Lok Sabha Question No. 3612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Capacity of Aiports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Manoj Rajoria, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3612

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  10th August 2023 )

## CAPACITY OF AIRPORTS

3612.    SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI DR. MANOJ RAJORIA SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the terminal/ traffic capacity of all the airports in the country in comparison to the annual demand at present, State and area-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  of  the expected increase in the number of air passengers by the year 2030 in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  to  meet  the  said demand?

## ANSWER

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

CIVIL  AVIATION

- (a):  The  State-wise  present  traffic  capacity  of  all  the  operational airports in the country along with the passengers handled during the FY 2022-23 is attached at Annexure.
- (b): As projected by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the overall passenger traffic for the country is anticipated to reach approximately 780 million by the financial year 2030-31.;
- (c): To address the escalating demands of air traffic, AAI and other Airport Operators have targeted capital outlay of approximately Rs. 98,000 crore in the airport sector during 2019-2024 for construction of Greenfield Airports and new terminals, expansion and

modernisation of existing terminals and strengthening of runways, among other activities. Besides, Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) also aims for revival and development of un-served and under-served airports/ heliports/ water aerodromes of State Government, AAI, Civil Enclaves, CPSUs for operations of the UDAN flights. An airport which is included in the awarded routes of UDAN and requires upgradation/development for commencement of UDAN operations, is developed under 'Revival of unserved and underserved airports' scheme.

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Annexure Statement referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Question No. 3612 dated 10.08.2023

| State/ UT         |   Approx. Capacity (in Million Passengers Per Annum - MPPA) |   Approx. Passengers Handled 2022-23 (in MPPA) |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| A & N ISLAND      |                                                        0.7  |                                           1.27 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                                       10.07 |                                           4.93 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                                        1.3  |                                           0.06 |
| ASSAM             |                                                        7.95 |                                           6.35 |
| BIHAR             |                                                        3.65 |                                           4.59 |
| CHANDIGARH        |                                                        6    |                                           3.68 |
| CHHATISHGARH      |                                                        3.25 |                                           2.36 |
| DAMAN&DIU         |                                                        0.11 |                                           0.04 |
| DELHI             |                                                       75.02 |                                          65.33 |
| GOA               |                                                       15.7  |                                           9.02 |
| GUJARAT           |                                                       16.77 |                                          13.58 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                                        0.51 |                                           0.21 |
| JAMMU KASHMIR     |                                                        7.2  |                                           5.99 |
| JHARKHAND         |                                                        3.7  |                                           2.5  |
| KARNATAKA         |                                                       56.62 |                                          34.66 |
| KERALA            |                                                       45.1  |                                          16.53 |
| LADAKH            |                                                        0.58 |                                           1.26 |
| LAKSHDWEEP ISLAND |                                                        0.05 |                                           0.05 |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |                                                        8.75 |                                           4.64 |
| MAHARASHTRA       |                                                       74.57 |                                          56.11 |
| MANIPUR           |                                                        1.39 |                                           1.23 |
| MEGHALAYA         |                                                        0.5  |                                           0.11 |
| MIZORAM           |                                                        1.2  |                                           0.36 |
| NAGALAND          |                                                        0.5  |                                           0.3  |
| ORISSA            |                                                        4.8  |                                           3.87 |
| PONDICHERY        |                                                        0.12 |                                           0.08 |
| PUNJAB            |                                                        4.92 |                                           2.52 |
| RAJASTHAN         |                                                        8    |                                           7.2  |
| SIKKIM            |                                                        0.4  |                                           0.02 |
| TAMIL NADU        |                                                       38.6  |                                          23.98 |
| TELANGANA         |                                                       21.6  |                                          21    |
| TRIPURA           |                                                        3    |                                           1.39 |
| UTTAR PRADESH     |                                                       13.92 |                                           9.6  |
| UTTRAKHAND        |                                                        2.74 |                                           1.67 |
| WEST BENGAL       |                                                       29.81 |                                          20.82 |
| TOTAL             |                                                      469.1  |                                         327.31 |