In this article, we are going to discuss Indian airports. India’s aviation sector has grown by leaps and bounds, becoming the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market after USA and China. Fifty new airports, or those previously not in service, have been operational. Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar, is one of the newest airports in India.
The aviation sector is all set to soar high in India. There has been rapid development in the aviation sector in India in the past few years, increasing domestic and international flights at various airports.
In 2022, Every state will have many airports, including domestic and International. Uttar Pradesh already had two functional international airports: Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Varanasi) and Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Lucknow). The Prime Minister inaugurated the 3rd international airport, Kushinagar International Airport (Gorakhpur), on 21 October 2021. The passenger air traffic in Uttar Pradesh grew in 2016-17 by 30% to 6.1 million passengers annually.
The Indian aviation industry has flown many miles, set numerous milestones, and overcome many challenges to become one of the world’s most lucrative aviation markets. Indira Gandhi International Airport is the largest International airport, and the Airport of Trichy is the smallest in India.
- Ministry Of Civil Aviation’s Vision & Mission
- *Statewise List of Domestic and Internation Airports in INDIA
- List of Airports in Andhra Pradesh
- List of Airports in Arunachal Pradesh
- List of Airports in Assam
- List of Airports in Bihar
- List of Airports Chhattisgarh
- List of Airports in Goa
- List of Airports in Gujarat
- List of Airports in Haryana
- List of Airports in Himachal Pradesh
- List of Airports in Jharkhand
- List of Airports in Karnataka
- List of airports in Kerala
- List of Airports in Madhya Pradesh
- List of Airports in Maharashtra
- List of airports in Manipur
- List of airports in Meghalaya
- List of airports in Nagaland
- List of airports in Odisha
- List of airports in Punjab
- List of airports in Rajasthan
- List of airports in Sikkim
- List of airports in Tamil Nadu
- List of airports in Telangana
- List of airports in Tripura
- List of airports in Uttar Pradesh
- List of airports in Uttarakhand
- List of airports in West Bengal
- List of airports in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- List of airports in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- List of airports in Delhi
- List of airports in Jammu and Kashmir
- List of airports in Ladakh
- List of airports in Lakshadweep
- List of airports in Puducherry
- Passengers Travelling Growth In Domestic & International Flights
Ministry Of Civil Aviation’s Vision & Mission
The vision of the Ministry of Civil Aviation is to enable people to access secure, safe, affordable, and sustainable air connectivity services. The Ministry is working on establishing a practical regulatory framework, including safety, in harmony with international standards. The mission of the Ministry has been mentioned below.
- Provide World-Class Civil Aviation Infrastructure facilities to the Indians.
- Deploy advanced technologies for the optimal growth of the sector. Connect presently unserved areas of India and the world.
- Develop skilled human resources according to the needs of the industry.
- Ensure maximum satisfaction of passengers / optimize consumer satisfaction.
*Statewise List of Domestic and Internation Airports in INDIA
List of Airports in Andhra Pradesh | ||
Location | Airport Name | Type of Airport |
---|---|---|
Kadapa | Kadapa Airport | Domestic |
Kurnool | Kurnool Airport | Domestic |
Nellore | Nellore Airport | Domestic |
Rajahmundry | Rajahmundry Airport | Domestic |
Tirupati | Tirupati Airport | International |
Vijayawada | Vijayawada Airport | International |
Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam Airport | Customs |
Bhogapuram Airport | Bhogapuram | International |
List of Airports in Arunachal Pradesh | ||
Aalo | Along Airport | Defence |
Daporijo | Daporijo Airport | Defence |
Itanagar | Donyi Polo Airport | Domestic |
Mechuka | Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground | Defence |
Pasighat | Pasighat Airport | Domestic |
Tezu | Tezu Airport | Domestic |
Tuting | Tuting Advanced Landing Ground | Defence |
Walong | Walong Advanced Landing Ground | Defence |
Ziro | Ziro Airport | Domestic |
List of Airports in Assam | ||
Dhubri | Rupsi Airport | Domestic |
Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh Airport | Domestic |
Dinjan | Dinjan Airfield | Defence |
Guwahati | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport | International |
Jorhat | Jorhat Airport | Domestic |
Ledo | Ledo Airfield | Defence |
North Lakhimpur | Lilabari Airport | Domestic |
Silchar | Silchar Airport | Domestic |
Tezpur | Tezpur Airport | Domestic |
List of Airports in Bihar | ||
Begusarai | Begusarai Airport | Domestic |
Bhagalpur Airport | Bhagalpur Airport | Domestic |
Darbhanga | Darbhanga Airport | Domestic |
Gaya | Gaya Airport | International |
Gopalganj | Sabeya Airport | Defence |
Araria | Forbesganj Airport | Domestic |
Munger | Munger Airport | Domestic |
Muzaffarpur | Muzaffarpur Airport | Domestic |
Patna | Jay Prakash Narayan Airport | International |
Purnia | Purnia Airport | Domestic |
Raxaul | Raxaul Airport | Domestic |
List of Airports Chhattisgarh | ||
Ambikapur | Ambikapur Airport | Domestic |
Bhilai | Bhilai Airport | Private |
Bilaspur | Bilaspur Airport | Domestic |
Jagdalpur | Jagdalpur Airport | Domestic |
Jashpur | Jashpur Airport | Domestic |
Korba | Korba Airport | Domestic |
Raigarh | Raigarh Airport | Domestic |
Raipur | Swami Vivekananda Airport | Domestic |
List of Airports in Goa | ||
Dabolim | Dabolim Airport | International |
Mopa | Mopa Airport | International |
List of Airports in Gujarat | ||
Ahmedabad | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport | International |
Amreli | Amreli Airport | Domestic |
Bhavnagar | Bhavnagar Airport | Domestic |
Bhuj | Bhuj Airport | Domestic |
Dholera | Dholera Airport | International |
Jamnagar | Jamnagar Airport | Domestic |
Kandla | Kandla Airport | Domestic |
Keshod | Keshod Airport | Domestic |
Mehsana | Mehsana Airport | Flying School |
Mundra | Mundra Airport | Domestic |
Palanpur | Palanpur Airport | Domestic |
Porbandar | Porbandar Airport | Domestic |
Rajkot | Rajkot Airport | Domestic |
Surat | Surat Airport | Customs |
Vadodara | Vadodara Airport | International |
List of Airports in Haryana | ||
Bhiwani | Bhiwani Airport | Flying School |
Chandigarh Capital Region | Chandigarh Airport | Customs |
Gurugram | Gurugram Airstrip | Domestic |
Hisar | Hisar Airport | Domestic |
Karnal | Karnal Airport | Flying School |
Narnaul | Narnaul Airport | Domestic |
Panchkula | Pinjore Airport | Flying School |
List of Airports in Himachal Pradesh | ||
Dharamshala, Kangra | Kangra Airport | Domestic |
Kullu, Manali | Kullu Airport | Domestic |
Mandi | Mandi Airport | International |
Shimla | Shimla Airport | Domestic |
List of Airports in Jharkhand | ||
Bokaro | Bokaro Airport | Domestic |
Deoghar | Deoghar Airport | Domestic |
Dhanbad | Dhanbad Airport | Domestic |
Dumka | Dumka Airport | Domestic |
Jamshedpur | Sonari Airport | Domestic |
Dhalbhumgarh | Dhalbhumgarh Airport | Proposed |
Chakulia | Chakulia Airport | Proposed |
Ranchi | Birsa Munda Airport | Domestic |
List of Airports in Karnataka | ||
Belgavi | Belgavi Airport | Domestic |
Ballari | Ballari Airport | Domestic |
Jindal Vijaynagar Airport | VDY | Public |
Bengaluru | Kempegowda International Airport | International |
Bidar | Bidar Airport | Domestic |
Bijapur | Bijapur Airport | Domestic |
Chitradurga | Chitradurga Aeronautical Test Range | Defence |
Harihar | Harihar Airport | Private |
Hassan | Hassan Airport | Domestic |
Hubli | Hubli Airport | Domestic |
Kalaburagi | Kalaburagi Airport | Domestic |
Karwar | Karwar Airport | Domestic |
Mangaluru | Mangalore International Airport | International |
Mysuru | Mysore Airport | Domestic |
Raichur | Raichur Airport | Domestic |
Shivamogga | Shivamogga Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Kerala | ||
Kannur | Kannur International Airport | International |
Kasargod | Bekal Airport | Domestic |
Kochi | Cochin International Airport | International |
Kollam | Quilon Aerodrome | Flying School |
Kottayam | Sabarimala International Airport | International |
Kozhikode | Calicut International Airport | International |
Thiruvambady | Thiruvambady Airport | Domestic |
Thiruvananthapuram | Trivandrum International Airport | International |
List of Airports in Madhya Pradesh | ||
Bhopal | Raja Bhoj Airport | Domestic |
Gwalior | Gwalior Airport | Domestic |
Indore | Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport | Customs |
Jabalpur | Jabalpur Airport | Domestic |
Khajuraho | Khajuraho Airport | Domestic |
Khandwa | Khandwa Airport | Domestic |
Rewa | Rewa Airport | Domestic |
Sagar | Dhana Airport | Domestic |
Satna | Satna Airport | Domestic |
Ujjain | Ujjain Airstrip | Domestic |
List of Airports in Maharashtra | ||
Aamby Valley City | Aamby Valley Airport | Private |
Akola | Akola Airport | Domestic |
Amravati | Amravati Airport | Domestic |
Aurangabad | Aurangabad Airport | Customs |
Baramati | Baramati Airport | Flying School |
Chandrapur | Chandrapur Airport | Flying School |
Dhule | Dhule Airport | Flying School |
Gondia | Gondia Airport | Domestic |
Jalgaon | Jalgaon Airport | Domestic |
Kalyan | Kalyan Airstrip | Domestic |
Karad | Karad Airport | Flying School |
Kolhapur | Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport | Domestic |
Latur | Latur Airport | Domestic |
Mumbai | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | International |
Nagpur | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport | International |
Nanded | Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport | Domestic |
Nashik | Gandhinagar Airport | Defence |
Nashik International Airport | ISK | Public |
Navi Mumbai | Navi Mumbai International Airport | International |
Osmanabad | Osmanabad Airport | Flying School |
Pune | Pune Airport | Customs |
Ratnagiri | Ratnagiri Airport | Defence |
Shirdi | Shirdi Airport | Domestic |
Shirpur | Shirpur Airstrip | Private |
Sindhudurg | Sindhudurg Airport | Domestic |
Solapur | Solapur Airport | Domestic |
Yavatmal | Yavatmal Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Manipur | ||
Imphal | Imphal International Airport | International |
List of airports in Meghalaya | ||
Cherrapunji | Shella Airport | Domestic |
Shillong | Shillong Airport | Domestic |
Tura | Baljek Airport | Domestic |
Aizawl | Lengpui Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Nagaland | ||
Dimapur | Dimapur Airport | Domestic |
Kohima | Kohima Chiethu Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Odisha | ||
Angul | Savitri Jindal Airport | Private |
Balangir | Tusura Airstrip | Domestic |
Barbil | Barbil Tonto Aerodrome | Private |
Bargarh | Satibhata Airstrip | Domestic |
Baripada | Rasgovindpur Airstrip | Domestic |
Berhampur | Berhampur Airport | Domestic |
Bhawanipatna | Utkela Airport | Domestic |
Bhubaneswar | Biju Patnaik International Airport | International |
Cuttack | Charbatia Air Base | Defence |
Dhamra | Dhamra Airport | Domestic |
Dhenkanal | Birasal Airstrip | Flying School |
Jajpur | Jajpur Airstrip | Private |
Jeypore | Jeypore Airport | Domestic |
Jharsuguda | Veer Surendra Sai Airport | Domestic |
Kendujhar | Kendujhar Airstrip | Domestic |
Lanjigarh | Lanjigarh Airstrip | Private |
Nuapada | Nuapada Airstrip | Domestic |
Phulbani | Phulbani Airstrip | Domestic |
Rairangpur | Rairangpur Airport | Domestic |
Rayagada | Therubali Airport | Domestic |
Rayagada | Gunupur Airstrip | Domestic |
Rourkela | Rourkela Airport | Domestic |
Sambalpur | Hirakud Airstrip | Domestic |
List of airports in Punjab | ||
Amritsar | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport | International |
Bathinda | Bathinda Airport | Domestic |
Jalandhar | Adampur Airport | Domestic |
Ludhiana | Ludhiana Airport | Domestic |
Pathankot | Pathankot Airport | Domestic |
Patiala | Patiala Airport | Flying School |
Chandigarh Capital Region | Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport | Customs |
List of airports in Rajasthan | ||
Ajmer | Kishangarh Airport | Domestic |
Bikaner | Bikaner Airport | Domestic |
Jaipur | Jaipur International Airport | International |
Jaisalmer | Jaisalmer Airport | Domestic |
Jhalawar | Kolana Airport | Domestic |
Jodhpur | Jodhpur Airport | Domestic |
Kota | Kota Airport | Domestic |
Sri Ganganagar | Lalgarh Airport | Domestic |
Udaipur | Maharana Pratap Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Sikkim | ||
Gangtok | Pakyong Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Tamil Nadu | ||
Chennai | Chennai International Airport | International |
Coimbatore | Coimbatore International Airport | International |
Madurai | Madurai Airport | Customs |
Neyveli | Neyveli Airport | Domestic |
Salem | Salem Airport | Domestic |
Thoothukudi | Tuticorin Airport | Domestic |
Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli International Airport | International |
Vellore | Vellore Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Telangana | ||
Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | International |
Kothagudem | Kothagudem Airport | Domestic |
Nizamabad | Nizamabad Airport | Domestic |
Ramagundam | Ramagundam Airport | Domestic |
Warangal | Warangal Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Tripura | ||
Agartala | Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport | Domestic |
Kailashahar | Kailashahar Airport | Domestic |
Kamalpur | Kamalpur Airport | Domestic |
Khowai | Khowai Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Uttar Pradesh | ||
Agra | Agra Airport | Domestic |
Aligarh | Aligarh Airport | Domestic |
Ayodhya | Maryada Purushottam Shriram International Airport | International |
Azamgarh | Azamgarh Airport | Domestic |
Bareilly | Bareilly Airport | Domestic |
Chitrakoot | Chitrakoot Airport | Domestic |
Ghaziabad | Hindon Airport | Domestic |
Gorakhpur | Gorakhpur Airport | Domestic |
Jhansi | Jhansi Airport | Domestic |
Kanpur | Flight Laboratory, IIT Kanpur | Flying School |
Kanpur Airport | KNU | Public |
Kushinagar | Kushinagar International Airport | International |
Lalitpur | Lalitpur Airport | Domestic |
Lucknow | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport | International |
Moradabad | Moradabad Airport | Domestic |
Noida | Noida International Airport | International |
Prayagraj | Prayagraj Airport | Domestic |
Raebareli | Fursatganj Airfield | Flying School |
Shravasti | Shravasti Airport | Domestic |
Sonbhadra | Muirpur Airport | Domestic |
Varanasi | Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport | International |
List of airports in Uttarakhand | ||
Almora | Chaukhutia Airport | Domestic |
Dehradun | Dehradun Airport | Domestic |
Pantnagar | Pantnagar Airport | Domestic |
Pithoragarh | Pithoragarh Airport | Domestic |
Uttarkashi | Chinyalisaur Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in West Bengal | ||
Asansol | Burnpur Airport | Domestic |
Balurghat | Balurghat Airport | Domestic |
Cooch Behar | Cooch Behar Airport | Domestic |
Durgapur | Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport | Domestic |
Kolkata | Behala Airport | Flying School |
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | CCU | Public |
Malda | Malda Airport | Domestic |
Purulia | Charra Airfield | Defence |
Siliguri | Bagdogra Airport | Customs |
List of airports in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | ||
Campbell Bay | INS Baaz | Defence |
Car Nicobar | Car Nicobar Air Force Base | Defence |
Diglipur | INS Kohassa | Defence |
Port Blair | Veer Savarkar International Airport | International |
List of airports in Chandigarh | ||
Chandigarh Capital Region | Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport | Customs |
List of airports in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | ||
Daman | Daman Airport | Defense |
Diu | Diu Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Delhi | ||
National Capital Region | Indira Gandhi International Airport | International |
List of airports in Jammu and Kashmir | ||
Jammu | Jammu Airport | Domestic |
Kishtwar | Kishtwar Airstrip | Domestic |
Rajouri | Rajouri Airport | Domestic |
Srinagar | Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport | International |
List of airports in Ladakh | ||
Leh | Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Lakshadweep | ||
Agatti Island | Agatti Airport | Domestic |
List of airports in Puducherry | ||
Karaikal | Karaikal Airport | Domestic |
Pondicherry | Pondicherry Airport | Domestic |
*Note: Not all airports are operational in this list.
Passengers Travelling Growth In Domestic & International Flights
During 2019 (Jan-Nov), scheduled domestic airlines carried 130.8 million scheduled passengers as against 126.0 million passengers the previous year, 2018 (Jan-Nov). The number of domestic passengers carried by scheduled domestic Indian carriers has witnessed a growth of 3.8 percent in 2019 compared to the previous year, 2018 (up to 30 November).
However, In international flights from Jan to Sep 2019, 47.4 million passengers used international flights against 46.9 million in the corresponding period in 2018, thereby witnessing a growth of 1.07%.
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