Lok Sabha Question No. 1870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Operational Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1870 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  31st July 2025 )

## OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS

1870.    DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the total number of airports along with the number of operational airports in the country, State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  and  the  number  of  airports  constructed  during  the last five years;
- (c)  the  number  of  airports  proposed  to  be  constructed  or  made operational in the country, State-wise, especially in Tamil Nadu;
- (d) the details of the funds sanctioned for making Neyveli Airport in
- Tamil Nadu operational under the UDAN scheme; and
- (e)  the  details  of  expansion  and  upgradation  of  Chennai  Airport
- along with the expected date of completion?

## ANSWER

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

CIVIL  AVIATION

(a):  At  present,  there  are  162  operational  airports  in  the  country. The State-wise list of operational airports is at Annexure.;;

- (b)  &  (c):  Government  of  India  (GoI)  has  formulated  a  Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy, 2008 for development of Greenfield airports in the  country.  As  per  this  policy,  GoI  has  accorded  "In-Principle'' approval for setting up of 24 Greenfield Airports across the country, namely, Puri in Odisha, Parandur in Tamil Nadu, Kota in Rajashtan, Mopa in Goa, Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, Kalaburagi,  Vijayapura,  Hassan  and  Shivamogga  in  Karnataka, Dabra (Gwalior) in Madhya Pradesh, Kushinagar and Noida (Jewar) in Uttar Pradesh, Dholera and Rajkot (Hirasar) in Gujarat, Karaikal in

Puducherry,  Dagadarthi,  Bhogapuram  and  Oravakal  (Kurnool)  in Andhra  Pradesh,  Durgapur  in  West  Bengal,  Pakyong  in  Sikkim, Kannur in Kerala and Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.; Out  of  these,  12  Greenfield  airports  have  been  operationalised  so far.  Seven  of  these  airports  namely,  Mopa  in  Goa,  Sindhudurg  in Maharashtra, Shivamogga in Karnataka, Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh,  Rajkot  (Hirasar)  in  Gujarat,  Oravakal  (Kurnool)  in  Andhra Pradesh  and  Itanagar  (Hollongi)  in  Arunachal  Pradesh  have  been operationalised during last five years. In  addition,  Ministry  of  Civil  Aviation  (MoCA)  launched  Regional Connectivity  Scheme  -  Ude  Desh  ka  Aam  Nagrik  (RCS-UDAN)  on 21.10.2016 to enhance regional air connectivity from unserved and underserved airports in the country and make air travel affordable to the masses.; In  the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu,  four  airports,  namely  Salem,  Vellore, Neyveli and Tanjore have been identified for the development and operation of RCS flights under the Scheme, of which Salem airport has been operationalised. ; (d):  For  the  development  of  Neyveli  Airport  in  Tamil  Nadu,  a  total expenditure of Rs. 26.43 crore has been incurred under the Regional Connectivity  Scheme (RCS)  -  UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) so far.; ;

(e): AAI has undertaken the expansion and modernization of Chennai Airport in two phases at a total cost of Rs. 2467 crore. Under PhaseI,  a  New  Integrated  Terminal  Building  has  been  constructed, increasing the airport's passenger handling capacity from 23 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) to 30 MPPA. The terminal has been operational since 08.07.2023. Phase-II involves the development of Terminal-3,  further  enhancing  the  airport's  capacity  to  35  MPPA. The Projected Date of Completion of this phase is June, 2026.

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## ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1870 for 31.07.2025

|   SL. NO. | STATE / UT        | AIRPORT                    |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | A&N ISLAND (UT)   | PORT BLAIR                 |
|         2 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | KADAPA                     |
|         3 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | KURNOOL                    |
|         4 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | RAJAHMUNDRY                |
|         5 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | TIRUPATI                   |
|         6 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | VIJAYAWADA                 |
|         7 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | VISAKHAPATNAM              |
|         8 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | DONYI POLO (ITANAGAR)      |
|         9 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | PASSIGHAT (CE)             |
|        10 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | TEZU                       |
|        11 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | ZIRO                       |
|        12 | ASSAM             | DIBRUGARH (MOHANBARI)      |
|        13 | ASSAM             | GUWAHATI (LGBI)            |
|        14 | ASSAM             | JORHAT                     |
|        15 | ASSAM             | LILABARI (NORTH LAKHIMPUR) |
|        16 | ASSAM             | RUPSI                      |
|        17 | ASSAM             | SILCHAR                    |
|        18 | ASSAM             | TEZPUR                     |
|        19 | BIHAR             | DARBHANGA                  |
|        20 | BIHAR             | GAYA                       |
|        21 | BIHAR             | PATNA                      |
|        22 | CHANDIGARH (UT)   | CHANDIGARH                 |
|        23 | CHHATTISGARH      | AMBIKAPUR                  |
|        24 | CHHATTISGARH      | BILASPUR                   |
|        25 | CHHATTISGARH      | JAGDALPUR                  |
|        26 | CHHATTISGARH      | RAIPUR                     |
|        27 | DAMAN & DIU (UT)  | DIU                        |
|        28 | DELHI (UT)        | DELHI , IGI AIRPORT        |
|        29 | DELHI (UT)        | SAFDARJUNG                 |
|        30 | GOA               | GOA                        |
|        31 | GOA               | MOPA                       |
|        32 | GUJARAT           | AHMEDABAD (SVBPI)          |
|        33 | GUJARAT           | BHAVNAGAR                  |
|        34 | GUJARAT           | BHUJ                       |
|        35 | GUJARAT           | JAMNAGAR                   |

|   36 | GUJARAT              | KANDLA                     |
|------|----------------------|----------------------------|
|   37 | GUJARAT              | KESHOD (JUNAGARH)          |
|   38 | GUJARAT              | MUNDRA                     |
|   39 | GUJARAT              | PORBANDAR                  |
|   40 | GUJARAT              | RAJKOT (HIRASAR)           |
|   41 | GUJARAT              | SABARMATI RIVER FRONT (WA) |
|   42 | GUJARAT              | STATUE OF UNITY (WA)       |
|   43 | GUJARAT              | SURAT                      |
|   44 | GUJARAT              | VADODARA                   |
|   45 | HARYANA              | HISAR                      |
|   46 | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | KANGRA (GAGGAL)            |
|   47 | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | KULLU MANALI (BHUNTAR)     |
|   48 | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | MANDI(H)                   |
|   49 | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | RAMPUR(H)                  |
|   50 | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | SHIMLA                     |
|   51 | JAMMU & KASHMIR (UT) | JAMMU                      |
|   52 | JAMMU & KASHMIR (UT) | SRINAGAR                   |
|   53 | JHARKHAND            | DEOGHAR                    |
|   54 | JHARKHAND            | JAMSHEDPUR                 |
|   55 | JHARKHAND            | RANCHI                     |
|   56 | KARNATAKA            | BELAGAVI                   |
|   57 | KARNATAKA            | BENGALURU (BIAL)           |
|   58 | KARNATAKA            | BENGALURU (HAL)            |
|   59 | KARNATAKA            | BIDAR                      |
|   60 | KARNATAKA            | HUBBALLI                   |
|   61 | KARNATAKA            | JINDAL VIJAYANAGAR         |
|   62 | KARNATAKA            | KALABURAGI                 |
|   63 | KARNATAKA            | MANGALURU                  |
|   64 | KARNATAKA            | MYSURU                     |
|   65 | KARNATAKA            | SHIVAMOGGA                 |
|   66 | KERALA               | CALICUT                    |
|   67 | KERALA               | COCHIN (CIAL)              |
|   68 | KERALA               | KANNUR (KIAL)              |
|   69 | KERALA               | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM         |
|   70 | LADAKH (UT)          | LEH                        |
|   71 | LAKSHDWEEP (UT)      | AGATTI                     |
|   72 | MADHYA PRADESH       | BHOPAL                     |
|   73 | MADHYA PRADESH       | DATIA                      |
|   74 | MADHYA PRADESH       | GWALIOR                    |
|   75 | MADHYA PRADESH       | INDORE                     |

|   76 | MADHYA PRADESH   | JABALPUR            |
|------|------------------|---------------------|
|   77 | MADHYA PRADESH   | KHAJURAHO           |
|   78 | MADHYA PRADESH   | REWA                |
|   79 | MADHYA PRADESH   | SATNA               |
|   80 | MAHARASHTRA      | AKOLA               |
|   81 | MAHARASHTRA      | AMRAVATI            |
|   82 | MAHARASHTRA      | AURANGABAD          |
|   83 | MAHARASHTRA      | GONDIA              |
|   84 | MAHARASHTRA      | JALGAON             |
|   85 | MAHARASHTRA      | JUHU                |
|   86 | MAHARASHTRA      | KOLHAPUR            |
|   87 | MAHARASHTRA      | MUMBAI,CSMI AIRPORT |
|   88 | MAHARASHTRA      | NAGPUR              |
|   89 | MAHARASHTRA      | NANDED              |
|   90 | MAHARASHTRA      | NASIK (HAL OZAR)    |
|   91 | MAHARASHTRA      | PUNE                |
|   92 | MAHARASHTRA      | SHIRDI              |
|   93 | MAHARASHTRA      | SINDHUDURG          |
|   94 | MAHARASHTRA      | SOLAPUR             |
|   95 | MANIPUR          | IMPHAL              |
|   96 | MANIPUR          | JIRIBAM (H)         |
|   97 | MANIPUR          | TAMENGLONG (H)      |
|   98 | MEGHALAYA        | BARAPANI (SHILLONG) |
|   99 | MIZORAM          | LENGPUI (AIZWAL)    |
|  100 | NAGALAND         | DIMAPUR             |
|  101 | ODISHA           | BHUBANESWAR         |
|  102 | ODISHA           | JEYPORE             |
|  103 | ODISHA           | JHARSUGUDA          |
|  104 | ODISHA           | ROURKELA            |
|  105 | ODISHA           | UTKELA              |
|  106 | PUDUCHERRY (UT)  | PUDUCHERRY          |
|  107 | PUNJAB           | ADAMPUR (JALANDHAR) |
|  108 | PUNJAB           | AMRITSAR            |
|  109 | PUNJAB           | BHATINDA            |
|  110 | PUNJAB           | LUDHIANA            |
|  111 | PUNJAB           | PATHANKOT           |
|  112 | RAJASTHAN        | BIKANER             |
|  113 | RAJASTHAN        | JAIPUR              |
|  114 | RAJASTHAN        | JAISALMER           |
|  115 | RAJASTHAN        | JODHPUR             |
|  116 | RAJASTHAN        | KISHANGARH          |
|  117 | RAJASTHAN        | KOTA                |
|  118 | RAJASTHAN        | UDAIPUR             |
|  119 | SIKKIM           | PAKYONG             |

|   120 | TAMIL NADU    | CHENNAI              |
|-------|---------------|----------------------|
|   121 | TAMIL NADU    | COIMBATORE           |
|   122 | TAMIL NADU    | MADURAI              |
|   123 | TAMIL NADU    | SALEM                |
|   124 | TAMIL NADU    | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI      |
|   125 | TAMIL NADU    | TUTICORIN            |
|   126 | TELANGANA     | HYDERABAD (BEGUMPET) |
|   127 | TELANGANA     | HYDERABAD (GHIAL)    |
|   128 | TRIPURA       | AGARTALA             |
|   129 | UTTAR PRADESH | AGRA                 |
|   130 | UTTAR PRADESH | ALIGARH              |
|   131 | UTTAR PRADESH | AYODHYA              |
|   132 | UTTAR PRADESH | AZAMGARH             |
|   133 | UTTAR PRADESH | BAREILLY             |
|   134 | UTTAR PRADESH | CHITRAKOOT           |
|   135 | UTTAR PRADESH | GORAKHPUR            |
|   136 | UTTAR PRADESH | HINDAN               |
|   137 | UTTAR PRADESH | KANPUR (CHAKERI)     |
|   138 | UTTAR PRADESH | KANPUR (CIVIL)       |
|   139 | UTTAR PRADESH | KUSHINAGAR           |
|   140 | UTTAR PRADESH | LUCKNOW              |
|   141 | UTTAR PRADESH | MEERUT               |
|   142 | UTTAR PRADESH | MORADABAD            |
|   143 | UTTAR PRADESH | PRAYAGRAJ            |
|   144 | UTTAR PRADESH | SHRAVASTI            |
|   145 | UTTAR PRADESH | VARANASI             |
|   146 | UTTARAKHAND   | ALMORAH (H)          |
|   147 | UTTARAKHAND   | CHAMPAWAT (H)        |
|   148 | UTTARAKHAND   | CHINYALI SAUR (H)    |
|   149 | UTTARAKHAND   | DEHRADUN             |
|   150 | UTTARAKHAND   | GAUCHER (H)          |
|   151 | UTTARAKHAND   | HALDWANI(H)          |
|   152 | UTTARAKHAND   | MUNSYARI (H)         |
|   153 | UTTARAKHAND   | NEW TEHRI(H)         |
|   154 | UTTARAKHAND   | PANTNAGAR            |
|   155 | UTTARAKHAND   | PITHORAGARH          |
|   156 | UTTARAKHAND   | SAHASTRADHARA(H)     |
|   157 | UTTARAKHAND   | SRINAGAR(H)          |
|   158 | WEST BENGAL   | BAGDOGRA             |
|   159 | WEST BENGAL   | BEHALA               |
|   160 | WEST BENGAL   | COOCH BEHAR          |
|   161 | WEST BENGAL   | DURGAPUR             |
|   162 | WEST BENGAL   | KOLKATA (NSCBI)      |

Note: CE= Civil Enclave, H=Heliport, WA= Water Aerodrome