Lok Sabha Question No. 69 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Non-Operational Airstrips
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

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*69\_ DR A SAMPATH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of existing airstrips indicating separately the inoperative or rarely operative airstrips in the country,location-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to privatise these airstrips, if $0, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of revenue generated and expenditure incurred on maintaining these inoperative or rarely operative airstrips in the country during last three years and the current year, airstrip-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to connect medium small cities and towns by air under regional air connectivity scheme; and
- (e) if s0, the details thereof; State/UTwise and the steps taken to boost the regional air connectivity in the country?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

## Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO: : 69

## NON-OPERA TIONAL AIRSTRIPS

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- STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 69 FOR 28.04.2016 REGARDING NONOPERATIONAL AIRSTRIPS.
- (a): Out of around 475 airportslairstrips in the countryz 125 are owned and managed by Airports Authority %f India (AAD: The details %f non-operational airstripslairports of AAI are at Annexure-I and the details of operational airportslairstrips of AAI, which do not have scheduled operations, at present, are at Annexure-II:
- (b): The details of expenditure incurred for maintenance of non-operational and rarely operational airstripslairports of AAI and revenue generated during the last three years are at Annexure-III and Annexure-IV respectively.
- (c) to (e): The draft National Civil Aviation Policy, 2015 envisages implementation of Regional connectivity scheme with affordable fare by way of revival of unserved and under-served airstrips by AAI, State Governments or through PPP mode depending upon feasibility, demand from operators etc to meet the demands of increasing traffic and to avoid air congestion: Further; Gol has also decided to develop airports in Tier-II and Tier-III cities and commenced work at 5 locations, namely Hubli and Belgaum in Karnataka; Kishangarh in Rajasthan, Jharsuguda in Odisha and Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh; in order to promote regional and remote area air connectivity:

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## Annexure-l

## LIST OF NON-OPERATIONALIUNUSED AIRPORTS OF AAI (STATE-WISE)

| S.No.   | Name of the State   | Name of the Airports   |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      | Donakonda              |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh   | Daparizo               |
| 3_      |                     | Passighat              |
| 4       |                     | Tezu                   |
| 5_      | Assam               | Rupsi                  |
| 6_      |                     | Shella                 |
| 7       | Bihar               | Jogbani                |
| 8       |                     | Muzaffarpur            |
| 9       |                     | Raxaul                 |
| 10_     | Chhatisgarh         | Bilaspur               |
| 11_     | Gujarat             | Deesa (Palanpur)       |
| 12      | Jharkhand           | Chakulia               |
| 13      |                     | Deoghar                |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh      | Khandwa                |
| 15      |                     | Panna                  |
| 16.     |                     | Satna                  |
| 17 .    | Mizoram             | Aizwal                 |
| 18.     | Odisha              | Jharsuguda             |
| 19.     | Rajasthan           | Kishangarh             |
| 20.     | Telangana           | Nadirgul               |
| 21_     |                     | Warangal               |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu          | Vellore                |
| 23.     | Tripura             | Kailashahar            |
| 24.     |                     | Kamalpur               |
| 25_     |                     | Khowai                 |
| 26.     | Uttar Pradesh       | Lalitpur               |
| 27_     | West Bengal         | Asansol                |
| 28_     |                     | Behala                 |
| 29_     |                     | Balurghat              |
| 30.     |                     | Malda                  |

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## LIST OF AAI OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS WITHOUT SCHEDULED FLIGHT OPERATIONS

| SNo.   | Name of State / UT   | AirportCivil Enclave   |
|--------|----------------------|------------------------|
|        | ANDHRA PRADESH       | CUDDAPAH               |
| 2      | DELHI (UT)           | SAFDARJUNG(DELH        |
| 3      | GUJARAT              | KANDLA                 |
|        |                      | KESHOD (JUNAGARH)      |
| 5      | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | SHIMLA                 |
| 6      | KARNATAKA            | HAL BANGALORE          |
| 7      |                      | MYSORE                 |
| 8      | MAHARASHTRA          | AKOLA                  |
| 9      |                      | GONDIA                 |
| 10     |                      | JALGAON                |
| 11     |                      | JUHU (MUMBAI)          |
| 12     |                      | KOLHAPUR               |
| 13     |                      | SHOLAPUR               |
| 14     | PUNJAB               | BHATINDA (CE)          |
| 15     |                      | LUDHIANA               |
| 16     |                      | PATHANKOT (CE)         |
| 17     | RAJASTHAN            | BIKANER (CE)           |
| 18     |                      | JAISALMER (CE)         |
| 19     |                      | KOTA                   |
| 20     | TELANGANA            | HYDERABAD (BEGUMPET)   |
| 21     | TAMIL NADU           | SALEM                  |
| 22     |                      | THANJAVUR (CE)         |
| 23     | UTTAR PRADESH        | KANPUR (CHAKERI(CE)    |
| 24     |                      | KANPUR (CIVIL)         |
| 25     | WEST BENGAL          | COOCH BEHAR            |

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