA ODISHA      | SAIL          |
| 91    | PUDUCHERRY          | PUDUCHERRY         | AAI           |
| 92    | ADAMPUR             | PUNJAB             | AAI           |
| 93 94 | AMRITSAR BHATINDA   | PUNJAB PUNJAB      | AAI AAI       |
| 95    | LUDHIANA            | PUNJAB             | AAI           |

|   96 | PATHANKOT          | PUNJAB        | AAI         |
|------|--------------------|---------------|-------------|
|   97 | BIKANER            | RAJASTHAN     | AAI         |
|   98 | JAIPUR             | RAJASTHAN     | AAI         |
|   99 | JAISALMER          | RAJASTHAN     | AAI         |
|  100 | JODHPUR            | RAJASTHAN     | AAI         |
|  101 | KISHANGARH         | RAJASTHAN     | AAI         |
|  102 | KOTA               | RAJASTHAN     | AAI         |
|  103 | UDAIPUR            | RAJASTHAN     | AAI         |
|  104 | PAKYONG            | SIKKIM        | AAI         |
|  105 | CHENNAI            | TAMILNADU     | AAI         |
|  106 | COIMBATORE         | TAMILNADU     | AAI         |
|  107 | MADURAI            | TAMILNADU     | AAI         |
|  108 | SALEM              | TAMILNADU     | AAI         |
|  109 | THOOTHUKUDI        | TAMILNADU     | AAI         |
|  110 | TIRUCHIRAPALLI     | TAMILNADU     | AAI         |
|  111 | HYDERABAD (GHIAL)  | TELANGANA     | HIAL        |
|  112 | HYDERABAD BEGAMPET | TELANGANA     | AAI         |
|  113 | AGARTALA           | TRIPURA       | AAI         |
|  114 | AGRA               | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  115 | AYODHYA            | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  116 | BAREILLY           | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  117 | GORAKHPUR          | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  118 | HINDON             | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  119 | KANPUR (CHAKERI)   | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  120 | KANPUR CIVIL       | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  121 | KUSHINAGAR         | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  122 | LUCKNOW            | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  123 | MEERUT             | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  124 | MORADABAD          | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  125 | PRAYAGRAJ          | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  126 | VARANASI           | UTTAR PRADESH | AAI         |
|  127 | Chinyalisaur(H)    | UTTARAKHAND   | State Govt. |
|  128 | DEHRADUN           | UTTARAKHAND   | AAI         |
|  129 | Gaucher(H)         | UTTARAKHAND   | State Govt. |
|  130 | HALDWANI(H)        | UTTARAKHAND   | State Govt. |
|  131 | New Tehri (H)      | UTTARAKHAND   | State Govt. |
|  132 | PANT NAGAR         | UTTARAKHAND   | AAI         |
|  133 | PITHORAGARH        | UTTARAKHAND   | State Govt. |
|  134 | Sahastradhara(H)   | UTTARAKHAND   | State Govt. |
|  135 | Srinagar(H)        | UTTARAKHAND   | State Govt. |
|  136 | BAGDOGRA           | WEST BENGAL   | AAI         |
|  137 | BEHALA             | WEST BENGAL   | AAI         |
|  138 | COOCH BEHAR        | WEST BENGAL   | AAI         |
|  139 | DURGAPUR           | WEST BENGAL   | Private     |
|  140 | KOLKATA            | WEST BENGAL   | AAI         |

Note:  H- Heliport W- Wateraerodrome