Lok Sabha Question No. 82 (STARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Functional Airports and Airstrips
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Ravindra Kushawaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 82

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8th February 2024 )

FUNCTIONAL AIRPORTS AND AIRSTRIPS

82.    SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of airports and airstrips functional in the country at present;
- (b) the number of airports and airstrips out of the above functional airports which have been constructed since 2014;
- (c)  whether  any  of  the  airstrips  or  airports  has  been  rendered unfunctional  or  non-operational  since  2014  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister  of  CIVIL  AVIATION            (Shri  Jyotiraditya  M.

Scindia)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  82  FOR  08.02.2024 REGARDING  FUNCTIONAL  AIRPORTS  AND  AIRSTRIPS;  ; (a) & (b): At present, there are 149 operational aerodromes in the country. The list of aerodromes constructed/ made operational  since  2014  is  at  Annexure.    (c)  &  (d):  Since 2014, Rajkot airport in Gujarat has been  closed on

08.09.2023  as  the  new  Greenfield  Rajkot  International Airport, Hirasar has been operationalized on 10.09.2023.

## List of Airports made operational since 2014

| SL. NO.             | STATE / UT NAME            | OF AIRPORT AIRPORT OWNER   |
|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1 ANDHRA PRADESH    | KADAPA                     | AAI                        |
| 2 ANDHRA PRADESH    | KURNOOL                    | STATE                      |
| 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH | DONYI POLO (ITANAGAR)      | AAI                        |
| 4 ARUNACHAL PRADESH | PASSIGHAT (CE)             | INDIAN AIR FORCE           |
| 5 ARUNACHAL PRADESH | TEZU                       | AAI                        |
| 6 ARUNACHAL PRADESH | ZIRO                       | STATE                      |
| 7 ASSAM             | LILABARI (NORTH LAKHIMPUR) | AAI                        |
| 8 ASSAM             | RUPSI                      | AAI                        |
| 9 ASSAM             | TEZPUR                     | INDIAN AIR FORCE           |
| 10 BIHAR            | DARBHANGA                  | INDIAN AIR FORCE           |
| 11 CHHATTISGARH     | BILASPUR                   | STATE                      |
| 12 CHHATTISGARH     | JAGDALPUR                  | STATE                      |
| 13 DELHI (UT)       | SAFDARJUNG                 | AAI                        |
| 14 GOA              | NEW GOA (MOPA)             | STATE                      |
| GUJARAT             | KANDLA                     | 15 AAI                     |
| 16 GUJARAT          | KESHOD (JUNAGARH)          | AAI                        |
| 17 GUJARAT          | MUNDRA                     | PRIVATE                    |
| 18 GUJARAT          | SABARMATI RIVER FRONT      | (WA) STATE                 |
| 19 GUJARAT          | STATUE OF UNITY (WA)       | STATE                      |
| 20 HARYANA          | HISAR                      | STATE                      |
| 21 HIMACHAL PRADESH | MANDI(H)                   | STATE                      |
| 22 HIMACHAL PRADESH | RAMPUR(H)                  | STATE                      |
| 23 HIMACHAL PRADESH | SHIMLA                     | AAI                        |
| 24 JHARKHAND        | DEOGHAR                    | AAI                        |
| 25 JHARKHAND        | JAMSHEDPUR                 | PRIVATE                    |
| 26 KARNATAKA        | BENGALURU (HAL)            | HAL                        |

## ANNEXURE

| 27              | KARNATAKA           | BIDAR            |   INDIAN AIR FORCE |
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------------|
| KARNATAKA       | JINDAL VIJAYANAGAR  | PRIVATE          |                 28 |
| KARNATAKA       | KALABURAGI          | AAI              |                 29 |
| KARNATAKA       | SHIVAMOGGA          | STATE            |                 30 |
| KERALA          | KANNUR (KIAL)       | JV               |                 31 |
| MAHARASHTRA     | AKOLA               | AAI              |                 32 |
| MAHARASHTRA     | GONDIA              | AAI              |                 33 |
| MAHARASHTRA     | JALGAON             | AAI              |                 34 |
| MAHARASHTRA     | JUHU                | AAI              |                 35 |
| MAHARASHTRA     | KOLHAPUR            | AAI              |                 36 |
| MAHARASHTRA     | NANDED              | PRIVATE          |                 37 |
| MAHARASHTRA     | NASIK (HAL OZAR)    | HAL              |                 38 |
| MAHARASHTRA     | SHIRDI              | STATE            |                 39 |
| MAHARASHTRA     | SOLAPUR             | AAI              |                 40 |
| MAHARASHTRA     | SINDHUDURG          | PRIVATE          |                 41 |
| ODISHA          | JEYPORE             | STATE            |                 42 |
| ODISHA          | JHARSUGUDA          | AAI              |                 43 |
| ODISHA          | ROURKELA            | SAIL             |                 44 |
| ODISHA          | UTKELA              | STATE            |                 45 |
| PUDUCHERRY (UT) | PUDUCHERRY          | AAI              |                 46 |
| PUNJAB          | ADAMPUR (JALANDHAR) | INDIAN AIR FORCE |                 47 |
| PUNJAB          | BHATINDA            | INDIAN AIR FORCE |                 48 |
| PUNJAB          | PATHANKOT           | INDIAN AIR FORCE |                 49 |
| RAJASTHAN       | BIKANER             | INDIAN AIR FORCE |                 50 |
| RAJASTHAN       | JAISALMER           | INDIAN AIR FORCE |                 51 |
| RAJASTHAN       | KISHANGARH          | AAI              |                 52 |
| RAJASTHAN       | KOTA                | AAI              |                 53 |
| SIKKIM          | PAKYONG             | AAI              |                 54 |
| TAMIL NADU      | SALEM               | AAI              |                 55 |

| 56             | TELANGANA          | HYDERABAD (BEGUMPET)   | AAI     |
|----------------|--------------------|------------------------|---------|
| UTTAR PRADESH  | AYODHYA (FAIZABAD) | AAI                    | 57      |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | BAREILLY           | INDIAN AIR FORCE       | 58      |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | HINDON             | INDIAN AIR FORCE       | 59      |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | KANPUR (CIVIL)     | AAI                    | 60      |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | KUSHINAGAR         | AAI                    | 61      |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | MEERUT             | AAI                    | 62      |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | MORADABAD          | AAI                    | 63      |
| UTTARAKHAND    | ALMORAH (H)        | STATE                  | 64      |
| UTTARAKHAND    | CHINYALI SAUR (H)  | STATE                  | 65      |
| UTTARAKHAND    | GAUCHER (H)        | STATE                  | 66      |
| UTTARAKHAND    | HALDWANI(H)        | STATE                  | 67      |
| UTTARAKHAND    | NEW TEHRI(H)       | STATE                  | 68      |
| UTTARAKHAND    | PANTNAGAR          | AAI                    | 69      |
| UTTARAKHAND    | PITHORAGARH        | STATE                  | 70      |
| UTTARAKHAND    | SAHASTRADHARA(H)   | STATE                  | 71      |
| UTTARAKHAND    | SRINAGAR(H)        | STATE                  | 72      |
| WEST BENGAL    | BEHALA             | AAI                    | 73      |
| WEST BENGAL    | COOCH BEHAR        | AAI                    | 74      |
| 75 WEST BENGAL | DURGAPUR           |                        | PRIVATE |

*(CE) - Civil Enclave (H) - Heliport (WA) - Water Aerodrome