Lok Sabha Question No. 789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Greenfield and Brownfield Airport in Tiruvallur
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Sasikanth Senthil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 789

(To be answered on the 4 th December 2025)

## GREENFIELD AND BROWNFIELD AIRPORT IN TIRUVALLUR

## 789. SHRI SASIKANTH SENTHIL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  approved  any  Greenfield  or  Brown  field airport or airstrip proposals for Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency including the regions  of  Avadi,  Gummidipoondi  and  Ponneri  and  if  so,  the  details  and  the present status of each proposal;
- (b) the number of UDAN routes that have been sanctioned, awarded and made operational within a 50 km radius of Tiruvallur along with the corresponding passenger traffic data for these routes;
- (c) whether the Government has planned any drone logistics corridors for the industrial  clusters  located  in  Gummidipoondi  and  Avadi  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the permissions or clearances granted in this regard; and (d) the timeline proposed by the Government for establishing heliports, vertiports or drone hubs in this region and the mechanism available for citizens to publicly track the progress of these projects?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

- (a) No such proposal is under consideration of this Ministry.
- (b) Airstrip  Tiruvallur  in  Tamil  Nadu  is  not  available  in  the  tentative  list  of unserved  airports  in  the  UDAN  document.  However,  the  RCS  Routes awarded in the State of Tamil Nadu is provided in Annexure.
- (c) No such proposal is under consideration of this Ministry.
- (d) No such proposal is under consideration of this Ministry.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 789 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2025

## RCS Routes Details of Tamil Nadu

| Awarded routes              | 68          |
|-----------------------------|-------------|
| Operationalized routes      | 26 (38.23%) |
| Cancelled routes            | 30 (44.12%) |
| Balance routes yet commence | 12 (17.65%) |

## Routes awarded under RCS - UDAN

|   S. N. |   Round | Departure   | Arrival   | Operator   | Started on   | Remarks                             |
|---------|---------|-------------|-----------|------------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
|       1 |       1 | Chennai     | Mysore    | Trujet     | 20-09-2017   | Operational commercially by Indigo. |
|       2 |       1 | Mysore      | Chennai   | Trujet     | 20-09-2017   | Operational commercially by Indigo. |
|       3 |       1 | Chennai     | Kadapa    | Trujet     | 16-11-2017   | Operational commercially by Indigo. |
|       4 |       1 | Kadapa      | Chennai   | Trujet     | 16-11-2017   | Operational commercially by Indigo. |
|       5 |       1 | Chennai     | Salem     | Trujet     | 25-03-2018   | Operational commercially by Indigo. |
|       6 |       1 | Salem       | Chennai   | Trujet     | 25-03-2018   | Operational commercially by Indigo. |
|       7 |       2 | Chennai     | Kannur    | Indigo     | 25-01-2019   | Operational as non-RCS              |
|       8 |       2 | Kannur      | Chennai   | Indigo     | 25-01-2019   | Operational as non-RCS              |
|       9 |       2 | Chennai     | Hubli     | Spicejet   | 14-05-2018   | Non-operational.                    |
|      10 |       2 | Hubli       | Chennai   | Spicejet   | 14-05-2018   | Non-operational.                    |
|      11 |       2 | Chennai     | Hubli     | Indigo     | 01-07-2018   | Non-operational.                    |
|      12 |       2 | Hubli       | Chennai   | Indigo     | 01-07-2018   | Non-operational.                    |
|      13 |       3 | Chennai     | Durgapur  | Spicejet   | 27-10-2019   | Operational commercially by Indigo. |
|      14 |       3 | Durgapur    | Chennai   | Spicejet   | 27-10-2019   | Operational commercially by Indigo. |
|      15 |       4 | Chennai     | Kurnool   | Indigo     | 28-03-2021   | Non-operational                     |
|      16 |       4 | Kurnool     | Chennai   | Indigo     | 28-03-2021   | Non-operational                     |

|   17. |   5.0 | Salem       | Bangalore   | Alliance Air   | 16-10-2023   | Operational   |
|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|    18 |     5 | Bangalore   | Salem       | Alliance Air   | 16-10-2023   | Operational   |
|    19 |     5 | Salem       | Cochin      | Alliance Air   | 16-10-2023   | Operational   |
|    20 |     5 | Cochin      | Salem       | Alliance Air   | 16-10-2023   | Operational   |
|    21 |     5 | Salem       | Bangalore   | Indigo         | 30-10-2023   | Operational   |
|    22 |     5 | Bangalore   | Salem       | Indigo         | 30-10-2023   | Operational   |
|    23 |     5 | Salem       | Hyderabad   | Indigo         | 30-10-2023   | Operational   |
|    24 |     5 | Hyderabad   | Salem       | Indigo         | 30-10-2023   | Operational   |
|    25 |     5 | Chennai     | Shivamogga  | Spicejet       | 10-10-2024   | Operational   |
|    26 |     5 | Shivamogg a | Chennai     | Spicejet       | 10-10-2024   | Operational   |
|    27 |     1 | Chennai     | Kadapa      | Air Odisha     |              | Cancelled     |
|    28 |     1 | Kadapa      | Chennai     | Air Odisha     |              | Cancelled     |
|    29 |     1 | Chennai     | Mysore      | Air Odisha     |              | Cancelled     |
|    30 |     1 | Mysore      | Chennai     | Air Odisha     |              | Cancelled     |
|    31 |     1 | Chennai     | Neyveli     | Air Odisha     |              | Cancelled     |
|    32 |     1 | Neyveli     | Chennai     | Air Odisha     |              | Cancelled     |
|    33 |     1 | Chennai     | Pondicherry | Air Odisha     |              | Cancelled     |
|    34 |     1 | Salem       | Bangalore   | Air Odisha     |              | Cancelled     |
|    35 |     1 | Bangalore   | Salem       | Air Odisha     |              | Cancelled     |
|    36 |     1 | Salem       | Pondicherry | Air Odisha     |              | Cancelled     |
|    37 |     1 | Puducherry  | Salem       | Air Odisha     |              | Cancelled     |
|    38 |     2 | Chennai     | Kannur      | Spicejet       |              | Cancelled     |
|    39 |     2 | Kannur      | Chennai     | Spicejet       |              | Cancelled     |
|    40 |     2 | Chennai     | Vellore     | Turbo Aviation |              | Cancelled     |
|    41 |     2 | Vellore     | Chennai     | Turbo Aviation |              | Cancelled     |
|    42 |     2 | Vellore     | Bangalore   | Turbo Aviation |              | Cancelled     |
|    43 |     2 | Bangalore   | Vellore     | Turbo Aviation |              | Cancelled     |
|    44 |     2 | Chennai     | Tanjore     | Spicejet       |              | Cancelled     |
|    45 |     2 | Tanjore     | Chennai     | Spicejet       |              | Cancelled     |
|    46 |     3 | Tanjore     | Bangalore   | Spicejet       |              | Cancelled     |

|   47. |   3 | Bangalore   | Tanjore   | Spicejet              | Cancelled                  |
|-------|-----|-------------|-----------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|    48 | 3.1 | Chennai     | Ramnad    | Turbo Aviation        | Cancelled                  |
|    49 | 3.1 | Ramnad      | Chennai   | Turbo Aviation        | Cancelled                  |
|    50 | 4.1 | Neyveli     | Chennai   | Spicejet              | Cancelled                  |
|    51 | 4.1 | Chennai     | Neyveli   | Spicejet              | Cancelled                  |
|    52 | 4.1 | Vellore     | Bangalore | Spicejet              | Cancelled                  |
|    53 | 4.1 | Bangalore   | Vellore   | Spicejet              | Cancelled                  |
|    54 | 4.1 | Chennai     | Vellore   | Spicejet              | Cancelled                  |
|    55 | 4.1 | Vellore     | Chennai   | Spicejet              | Cancelled                  |
|    56 | 5   | Agatti      | Chennai   | Spicejet              | Cancelled                  |
|    57 | 4.2 | Vellore     | Bangalore | Aviation Connectivity | Vellore airport not ready  |
|    58 | 4.2 | Bangalore   | Vellore   | Aviation Connectivity | Vellore airport not ready  |
|    59 | 4.2 | Neyveli     | Chennai   | Aviation Connectivity | Neyvelli airport not ready |
|    60 | 4.2 | Chennai     | Neyveli   | Aviation Connectivity | Neyvelli airport not ready |
|    61 | 4.2 | Chennai     | Vellore   | Aviation Connectivity | Vellore airport not ready  |
|    62 | 4.2 | Vellore     | Chennai   | Aviation Connectivity | Vellore airport not ready  |
|    63 | 4.2 | Bangalore   | Tanjore   | Aviation Connectivity | Tanjore airport not ready  |
|    64 | 4.2 | Tanjore     | Bangalore | Aviation Connectivity | Tanjore airport not ready  |
|    65 | 4.2 | Chennai     | Tanjore   | Aviation Connectivity | Tanjore airport not ready  |
|    66 | 4.2 | Tanjore     | Chennai   | Aviation Connectivity | Tanjore airport not ready  |
|    67 | 4.2 | Chennai     | Ramnad    | Aviation Connectivity | Ramnad airport not ready   |
|    68 | 4.2 | Ramnad      | Chennai   | Aviation Connectivity | Ramnad airport not ready   |

## Letter of Intent Issued in the State of Tamil Nadu

| S. N.   | Round   | Departure   | Arrival   | SAO   | Aircraft seating capacity   | Frequency   | Date LOI   | of   |
|---------|---------|-------------|-----------|-------|-----------------------------|-------------|------------|------|

|   1. |   5.2 | Salem                               | Mysore                              | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|------|-------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------|------|---------------------|--------------|
|    2 |   5.2 | Mysore                              | Salem                               | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|    3 |   5.2 | Salem                               | Vellore                             | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|    4 |   5.2 | Vellore                             | Salem                               | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|    5 |   5.2 | Madurai                             | Salem                               | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|    6 |   5.2 | Salem                               | Madurai                             | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|    7 |   5.2 | Vellore                             | Cochin International Airport (CIAL) | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|    8 |   5.2 | Cochin International Airport (CIAL) | Vellore                             | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|    9 |   5.2 | Salem                               | Tirupati                            | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   10 |   5.2 | Tirupati                            | Salem                               | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   11 |   5.2 | Tiruchirapalli                      | Salem                               | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   12 |   5.2 | Salem                               | Tiruchirapalli                      | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   13 |   5.2 | Salem                               | Pondicherry                         | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   14 |   5.2 | Pondicherry                         | Salem                               | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   15 |   5.2 | Salem                               | Coimbatore                          | Air Safa   |   19 | 56 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   16 |   5.2 | Coimbatore                          | Salem                               | Air Safa   |   19 | 56 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   17 |   5.2 | Salem                               | Tuticorin                           | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   18 |   5.2 | Tuticorin                           | Salem                               | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   19 |   5.2 | Vellore                             | Pondicherry                         | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   20 |   5.2 | Pondicherry                         | Vellore                             | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|   21 |   5.2 | Vellore                             | Coimbatore                          | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |

|   22. |   5.2 | Coimbatore     | Vellore        | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|-------|-------|----------------|----------------|------------|------|---------------------|--------------|
|    23 |   5.2 | Vellore        | Madurai        | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|    24 |   5.2 | Madurai        | Vellore        | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|    25 |   5.2 | Vellore        | Tiruchirapalli | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |
|    26 |   5.2 | Tiruchirapalli | Vellore        | Air Safa   |   19 | 54 seats per week   | 11.03.2024   |

SOURCE: AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA