Lok Sabha Question No. 2913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Night Landing Facility at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Smt. Rachna Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2913

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  12th December 2024 )

## NIGHT LANDING FACILITY AT AIRPORTS

## 2913.    SMT RACHNA BANERJEE Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether it is true that night landing facility is still not available at many airports of the country and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government is aware that the passengers suffer a lot due to non-operation of flights from such airports at night and if so, the details thereof; and (c)  whether the Government has taken/proposes to take measures to place night landing facilities at all the airports across the country
- and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The State-wise list of airports in the country, licensed by the  Directorate  General  of  Civil  Aviation,  that  do  not  have  night landing facilities for civil operations is at Annexure. The upgradation  of  airport  infrastructure  to  enable  night  landing,  is  a continuous process and is undertaken by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and other airport operators from time to time depending on the availability of land, commercial viability, socioeconomic considerations,  traffic  demand  /  willingness  of  airlines  to  operate to/from such airports etc.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarrred Question No. 2913 for 12.12.2024

|   S. NO. | STATE / UT        | NAME OF AIRPORT        |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | KURNOOL                |
|        2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | TEZU                   |
|        3 | ASSAM             | RUPSI                  |
|        4 | CHHATTISGARH      | AMBIKAPUR              |
|        5 | CHHATTISGARH      | BILASPUR               |
|        6 | CHHATTISGARH      | JAGDALPUR              |
|        7 | GUJARAT           | KESHOD (JUNAGARH)      |
|        8 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | KANGRA (GAGGAL)        |
|        9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | KULLU MANALI (BHUNTAR) |
|       10 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | SHIMLA                 |
|       11 | JHARKHAND         | JAMSHEDPUR             |
|       12 | KARNATAKA         | SHIVAMOGGA             |
|       13 | LAKSHDWEEP (UT)   | AGATTI                 |
|       14 | MAHARASHTRA       | GONDIA                 |
|       15 | MAHARASHTRA       | JUHU                   |
|       16 | MAHARASHTRA       | SINDHUDURG             |
|       17 | MAHARASHTRA       | SOLAPUR                |
|       18 | MIZORAM           | LENGPUI (AIZWAL)       |
|       19 | ODISHA            | JEYPORE                |
|       20 | ODISHA            | ROURKELA               |
|       21 | ODISHA            | UTKELA                 |
|       22 | PUDUCHERRY (UT)   | PUDUCHERRY             |
|       23 | PUNJAB            | LUDHIANA               |
|       24 | SIKKIM            | PAKYONG                |
|       25 | TAMIL NADU        | SALEM                  |
|       26 | UTTAR PRADESH     | ALIGARH                |
|       27 | UTTAR PRADESH     | AZAMGARH               |
|       28 | UTTAR PRADESH     | CHITRAKOOT             |
|       29 | UTTAR PRADESH     | KUSHINAGAR             |
|       30 | UTTAR PRADESH     | MORADABAD              |
|       31 | UTTAR PRADESH     | SHRAVASTI              |
|       32 | UTTARAKHAND       | PANTNAGAR              |
|       33 | UTTARAKHAND       | PITHORAGARH            |
|       34 | WEST BENGAL       | COOCH BEHAR            |