Lok Sabha Question No. 1972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Air Connectivity in North Eastern Region
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Tapir Gao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1972

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  14th December 2023 )

## AIR CONNECTIVITY IN NORTH EASTERN REGION

1972.    SHRI TAPIR GAO

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of North Eastern States provided with air connectivity since 2014;
- (b) the status of ongoing and proposed air connectivity projects in the region; and
- (c) the details of air traffic to the region during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The North-East States of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh have been connected via air services since 2014. All 8 states of the North East have air connectivity.
- (b) Under the UDAN scheme, 36 airports/Heliports/Water Aerodromes have been identified in the NER states for development and operation of RCS flights and 68 RCS routes have already been operationalised so far.
- (c) The details of air traffic to the North Eastern region during last three years are given at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

| TOTAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT IN NORTH EASTERN STATES FROM 2020-21 TO 2022-23   | TOTAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT IN NORTH EASTERN STATES FROM 2020-21 TO 2022-23   | TOTAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT IN NORTH EASTERN STATES FROM 2020-21 TO 2022-23   | TOTAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT IN NORTH EASTERN STATES FROM 2020-21 TO 2022-23   | TOTAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT IN NORTH EASTERN STATES FROM 2020-21 TO 2022-23   |
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| AIRPORT                                                                   | STATE                                                                     | 2020-21                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                   |
| Dibrugarh                                                                 | ASSAM                                                                     | 3766                                                                      | 5394                                                                      | 7382                                                                      |
| Guwahati                                                                  | ASSAM                                                                     | 23442                                                                     | 33572                                                                     | 45909                                                                     |
| Jorhat                                                                    | ASSAM                                                                     | 516                                                                       | 728                                                                       | 1253                                                                      |
| Lakhimpur (Lilabari)                                                      | ASSAM                                                                     | 618                                                                       | 1000                                                                      | 1220                                                                      |
| Rupasi                                                                    | ASSAM                                                                     | 0                                                                         | 742                                                                       | 1076                                                                      |
| Silchar                                                                   | ASSAM                                                                     | 2465                                                                      | 3417                                                                      | 3731                                                                      |
| Tezpur                                                                    | ASSAM                                                                     | 296                                                                       | 416                                                                       | 712                                                                       |
| Holongi                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 476                                                                       |
| Pasighat                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 120                                                                       | 458                                                                       | 777                                                                       |
| Tezu                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 4                                                                         | 274                                                                       | 928                                                                       |
| Zeero                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 40                                                                        |
| Imphal                                                                    | Manipur                                                                   | 5681                                                                      | 8811                                                                      | 12098                                                                     |
| Barapani (Shillong)                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                 | 146                                                                       | 1816                                                                      | 3198                                                                      |
| Aizawl (Lingpui)                                                          | Mizoram                                                                   | 1206                                                                      | 2307                                                                      | 4038                                                                      |
| Dimapur                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                  | 2529                                                                      | 4848                                                                      | 5415                                                                      |
| Pakyong                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                    | 194                                                                       | 754                                                                       | 324                                                                       |
| Agartala                                                                  | Tripura                                                                   | 5063                                                                      | 8272                                                                      | 12203                                                                     |