Lok Sabha Question No. 4651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Functional Airports under UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4651 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  21st August 2025 )

## FUNCTIONAL AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN SCHEME

4651.     MS IQRA CHOUDHARY Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the  total  number  of  airports  that  have  been  made  functional  under  the  UDAN  Scheme since its inception along with the details of their locations;
- (b) the number of commercial flights currently operating from these functional airports under the UDAN Scheme along with the number of routes and the airlines involved;
- (c)  whether  commercial flights  from  Sarsawa Airport to  Lucknow, Varanasi and Prayagraj have been planned or approved under the said Scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the expected timeline fixed for the commencement of commercial flights from Sarsawa Airport to these destinations and if not, the reasons therefor along with the steps being taken to initiate such services; and
- (e)  the  total  number  of  passengers  who  have  travelled  under  the  UDAN  scheme  since  its inception, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  :  Under  the  Regional  Connectivity  Scheme  -  Ude  Desh  ka  Aam  Nagrik  (RCSUDAN),  637  routes  have  been  operationalised,  connecting  92  unserved  and  underserved airports, along with 15 heliports and 2 water aerodromes across the country (list at AnnexureI). At present, 10 airlines are operating under the Scheme and over 3.1 lakh flights have taken place till date.
- (c) & (d) : During the third round of bidding under the UDAN scheme, Saharanpur (Sarsawa) Airport, owned by the Indian Air Force (IAF), was identified for establishing a civil enclave and for operation of RCS flights. The airport has been developed with an expenditure of Rs. 46.86  Crore  under  the  UDAN  scheme  and  is  ready  for  the  commencement  of  commercial flight operations.

RCS route connecting Saraswa to Varanasi has been awarded to SpiceJet for operations using 78-seater aircraft.

In case, any airline submits valid bid for operation of RCS flights from  Saraswa to Prayagraj and Lucknow in future rounds, the same will be considered as per UDAN Scheme provisions.

(e) : The details of total number of passengers travelled under the UDAN scheme, year-wise, is at Annexure- II.

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Annexure- I State-wise List of RCS Airports Operationalized

|   S No. | State             | Airport                              |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa (Underserved)                 |
|       2 |                   | Kurnool (Unserved)                   |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tezu (Unserved)                      |
|       4 |                   | Passighat (Unserved)                 |
|       5 |                   | Hollongi (Unserved)                  |
|       6 | Assam             | Jorhat (Underserved)                 |
|       7 |                   | Lilabari (Underserved)               |
|       8 |                   | Tezpur (Underserved)                 |
|       9 |                   | Rupsi (Unserved)                     |
|      10 | Bihar             | Darbhanga (Unserved)                 |
|      11 | Chhattisgarh      | Jagdalpur (Unserved)                 |
|      12 |                   | Bilaspur (Unserved)                  |
|      13 |                   | Ambikapur (Unserved)                 |
|      14 | Daman & Diu       | Diu (Underserved)                    |
|      15 | Gujarat           | Bhavnagar (Underserved)              |
|      16 |                   | Jamnagar (Underserved)               |
|      17 |                   | Kandla (Unserved)                    |
|      18 |                   | Keshod (Unserved)                    |
|      19 |                   | Mundra (Unserved)                    |
|      20 |                   | Porbandar (Underserved)              |
|      21 |                   | Statue of Unity (W) (Unserved)       |
|      22 |                   | Sabarmati River Front (W) (Unserved) |
|      23 | Haryana           | Hissar (Unserved)                    |
|      24 | Himachal Pradesh  | Shimla (Unserved)                    |
|      25 |                   | Kullu (Underserved)                  |
|      26 |                   | Mandi - Heliport (Unserved)          |
|      27 |                   | Rampur - Heliport (Unserved)         |
|      28 | Jharkhand         | Deoghar (Unserved)                   |
|      29 |                   | Jamshedpur (Unserved)                |
|      30 | Karnataka         | Belgaum (Underserved)                |
|      31 |                   | Hubli (Underserved)                  |
|      32 |                   | Mysore (Unserved)                    |
|      33 |                   | Vidyanagar (Unserved)                |
|      34 |                   | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) (Unserved)      |
|      35 |                   | Bidar (Unserved)                     |
|      36 |                   | Shivamogga (Unserved)                |
|      37 | Kerala            | Kannur (Unserved)                    |
|      38 | Lakshadweep       | Agatti (Underserved)                 |
|      39 | Madhya Pradesh    | Gwalior (Underserved)                |
|      40 |                   | Rewa (Unserved)                      |
|      41 |                   | Datia (Unserved)                     |

|   S No. | State            | Airport                             |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
|      42 | Maharashtra      | Gondia (Unserved)                   |
|      43 | Maharashtra      | Jalgaon (Unserved)                  |
|      44 | Maharashtra      | Kolhapur (Unserved)                 |
|      45 | Maharashtra      | Nanded (Unserved)                   |
|      46 | Maharashtra      | Ozar (Nasik) (Unserved)             |
|      47 | Maharashtra      | Sindhudurg (Unserved)               |
|      48 | Maharashtra      | Amravati (Unserved)                 |
|      49 | Manipur          | Jiribam Heliport (Unserved)         |
|      50 | Manipur          | Tamenglong Heliport (Unserved)      |
|      51 | Meghalaya        | Shillong (Underserved)              |
|      52 | Nagaland         | Dimapur (Underserved)               |
|      53 | Odisha           | Jharsuguda (Unserved)               |
|      54 | Odisha           | Jeypore (Unserved)                  |
|      55 | Odisha           | Rourkela (Unserved)                 |
|      56 | Odisha           | Utkela (Unserved)                   |
|      57 | Pondicherry (UT) | Pondicherry (Underserved)           |
|      58 | Punjab           | Adampur (Unserved)                  |
|      59 | Punjab           | Bhatinda (Unserved)                 |
|      60 | Punjab           | Ludhiana (Unserved)                 |
|      61 |                  | Pathankot (Unserved)                |
|      62 | Rajasthan        | Bikaner (Unserved)                  |
|      63 | Rajasthan        | Jaisalmer (Unserved)                |
|      64 |                  | Kishangarh (Unserved)               |
|      65 | Sikkim           | Pakyong (Unserved)                  |
|      66 | Tamil Nadu       | Salem (Unserved)                    |
|      67 | Uttar Pradesh    | Agra (Underserved)                  |
|      68 | Uttar Pradesh    | Aligarh (Unserved)                  |
|      69 | Uttar Pradesh    | Azamgarh (Unserved)                 |
|      70 | Uttar Pradesh    | Bareilly (Unserved)                 |
|      71 | Uttar Pradesh    | Chitrakoot (Unserved)               |
|      72 | Uttar Pradesh    | Moradabad (Unserved)                |
|      73 | Uttar Pradesh    | Prayagraj (Underserved)             |
|      74 | Uttar Pradesh    | Kanpur (Chakeri) (Unserved)         |
|      75 | Uttar Pradesh    | Hindon (Unserved)                   |
|      76 | Uttar Pradesh    | Shravasti (Unserved)                |
|      77 |                  | Kushinagar (Unserved)               |
|      78 | Uttarakhand      | Pantnagar (Underserved)             |
|      79 | Uttarakhand      | Pithoragarh (Unserved)              |
|      80 | Uttarakhand      | Sahastradhara - Heliport (Unserved) |
|      81 | Uttarakhand      | Chinyalisaur - Heliport (Unserved)  |
|      82 | Uttarakhand      | Gaucher - Heliport (Unserved)       |
|      83 | Uttarakhand      | New Tehri - Heliport (Unserved)     |
|      84 | Uttarakhand      | Srinagar - Heliport (Unserved)      |

|   S No. | State       | Airport                         |
|---------|-------------|---------------------------------|
|      85 |             | Haldwani - Heliport (Unserved)  |
|      86 |             | Almora - Heliport (Unserved)    |
|      87 |             | Champawat - Heliport (Unserved) |
|      88 |             | Munsyari - Heliport (Unserved)  |
|      89 |             | Nainital - Heliport (Unserved)  |
|      90 |             | Bageshwar - Heliport (Unserved) |
|      91 | West Bengal | Cooch Behar (Unserved)          |
|      92 | West Bengal | Durgapur (Underserved)          |

Annexure-II Year-wise passengers travelled under the UDAN scheme

| Financial Year   | Passenger travelled   |
|------------------|-----------------------|
| 2017-18          | 2,63,166              |
| 2018-19          | 12,40,896             |
| 2019-20          | 29,91,337             |
| 2020-21          | 14,98,066             |
| 2021-22          | 32,99,861             |
| 2022-23          | 24,97,361             |
| 2023-24          | 18,65,101             |
| 2024-25          | 14,10,499             |