Lok Sabha Question No. 418 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Airports under UDAN Scheme in Gujarat
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Devusinh Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 418

(TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21st August 2025)

## AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN SCHEME IN GUJARAT

418.    SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) the number of airports operationalized under the UDAN scheme in Gujarat till date; and (b) the details of new routes that have been added in the State under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu)

(a) & (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  &  (B)  IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 418 FOR REPLY ON  21.08.2025  REGARDING  AIRPORTS  UNDER  UDAN  SCHEME  IN GUJARAT ASKED BY SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN.  (a) & (b): Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN), 08 Airports/Water Aerodromes namely Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Mundra, Kandla, Keshod, Sabarmati River Front (Water Aerodrome) and Statue of Unity (Water Aerodrome) and 69 RCS Routes connecting these aerodromes have been operationalised  so  far  in  the  State  of  Gujarat.  The  details  of  these  routes  are attached at Annexure.

RCS-UDAN in an ongoing market-based Scheme wherein bidding rounds are conducted  periodically  to  expand  connectivity  to  unserved  and  underserved airstrips. Airlines submit proposals based on demand assessment on a particular route during the bidding round. Valid bids are awarded for the operationalisation of routes under the Scheme post-readiness of airports.

## Annexure

## Status of Operationalised routes in the  State of Gujarat under RCS - UDAN

|   S. N. |   Round | FW/H/W     | Departure   | Arrival   | Operator     | Started on   |
|---------|---------|------------|-------------|-----------|--------------|--------------|
|       1 |       1 | Fixed-wing | Kandla      | Mumbai    | Spicejet     | 10-07-2017   |
|       2 |       1 | Fixed-wing | Mumbai      | Kandla    | Spicejet     | 10-07-2017   |
|       3 |       1 | Fixed-wing | Mumbai      | Porbandar | Spicejet     | 10-07-2017   |
|       4 |       1 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Jamnagar  | Deccan       | 17-02-2018   |
|       5 |       1 | Fixed-wing | Jamnagar    | Ahmedabad | Deccan       | 17-02-2018   |
|       6 |       1 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Mundra    | Deccan       | 17-02-2018   |
|       7 |       1 | Fixed-wing | Mundra      | Ahmedabad | Deccan       | 17-02-2018   |
|       8 |       1 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Diu       | Deccan       | 24-02-2018   |
|       9 |       1 | Fixed-wing | Diu         | Ahmedabad | Deccan       | 24-02-2018   |
|      10 |       1 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Bhavnagar | Deccan       | 01-05-2018   |
|      11 |       1 | Fixed-wing | Bhavnagar   | Ahmedabad | Deccan       | 01-05-2018   |
|      12 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Jaisalmer | Spicejet     | 31-10-2018   |
|      13 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Jaisalmer   | Ahmedabad | Spicejet     | 31-10-2018   |
|      14 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Surat       | Jaisalmer | Spicejet     | 30-11-2018   |
|      15 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Jaisalmer   | Surat     | Spicejet     | 30-11-2018   |
|      16 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Jaisalmer | Trujet       | 19-12-2018   |
|      17 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Jaisalmer   | Ahmedabad | Trujet       | 19-12-2018   |
|      18 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Porbandar | Trujet       | 19-12-2018   |
|      19 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Porbandar   | Ahmedabad | Trujet       | 19-12-2018   |
|      20 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Nasik     | Alliance Air | 01-02-2019   |
|      21 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Nasik       | Ahmedabad | Alliance Air | 01-02-2019   |
|      22 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Nasik     | Trujet       | 13-02-2019   |
|      23 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Nasik       | Ahmedabad | Trujet       | 13-02-2019   |
|      24 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Jalgaon   | Trujet       | 01-09-2019   |

|   S. N. |   Round | FW/H/W     | Departure             | Arrival               | Operator     | Started on   |
|---------|---------|------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|
|      25 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Jalgaon               | Ahmedabad             | Trujet       | 01-09-2019   |
|      26 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad             | Hubli                 | Indigo       | 01-07-2018   |
|      27 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Hubli                 | Ahmedabad             | Indigo       | 01-07-2018   |
|      28 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad             | Kandla                | Trujet       | 15.05.2019   |
|      29 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Kandla                | Ahmedabad             | Trujet       | 15.05.2019   |
|      30 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad             | Kandla                | Alliance Air | 18.11.2019   |
|      31 |       2 | Fixed-wing | Kandla                | Ahmedabad             | Alliance Air | 18.11.2019   |
|      32 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad             | Udaipur               | Spicejet     | 25-03-2019   |
|      33 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Udaipur               | Ahmedabad             | Spicejet     | 25-03-2019   |
|      34 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad             | Kishangarh            | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019   |
|      35 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Kishangarh            | Ahmedabad             | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019   |
|      36 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad             | Belgaum               | Ghodawat     | 15-05-2019   |
|      37 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Belgaum               | Ahmedabad             | Ghodawat     | 15-05-2019   |
|      38 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad             | Kishangarh            | Ghodawat     | 01-06-2020   |
|      39 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Kishangarh            | Ahmedabad             | Ghodawat     | 01-06-2020   |
|      40 |       3 | Sea Plane  | Sabarmati River Front | Statue of unity       | Spicejet     | 31-10-2020   |
|      41 |       3 | Sea Plane  | Statue of Unity       | Sabarmati River front | Spicejet     | 31-10-2020   |
|      42 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Surat                 | Belgaum               | Ghodawat     | 21-12-2020   |
|      43 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Belgaum               | Surat                 | Ghodawat     | 21-12-2020   |
|      44 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Surat                 | Kishangarh            | Ghodawat     | 21-12-2020   |
|      45 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Kishangarh            | Surat                 | Ghodawat     | 21-12-2020   |
|      46 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Jamnagar              | Bangalore             | Ghodawat     | 26-08-2021   |
|      47 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Bangalore             | Jamnagar              | Ghodawat     | 26-08-2021   |
|      48 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Jamnagar              | Hyderabad             | Ghodawat     | 26-08-2021   |
|      49 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Hyderabad             | Jamnagar              | Ghodawat     | 26-08-2021   |
|      50 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Keshod                | Mumbai                | Alliance Air | 16-04-2022   |
|      51 |       3 | Fixed-wing | Mumbai                | Keshod                | Alliance Air | 16-04-2022   |

|   S. N. |   Round | FW/H/W     | Departure   | Arrival   | Operator              | Started on   |
|---------|---------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------------------|--------------|
|      52 |     3   | Fixed-wing | Bhavnagar   | Pune      | Spicejet              | 05-05-2022   |
|      53 |     3   | Fixed-wing | Pune        | Bhavnagar | Spicejet              | 05-05-2022   |
|      54 |     4.2 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Mundra    | Aviation Connectivity | 28-08-2023   |
|      55 |     4.2 | Fixed-wing | Mundra      | Ahmedabad | Aviation Connectivity | 28-08-2023   |
|      56 |     4.3 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Udaipur   | Alliance Air          | 09-12-2022   |
|      57 |     4.3 | Fixed-wing | Udaipur     | Ahmedabad | Alliance Air          | 09-12-2022   |
|      58 |     5   | Fixed-wing | Surat       | Diu       | Indigo                | 29-10-2023   |
|      59 |     5   | Fixed-wing | Diu         | Surat     | Indigo                | 29-10-2023   |
|      60 |     5   | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Diu       | Indigo                | 29-10-2023   |
|      61 |     5   | Fixed-wing | Diu         | Ahmedabad | Indigo                | 29-10-2023   |
|      62 |     5   | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Nanded    | Ghodawat              | 31-03-2024   |
|      63 |     5   | Fixed-wing | Nanded      | Ahmedabad | Ghodawat              | 31-03-2024   |
|      64 |     5.3 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Keshod    | Alliance Air          | 29-10-2024   |
|      65 |     5.3 | Fixed-wing | Keshod      | Ahmedabad | Alliance Air          | 29-10-2024   |
|      66 |     5.3 | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Jalgaon   | Alliance Air          | 29-10-2024   |
|      67 |     5.3 | Fixed-wing | Jalgaon     | Ahmedabad | Alliance Air          | 29-10-2024   |
|      68 |     5   | Fixed-wing | Ahmedabad   | Diu       | Ghodawat              | 16-05-2025   |
|      69 |     5   | Fixed-wing | Diu         | Ahmedabad | Ghodawat              | 16-05-2025   |

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