Lok Sabha Question No. 2489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Development of Maharana Pratap Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2489 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  13th March 2025 )

## DEVELOPMENT OF MAHARANA PRATAP AIRPORT

## 2489.    SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details  of  the  proposals  that  have  been  approved  by  the Government for the development of Maharana Pratap airport, Udaipur;
- (b) the details of the works  that have  been  carried out for the development of Udaipur airport during the last ten years;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  flights  currently  being  operated  from  the  said airport; and
- (d)  whether  any  proposal  is  pending  within  the  Ministry  regarding  the operation of international flights from Udaipur airport, if so, the factors responsible therefor?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION      (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

(a):  The  expansion  and  upgradation  of  airports  is  a  continuous  process and is undertaken by the Airport Operators from time to time depending on the availability of land, commercial viability, socio-economic considerations, traffic demand / willingness of airlines to operate to/from such  airports.  The  Airports  Authority  of  India  (AAI)  has  undertaken construction of New Integrated Terminal Building at Udaipur Airport at an estimated cost of Rs.887.00 Crore.

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- (b):  The  details  of  works  done  for  the  development  of  Udaipur  Airport during the last ten years are at Annexure.

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(c):  At  present,  Indigo,  Alliance  Air,  Air  India  are  operating  flights  from Udaipur Airport connecting Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Shamshabad, Delhi, Jaipur and Indore. ;

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(d): Udaipur Airport is a domestic airport. Declaration of an airport as an International Airport depends upon traffic potential, demand from airlines for  the  operation  of  international  flights,  and  bilateral  Air  Services Agreement  besides  provision  of  Ground  Lighting  facilities,  Instrument Landing System, runway length, Immigration, Health and Animal & Plant Quarantine  services  etc.  Currently,  no  such  proposal  for  declaration  of Maharana  Pratap  Airport,  Udaipur  as  an  International  Airport  is  under consideration in the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

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## (Statement reffered to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2489 for 13.03.2025)

|   Sl. No. | Name of work                                                                                                                                                 | Date of Completion   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Shifting and Construction of Hydrozen room for metrological department at Udaipur Airport                                                                    | May-15               |
|         2 | Construction of Dog kennel at Udaipur Airport                                                                                                                | Feb-16               |
|         3 | Construction of four (04) Nos. Security Watch Tower at Udaipur Airport                                                                                       | May-16               |
|         4 | Construction of CISF barrack at Udaipur Airport                                                                                                              | Apr-17               |
|         5 | Grading and levelling of operational area including construction of RESA and storm water drain system with Rain water harvesting system at Udaipur Airport   | Jun-18               |
|         6 | Construction of of new boundary wall due to handing over the vested land with NHAI adjoining to NH-76 at Udaipur Airport                                     | Apr-18               |
|         7 | Construction of Apron, Link Taxi way and expansion of Isolation bay including allied works at Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur                                | Jan-20               |
|         8 | Additional civil works for operationlization of new apron and link taxiway at Udaipur Airport                                                                | Nov-19               |
|         9 | Strengthening of old turning pads at runway 08 &26 side at Udaipur Airport                                                                                   | Jun-18               |
|        10 | Extension of apron in front of hanger of Charlie taxi at Udaipur Airport                                                                                     | Feb-19               |
|        11 | Strengthening and re carpeting of operational perimeter road and construction of road between crash gates& runway at 08 &26 end of runway at Udaipur Airport | Nov-19               |
|        12 | Construction of DVOR at Udaipur Airport                                                                                                                      | Jan-20               |
|        13 | Runway resurfacing, providing fillets and turn pads for B-777 VIP Flight operations                                                                          | Dec-22               |