Lok Sabha Question No. 3646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Tabletop Runways
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTIQNNO : 3646 (To be answered on the 24 March 2022)

## TABLETOP RUNWAYS

## 3646. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (6) the details of airports with tabletop runways within the country;

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the names of airports operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAD) and other agencies in the country, State-wise;
- whether there is any proposal for improvement and expansion of tabletop runways and if the details thereof;
- (e) if $0, the detaiis thereof and the action taken in this regard?
- (d) whether the Government has obtained the report on the causes for the recent accidents in airports with tabletop runway; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(c): Upgradation of airports is a continuous process and is undertaken by Airports Authority of India (AAI) from time to time depending on the availability of land, commercial viability; socio-economic considerations, traffic demand/ willingness ot airlines to operate toi from such airports etc. Adequate safety measures are already in place for ensuring safe operation of aircraft at airports including those having table top runways aS per the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards and DGCA Civil Aviation Requirements. AAI/Airport Operators have undertaken the work cladding wall to maintain the uphill slope and strengthening the base of reinforced earth wall at 4 cost of Rs. 180.61 crore at Pakyong Airport and expansion of Terminal Buildings construction of Parallel Taxi Track and grading of Basic Strip at a cost of Rs. 567 crore at Mangaluru Airport;

(b): The Airports having tabletop runways are Calicut, Mangaluru, Shimla, Lengpui and Pakyong:

(d) & (e): A Committee of aviation experts was constituted by Ministry %f Civil Aviation in September, 2021 to oversee the implementation of the recommendations made in the Investigation Report of Air Accident of 2020 at Calicut Airport: The Committee has furnished its recommendations to enhance safety of operations at Calicut airport; The concerned organisations have been directed to take necessary steps in this direction.

## Annexure referred to in respect of Part () of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3646 Deteils of Operational Airports State-wise

| S.No.   | Airport                         | State             | Operated By             |
|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|         | PORT BLAIR                      | A&N ISLAND        | AAI                     |
|         | KADAPAH                         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | AAI                     |
|         | KURNOOL                         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | State Govt;             |
|         | RAJAHMUNDRY_                    | ANDHRA PRADESH    | AAI                     |
|         |                                 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | AAI                     |
|         | TIRUPATL VIJAYAWADA             | ANDHRA PRADESH    | AAI                     |
|         | VISAKHAPATNAM                   | ANDHRA PRADESH    | AAI                     |
|         | PASSIGHAT                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | State Govt              |
|         | TEZU                            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | AAI                     |
|         |                                 |                   | AAI                     |
|         |                                 | ASSAM             |                         |
|         | JORHAT                          | ASSAM             | AAI                     |
|         | LILABARI                        | ASSAM             | AAI                     |
|         | RUPSI                           | ASSAM             | AAI                     |
|         | SILCHAR                         | ASSAM             | AAI'                    |
|         | TEZPUR                          | ASSAM             | AAI                     |
|         | DARBHANGA                       | BIHAR             | AAI                     |
|         | GAYA                            | BIHAR             | AAI                     |
| 19      | PATNA                           | BIHAR             | AAI                     |
| 20      | CHANDIGARH                      | CHANDIGARH        | AAI                     |
|         | BILASPUR                        | CHHATTISGARH      | State Govt: State Govt. |
| 22      | JAGDALPUR                       | CHHATTISGARH      |                         |
| 23      | RAIPUR                          | CHHATTISGARH:     | AAI                     |
| 24      | DELHI (DIAL)                    | DELHI             | DIAL                    |
| 25      | SAFDARJUNG                      | DELHI             | AAI                     |
|         | DIU                             | DIU               | AAI                     |
| 26      | GOA                             | GOA               | AAI                     |
| 27 28   | AHMEDABAD                       | GUJARAT           | AAI                     |
| 29      | BHAVNAGAR                       | GUJARAT           | AAI                     |
| 30      | BHUJ                            | GUJARAT           | AAI                     |
|         | JAMNAGAR                        | GUJARAT           | AAI                     |
| 3       | KANDLA                          | GUJARAT           | AAI                     |
|         | KESHOD                          | GUJARAT           | AAI                     |
|         | 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                     |
|         |                                 | HARYANA           | State Govt;             |
| 42      | HISAR                           | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | AAI                     |
| 43      | KANGRA (GAGGAL) KULLU (BHUNTAR) | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | AAI                     |
| 44      | SHIMLA                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | AAI State Govt.         |
| 45      | MANDI (H)                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | State Govt:             |
| 46      | RAMPUR (H)                      | HMACHAL PRADESH   | AAI                     |
| 47      | JAMMU                           | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |                         |

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| 48   | SRINAGAR          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | AAI         |
|------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------|
| 49   | JAMSHEDPUR        | JHARKHAND           | Private     |
| 50   | RANCHI            | JHARKHAND           | AAI         |
|      | BELAGAVI          | KARNATAKA           | AAI         |
|      | BENGALURU (BIAL)  | KARNATAKA           | BIAL        |
|      | BIDAR             | KARNATAKA           | MoDiPrivate |
|      | 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         |
|      | KHAJURAHQ         | MADHYA PRADESH      | AAI         |
|      | AKOLA"            | MAHARASHTRA         | AAI         |
|      | AURANGABAD        | MAHARASHTRA         | AAI         |
|      | GONDIA            | MAHARASHTRA         | AAI         |
|      | JALGAON           | MAHARASHTRA         | AAI         |
|      | JUHU.             | MAHARASHTRA         | AAI         |
|      | KOLHAPUR          | MAHARASHTRA         | AAI         |
|      | MUMBAI (MIAL)     | MAHARASHTRA         | MIAL        |
|      |                   | MAHARASHTRA         | Prvate      |
|      | NASIK (HAL OZAR)  | MAHARASHTRA         | HAL         |
|      | PUNE              | MAHARASHTRA         | AAI         |
|      | SHIRDI            | MAHARASHTRA         | State Govt_ |
|      | SHOLAPUR          | MAHARASHTRA         | AAI         |
|      | SINDHUDURG        | MAHARASHTRA         | Private     |
|      | IMPHAL            | MANIPUR             | AAI         |
|      | SHILLONG (UMROI)  | MEGHALAYA           | AAI         |
|      | LENGPUI(AIZWAL)   | MIZORAM             | State Govt, |
|      | DIMAPUR           | NAGALAND            | AAI         |
|      | BHUBANESWAR       | ODISHA              | AAI         |
|      | JHARSUGUDA        | ODISHA              | AAI         |
|      | ROURKELA          | ODISHA              | SAIL        |
|      |                   |                     | AAI         |
|      | AMRITSAR          | PUNJAB              | AAI         |
|      | BHATINDA          | PUNJAB              | AAI         |
|      | LUDHIANA          | PUNJAB              | AAI         |
| 96   | PATHANKOT         | PUNJAB              | AAI         |
| 97   | BIKANER           | RAJASTHAN           | AAI AAI     |
| 98   | JAIPUR            | RAJASTHAN           | AAI         |
| 99   | JAISALMER         | RAJASTHAN           |             |

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|   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                | TAMLNADU                | AAI             |
|   109 | THOOTHUKUDI          | TAMILNADU               | AAI             |
|   110 | TIRUCHIRAPALLI       | TAMLNADU                | 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)     | UTTARPRADESH            | 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)          |                         |                 |
|   136 | BAGDOGRA             | UTTARAKHAND             | State Govt, AAI |
|   137 | BEHALA               | WEST BENGAL WEST BENGAL | AAI             |
|   138 |                      |                         |                 |
|   139 | COOCH BEHAR DURGAPUR | WEST BENGAL             | AAI             |
|   140 | KOLKATA              | WEST BENGAL WEST BENGAL | Private AAI     |

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