Lok Sabha Question No. 183 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Regional Air Connectivity
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: AJAY TAMTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 8 183 (To be answered on the March 2016)

## REGIONAL AIR CONNECTIVITY

*183.

SHRI AJAY TAMTA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state: -

- 2) whether the Government proposes to chalk out any action to revive the unserved and under-served airports and airstrips as to improve regional connectivity; plan
- c) the expenditure likely to be incurred on the revival of such dysfunctional airportslairstrips;
- b) if so; the details of such unserved and under-served airportslairstrips which do not have commercial schedule flights;
- d) whether the Government proposes to start flight services from Naini-Saini airstrips in Pithoragarh O account Of its strategic importance; and
5. (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which flight operations are likely to commence from Naini-Saini airstrips?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

(a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House:

Statement in reply to (a) to (e) of Starred (*) Question No. 183 for 10.3.2016 regarding Regional Air Connectivity parts

- a In the draft Civil Aviation   Policy, there is a proposal to connect unserved/unconnected   airports the  Regional  Connectivity Scheme. The details of the scheme including the action plan are   being finalized,
- b The list of airportslairstrips under the control of AAI and State Govt which do not have any scheduled commercial flights is enclosed. (Annex 1)
- An indicative cost of Rs 50-100 crore per airport has been envisaged in the airportslairstrips.
- d) The commencement of activity in these unconnected/unserved airportslairstrips depends upon the willingness of the airlines and of the State Government to agree to the conditions of the Scheme.
- e) Does not arise in view of (d) above.

## Annexure 1

## LIST OF NON OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS OF AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA

|        | Name of the State   | Airports                              |
|--------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1      | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1Daparizo 2 Passighat 3.Tezu          |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh      | 4_ Donakonda 6__Warangal 7 .          |
| 3_     | Assam               | Kadappa: 8 Rupsi 9. Shella            |
| 4      | Bihar               | 10 Jogbani_ 11. Raxaul 12 Muzaffarpur |
|        | Chhattisgarh        | 13Bilaspur                            |
| 6_ 7 _ | Gujarat Jharkhand   | 14 Deesa_(Palanpur) 15. Chakulia      |
| 8 .    |                     | 16.Deoghar 17 Khandwa 18 Panna        |
|        | Madhya Pradesh      | 19 Satna                              |
| 9      | Mizoram             | 20 Aizawl (Turial)                    |
| 10_ 11 | Odisha Punjab       | 21 Jharsuguda                         |
| 12     | Rajasthan           | 22. Bhatinda 23 Pathankot 24 Bikaner  |
| 13     | Tamilnadu           | 26. Jaisalmer                         |
| 14_    | Tripura             | 27Vellore 28Kailashar 29 Kamalpur     |
|        | West Bengal         | 32.Asansol 33 Balurghat               |
| 15.    | Uttar Pradesh       | 30. Khowai 31 Lalitpur                |
| 16.    |                     |                                       |
|        |                     | 34_ Cooch Behar                       |

## LIST OF STATE GOVERNMENT AIRPORTS

| 4o.   | AIRPORT         | STATE             | OWNER   | STATUS     |
|-------|-----------------|-------------------|---------|------------|
|       | ALERU           | ANDHRA PRADESH    | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 2     | NAGARJUNA SAGAR | ANDHRA PRADESH    | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 3     | NALGONDA        | ANDHRA PRADESH    | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 4     | ALONG           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | SG      | Opl        |
| 5     | ZERO            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | SG      | Opl        |
| 6     | ARRAH           | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
|       | BEGUSARAI       | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 8     | BHABUA          | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 9     | BHAGALPUR       | BIHAR             | SG      | Opl        |
| 10    | BIRPUR          | BIHAR             | SG      | Opl        |
| 11    | DALTONGANJ      | BIHAR             | SG      | Opl        |
| 12    | BIHAR SHARIFF   | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 13    | BUXUR           | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 14    | DEHRI           | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 15    | JEHANABAD       | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 16    | KATIHAR         | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 17    | KISHANGANJ      | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 18    | MADHUBANI       | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 19    | MOTIHARI        | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 20    | IMUNGER         | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 21    | NARIA           | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 22    | PURNIA          | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 23    | SAHARSA         | BIHAR             | SG      | Non Opl    |
| 24    | Bhowrah         | Bihar             | SG      | Not known  |
| 25    | Giridhi         | Bihar             | SG      | Not known  |
| 26    | Safiabad        | Bihar             | SG      | Not known' |
| 27    | Bettiah         | Bihar             | SG      | Not known  |
|       | Monghyr         | Bihar             | SG      | Not known  |
| 29    | DURG            | CHHATTISGARH      | SG      | Opl        |

|   30 | RAIGARH (SARIYA)   | CHHATTISGARH   | SG   | Opl     |
|------|--------------------|----------------|------|---------|
|   31 | TILDA (KOHAKA)     | CHHATTISGARH   | SG   | Non Opl |
|   32 | AMRELI (Amroli)    | GUJARAT        | SG   | Non Opi |
|   33 | MUNDRA             | GUJARAT:       | PVT  | Opl     |
|   34 | CHHAND BET         | GUJARAT        | SG   | Opl     |
|   35 | DRANGADHARA        | GUJARAT        | SG   | Non Opl |
|   36 | KHAVADA            | GUJARAT        | SG   | Non Opl |
|   37 | LIMBDI             | GUJARAT        | SG   | Non Opl |
|   38 | MEHSANA            | GUJARAT        | SG   | Non Opl |
|   39 | MORVI              | GUJARAT        | SG   | Non Opl |
|   40 | PARSOLI            | GUJARAT        | SG   | Non Opl |
|   41 | RADHANPUR          | GUJARAT:       | SG   | Non Opl |
|   42 | WADHWAN -          | GUJARAT        | SG   | Non Opl |
|   43 | WANKANER           | GUJARAT        | SG   | Non Opl |
|   44 | VADODARA           | GUJARAT        | AAI  | Opl     |
|   45 | BHIWANI            | HARYANA        | SG   | Opl     |
|   46 | HISSAR             | HARYANA        | SG   | Opl     |
|   47 | KARNAL'            | HARYANA        | SG   | Opl     |
|   48 | NARNAUL            | HARYANA        | SG   | Opl     |
|   49 | PINJORE            | HARYANA        | SG   | Opl     |
|   50 | DHANBAD            | JHARKHAND      | SG   | Opl     |
|   51 | HAZARIBAGH         | JHARKHAND      | SG   | Non Opl |
|   52 | CHAIBASA           | JHARKHAND      | SG   | Non Opl |
|   53 | DUMKA              | JHARKHAND      | SG   | Non Opl |
|   54 | HASSAN             | KARNATAKA      | SG   | Non Opi |
|   55 | JAKUR              | KARNATAKA      | SG   | Opl     |
|   56 | YEHLANKA           | KARNATAKA:     | SG   | Opl     |
|   57 | GINIGERA (HOSPET)  | KARNATAKA      | SG   | Non Opl |
|   58 | RAICHUR            | KARNATAKA      | SG   | Non Opl |
|   59 | SIDHI              | MADHYA PRADESH | SG   | Opl     |
|   60 | AMBIKAPUR (DARIMA) | MADHYA PRADESH | SG   | Opl     |

| 61   | TAMLA                         | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
|------|-------------------------------|------------------|------|-----------|
| 62   | BETUL                         | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
|      | CHHINDWARA                    | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
| 64   | GUNA                          | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
| 65   | JAGDALPUR                     | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
| 66   | JASHPURNAGAR                  | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
| 67   | JHABUA (RANPET)               | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
| 68   | KANHA                         | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
| 69   | PACHMARHI                     |                  | SG   | Opl       |
| 70   | REWA                          | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
| 71   | SARANI                        | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
| 72   | SHAHDOL                       | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
| 73   | SITAMANU (Sitamaw, Mandasore) | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
| 74   | UJJAIN                        | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
| 75   | DHANA                         | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Non Opl   |
| 76   | GANDHISAGAR                   | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Non Opl   |
| 77   | LALPUR                        | MADHYA PRADESH   | SC   | Non Opl   |
| 78   | NOWGONG                       | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Non Opl   |
| 79   | RAKHIKOL                      | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Non Opl   |
| 80   | RATLAM                        | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Non Opl   |
| 81   | SAGAR                         | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Not known |
| 82   | SARANGARH                     | MADHYA PRADESK   | SG   | Non Opl   |
| 83   | KHARGONE                      | MADHYA PRADESH   | SG   | Non Opl   |
| 84   | AMRAVATI                      | MAHARASHTRA      | SG   | Opl       |
| 85   | BARAMATI                      | MAHARASHTRA      | SG   | Opl       |
| 86   | CHANDRAPUR                    | MAHARASHTRA      | SG   | Opl       |
| 87   | KARAD                         | MAHARASHTRA      | SG   | Opl       |
| 88   | OSMANABAD                     | MAHARASHTRA      | SG   | Opl       |
| 89   | RATNAGIRI                     | MAHARASHTRA      | SG   | Opl       |
| 90   | DHULIA-                       | MAHARASHTRA      | SG   | Non Opl   |
| 91   | JATH                          | MAHARASTHRA      | SG   |           |

| 92      | KAWALPUR               | MAHARASTHRA   | SG Non Opl            |
|---------|------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
| 93      | PHALTAN MAHARASTHRA    | SG            | Non Opl               |
| 94      | TURA MEGHALAYA         | SG            | Opl                   |
| 95      | DWARA MEGHALAYA        | SG            | Non Opl               |
| 96      | LENSPUI                | MIZORAM SG    | Opl                   |
| 97      | BARBIL ORISSA          | SG            |                       |
| 98      | CUTTACK ORISSA         | SG            | Not known             |
| 99      | RAISUAN                | ORISSA SG     | Not known             |
| 100     | HIRAKUND               | ORISSA SG     | Opl                   |
| 101     | JAYPORE ORISSA         | SG            | Opl                   |
| 102     | UTKELA ORISSA          | SG            | Opl                   |
| 103     | BIRASAL ORISSA         | SG            | Non Opl               |
| 104     | GONAPUR ORISSA         | SG            | Non Opl               |
| 105     | GOPALPUR ORISSA        | SG            | Non Opl               |
| 106     | GUDARI                 | ORISSA SG     | Non Opl               |
| 107     | KEONJHAR               | ORISSA SG     | Non Opl               |
| 108     | KHANDPARA              | ORISSA SG     | Non Opl               |
| 109     | KONARAK ORISSA         | SG            | Non Opl               |
| 110     | NAWAPARA               | ORISSA SG     | Non Opl               |
| 111     | PADAMPUR               | ORISSA SG     | Non Opl               |
| 112     | RAIRANGPUR ORISSA      | SG            | Non Opl               |
| 113     | RANGEILUNDA            | ORISSA SG     | Non Opl               |
| 114     | SARLAKE ORISSA         |               | SG Non Opl            |
| 115     | TUSHRA                 | ORISSA        | SG Non Opl            |
| 116     | PATIALA                | PUNJAB        | SG Opl                |
| 117     | FARIDKOT PUNJAB        |               | SG                    |
|         |                        |               | Non Opl               |
| 118     | NABHA                  | PUNJAB        | SG Non Opl            |
| 119 120 | NANAK SAR PUNJAB ALWAR | RAJASTHAN     | SG Non Opl SG Non Opl |
| 121     | BHARATPUR RAJASTHAN    | RAJASTHAN     | SG Non Opl            |
| 122     | BHAWI                  |               | SG Non Opl            |

|     | ABU ROAD             | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Opl     |
|-----|----------------------|---------------|------|---------|
| 123 | BANSWARA (TILWARA)   | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Opl     |
| 124 | HAMIRGARH            | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Opl     |
| 125 |                      | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Opl     |
| 126 | JHUNJHUNU            | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Opl     |
| 127 | NAGAUR               | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Opl     |
| 128 | SIROHI               | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 129 | BUNDI                | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 130 | DHOLPUR              | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 131 | FALNA ROAD (PALI)    | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 132 | GADRA ROAD           | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 133 | ISARDA               | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 134 | JAWAI                | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 135 | JHALAWAR (BRIJNAGAR) | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 136 | [ALGARH              | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 137 | MMALAPURA            | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 138 | MATHANIA             | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 139 | MMERTA ROAD          | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 140 | ISAWAI MADHOPUR      | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 141 | SHAHPUR              | RAJASTHAN     | SG   | Non Opl |
| 142 | SHEO                 | TAMIL NADU    | SG   | Opl     |
| 143 | KAYATTAR             | TAMIL NADU    | SG   | Non Opl |
| 144 | CHETINAD             | UTTAR PRADESH | SG   | Opl     |
| 145 | ETAWAH               | UTTAR PRADESH | SC   | Opl     |
| 146 | FAIZABAD             | UTTAR PRADESH | SG   | Opl     |
| 147 |                      | UTTAR PRADESH | SG   | Opl     |
| 148 | AKBARPUR             | UTTAR PRADESH | SG   | Opl     |
| 149 | ALIGARH              | UTTAR PRADESH | SG   | Opl     |
| 150 | JHINGURA             | UTTAR PRADESH | SG   | Opl     |
| 151 | KASIA                | UTTAR PRADESH | SG   | Opl     |
| 152 | MEERUT               |               | SG   | Opl     |
| 153 | PIRTHIGANJ           | UTTAR PRADESH |      |         |

|   154 | SHRAVASTI         | UTTAR PRADESH   | SG   | Opl       |
|-------|-------------------|-----------------|------|-----------|
|   155 | SULTANPUR (AMHAI) | UTTAR PRADESH   | SC   | Opl       |
|   156 | Sah-Baj-Quli      | Utier Pradesh   | SG   | Not known |
|   157 | GAUCHER           | UTTARAKHAND     | SG   | Opl       |
|   158 | HARDWAR           | UTTARAKHAND     | SG   | Opl       |
|   159 | NAINI SAINI       | UTTARAKHAND     | SG   | Opl       |
|   160 | PITHORAGARH       | UTTARAKHAND     | SG   | Opl       |
|   161 | UTTARKASHI        | UTTARAKHAND     | SG   | Opl       |
|   162 | MAHESHGANJ        | WEST BENGAL     | SG   | Not known |
|   163 | BEHRAMPUR         | WEST BENGAL     | SG   | Non Opl   |
|   164 | ONDAL             | WEST BENGAL     | SG   | Opl       |