Lok Sabha Question No. 147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Non-Operational Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 147

(TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29th January 2026)

## NON-OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS

## 147.    SHRI JAGADISH CHANDRA BARMA BASUNIA      Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details and the number of non-operational airports under the Airports Authority of India, State-wise;
- (b) the reasons for non-operation of such airports; and
- (c) the date of their inauguration, cost of construction, expenditure incurred on maintenance and the period since when each such airport has remained nonoperational?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

- (a): The State-wise list of non-operational airports under the Airports Authority of India is at Annexure-I.;;
- (b) These airports are presently non-operational due to factors such as lack of passenger demand, inadequate supporting infrastructure, land-related constraints, and commercial unviability. Further, following the repeal of the Air Corporation Act  in  1994,  airlines  independently  decide  route  networks  based  on  their assessment of operational feasibility and commercial viability. ;
- (c) The capital expenditure incurred on these airports up to 31.03.2025 is at Annexure-II.  The  expenditure  incurred  towards  maintenance  of  these  airports during FY 2024-25 is placed at Annexure-III.

## ANNEXURE -I

## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 147 for 29.01.2026

## List of airports owned by Airports Authority of India that are presently non-operational

|   SL. NO. | STATE / UT        | AIRPORT         |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | DONAKONDA       |
|         2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | DAPARIZO        |
|         3 | BIHAR             | JOGBANI         |
|         4 | BIHAR             | MUZAFFARPUR     |
|         5 | BIHAR             | RAXAUL          |
|         6 | GUJARAT           | DEESA           |
|         7 | JHARKHAND         | CHAKULIA        |
|         8 | JHARKHAND         | DHALBHUMGARH    |
|         9 | MADHYA PRADESH    | KHANDWA         |
|        10 | MADHYA PRADESH    | PANNA           |
|        11 | MEGHALAYA         | SHELLA          |
|        12 | MIZORAM           | AIZAWL (TURIAL) |
|        13 | TAMIL NADU        | THANJAVUR (CE)  |
|        14 | TAMIL NADU        | VELLORE         |
|        15 | TELANGANA         | NADIRGUL        |
|        16 | TELANGANA         | WARANGAL        |
|        17 | TRIPURA           | KAILASHAHAR     |
|        18 | TRIPURA           | KAMALPUR        |
|        19 | TRIPURA           | KHOWAI          |
|        20 | WEST BENGAL       | ASANSOL         |
|        21 | WEST BENGAL       | BALURGHAT       |
|        22 | WEST BENGAL       | MALDA           |

## Annexure referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 147 for 29.01.2026

## Statement of capital expenditure incurred on Non-operational airports till 31.03.2025

(Rs. In crore)

|   SL. NO. | STATE / UT        | AIRPORT         | Capital Expenditure upto 31.03.2025   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------|
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | DONAKONDA       | -                                     |
|         2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | DAPARIZO        | -                                     |
|         3 | BIHAR             | JOGBANI         | -                                     |
|         4 | BIHAR             | MUZAFFARPUR     | -                                     |
|         5 | BIHAR             | RAXAUL          | -                                     |
|         6 | GUJARAT           | DEESA           | 0.92                                  |
|         7 | JHARKHAND         | CHAKULIA        | -                                     |
|         8 | JHARKHAND         | DHALBHUMGARH    | 0.07                                  |
|         9 | MADHYA PRADESH    | KHANDWA         | -                                     |
|        10 | MADHYA PRADESH    | PANNA           | -                                     |
|        11 | MEGHALAYA         | SHELLA          | -                                     |
|        12 | MIZORAM           | AIZAWL (TURIAL) | 0.01                                  |
|        13 | TAMILNADU         | THANJAVUR (CE)  | 1.75                                  |
|        14 | TAMILNADU         | VELLORE         | 30.25                                 |
|        15 | TELANGANA         | NADIRGUL        | -                                     |
|        16 | TELANGANA         | WARANGAL        | 6.40                                  |
|        17 | TRIPURA           | KAILASHAHAR     | 1.29                                  |
|        18 | TRIPURA           | KAMALPUR        | 2.71                                  |
|        19 | TRIPURA           | KHOWAI          | -                                     |
|        20 | WEST BENGAL       | ASANSOL         | 0.96                                  |

|   21 | WEST BENGAL   | BALURGHAT   |   1.52 |
|------|---------------|-------------|--------|
|   22 | WEST BENGAL   | MALDA       |   4.16 |

## Annexure referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 147 for 29.01.2026

Statement showing airport-wise expenditure incurred on the maintenance for the FY 2024-25 in respect of non-operational airports

(Rs. in Crore)

|       |                   |                | FY-2024-25   |
|-------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|
| SL No | STATE/UT          | AIRPORTS       | EXPENDITURE  |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH    | DONAKONDA      | 0.34         |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | DAPARZIO       | 0.00         |
| 3     | BIHAR             | JOGBANI        | 0.28         |
| 4     | BIHAR             | MUZAFFARPUR    | 0.18         |
| 5     | BIHAR             | RAXUAL         | 0.25         |
| 6     | GUJARAT           | DEESA          | 0.39         |
| 7     | JHARKHAND         | CHAKULIA       | 0.00         |
| 8     | JHARKHAND         | DHALBHUMGARH   | -0.02*       |
| 9     | MADHYA PRADESH    | KHANDWA        | 0.00         |
| 10    | MADHYA PRADESH    | PANNA          | 0.00         |
| 11    | MEGHALAYA         | SHELLA         | 0.00         |
| 12    | MIZORAM           | AIZWAL(TURIAL) | 0.00         |
| 13    | TAMIL NADU        | THANJAVUR(CE)  | 0.21         |
| 14    | TAMIL NADU        | VELLORE        | 3.24         |
| 15    | TELANGANA         | NADIRGUL       | 0.00         |
| 16    | TELANGANA         | WARANGAL       | 0.69         |
| 17    | TRIPURA           | KAILASHAHAR    | 0.76         |
| 18    | TRIPURA           | KAMALPUR       | 0.00         |
| 19    | TRIPURA           | KHOWAI         | 0.40         |
| 20    | WEST BENGAL       | ASANSOL        | 0.00         |

## Note:

Total  number  of  AAI  owned  non-operational  airports  are  22 airports, however 2 airports namely Balurghat and Malda are under the operational control of State, therefore, these have not been included in the above statement.

- *The expenditure figure shown in (-) is mainly due to
- (i) Prior period adjustments
- (ii) Reversal of provision for bad debt
- (iii) Reversal of consultancy charges, etc.