Lok Sabha Question No. 3000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Incidents of Laser Lights at Aircrafts
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Robert Bruce C, Shri Murasoli S

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3000

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  18th December 2025 )

## INCIDENTS OF LASER LIGHTS AT AIRCRAFTS

3000.    SHRI ROBERT BRUCE C SHRI MURASOLI S

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) the details and list of incidents reported at airports where laser lights were directed at airplanes during the last five years, airport-wise;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)  for  postincident notification and identification of the source of such laser lights; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): List of Laser incidents reported at airports is attached as Annexure A.;

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(b) & (c): Rule 66 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 regulates the exhibition of false lights, including laser lights, in the vicinity of aerodromes where such lights may endanger the safety of aircraft or interfere with  visual  aids  for  navigation.  Further,  para  5.3.1.2  of  DGCA  CAR  Section  4,  Series  B,  Part  I prescribes  requirements  for  protecting  aircraft  operations  against  the  hazardous  effects  of  laser emitters around airports, including the establishment of protected zones to mitigate risks arising from laser  emissions.  Further,  Standards  Operating  Procedures  are  defined  in  Aerodrome  Manual  of concerned aerodrome to control activity of laser emission around airports.

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Annexure A Details of Laser Incidents reported at airports

| S. No.   | Airport / Place of occurrence   |   Year wise Laser Interference Incidents |   Year wise Laser Interference Incidents |   Year wise Laser Interference Incidents |   Year wise Laser Interference Incidents |   Year wise Laser Interference Incidents |
|----------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Airport / Place of occurrence   |                                     2021 |                                     2022 |                                     2023 |                                     2024 |                                     2025 |
| 1.       | Ahmedabad                       |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                       10 |                                       17 |
| 2.       | Bengaluru                       |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                       10 |                                        1 |
| 3.       | Chennai                         |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                       67 |                                       54 |
| 4.       | Delhi                           |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        2 |                                      113 |                                      105 |
| 5.       | Hyderabad                       |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                       63 |                                       41 |
| 6.       | Jaipur                          |                                        0 |                                        3 |                                        6 |                                       40 |                                       56 |
| 7.       | Kolkata                         |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                       72 |                                       44 |
| 8.       | Lucknow                         |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        6 |                                       23 |                                       26 |
| 9.       | Mysore                          |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        3 |                                        2 |
| 10.      | Trivandrum                      |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                       15 |                                        7 |
| 11.      | Vadodara                        |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        1 |                                        2 |
| 12.      | Varanasi                        |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        9 |                                       10 |
| 13.      | Aurangabad                      |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        2 |                                        2 |
| 14.      | Mumbai                          |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                       18 |                                       33 |
| 15.      | Bhopal                          |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        8 |                                       16 |
| 16.      | Nagpur                          |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        1 |                                        2 |
| 17.      | Surat                           |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        6 |                                        4 |
| 18.      | Agartala                        |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        8 |                                       17 |
| 19.      | Bhubaneshwar                    |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        1 |                                        1 |                                        1 |
| 20.      | Kolkata FIR                     |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        5 |                                        8 |
| 21.      | Patna                           |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        9 |                                       11 |
| 22.      | Naini-Saini Airport,Pittoragarh |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        5 |                                        0 |
| 23.      | Vishakhapatnam                  |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        4 |                                        0 |
| 24.      | Coimbatore                      |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        8 |                                        8 |
| 25.      | Cochin                          |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        4 |                                       11 |
| 26.      | Calicut                         |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                       14 |                                        8 |
| 27.      | Madurai                         |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        6 |                                        4 |
| 28.      | Rajahmundry                     |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        1 |                                        3 |
| 29.      | Tiruchirapalli                  |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        5 |                                        2 |
| 30.      | Tirupati                        |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        2 |                                        3 |
| 31.      | Dehradun                        |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        1 |                                        0 |                                        0 |
| 32.      | Amritsar                        |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        1 |
| 33.      | Guwahati                        |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        6 |                                        1 |
| 34.      | Indore                          |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        1 |
| 35.      | Udaipur                         |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        1 |
| 36.      | Durgapur                        |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        1 |
| 37.      | Imphal                          |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        1 |
| 38.      | Jharsuguda                      |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        0 |                                        1 |

| 39.            | Lucknow AFS   | 0   |   0 |   0 | 0   |   8 |
|----------------|---------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 40. Vijayawada | 0             | 0   |   0 |   0 |     |   5 |
| 41. Kalaburagi | 0             | 0   |   0 |   0 |     |   3 |
| 42. Kannur     | 0             |     |   0 |   0 | 0   |   2 |
| 43. Mangalore  | 0             |     |   0 |   0 | 9   |  11 |
| TOTAL          | TOTAL         | 0   |   3 |  16 | 548 | 534 |

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