As Ibn Battuta says “Travelling — it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller”. This holds true for even novice travellers. Travelling clears the confusion and opens your mind to new vistas. Since the Wright Brothers made the first flight in 1903, it has been very convenient and safe for millions of passengers to fly to destinations far away with no hesitations. Air travel offers a comfortable, safe and hassle-free journey to reach your dream destinations.
The Airport Authority of India (AAI), a statutory body under the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Indian Government is responsible for the creation, upgradation, maintenance and management of civil aviation infrastructure in India. This article will serve as a comprehensive guide about the Airports Authority of India and the list of domestic and international airports available in India.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) was formed on 1 April 1995 by merging the erstwhile National Airports Authority and the International Airports Authority of India. It serves as a statutory body under the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation. The AAI ensures that every airport in India (irrespective of whether it is domestic or international) is designed, created, maintained and upgraded to make air travel a breeze.
At present, the AAI holds control over a total of 137 airports in India, including 24 International airports (3 Civil Enclaves), 10 Customs Airports (4 Civil Enclaves) and 103 Domestic airports (23 Civil Enclaves). It also provides Air Traffic Management Services (ATMS) over the entirety of the Indian air space and adjoining oceanic areas with ground installations at all domestic and international airports to ensure the safety of aircraft operations in India.
The major functions of the AAI are as follows:
It undertakes the design, development, operation and maintenance of international and domestic airports and civil enclaves in India. It controls and manages the Indian airspace extending beyond the territorial limits of India, as accepted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). It constructs, modifies and manages the passenger terminals of the Indian airports. It involves itself in the development and management of cargo terminals at international and domestic airports in India. It expands and strengthens the operation areas such as the runways, aprons and taxiways in domestic and international airports.
There are a total of 29 international airports in India where 24 are maintained by the AAI. The Airport Authority of India maintains a well-established network of international airports that plays a crucial role in connecting India to faraway destinations without any hitches.
These 29 international airports in India play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless connectivity between our country and other countries of the world. These airports remain vital hubs for business as well as tourism for millions of domestic as well as international air travel passengers. They also help in establishing India’s presence on a global stage, fostering economic growth and promoting local and medical tourism.
The below table showcases the list of international airports in India that are maintained by the Airports Authority of India and other managements.
List of International Airports in India | ||||
No | Name of the Airport | City | State / Union Territory | Owned By |
1 | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Airport | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | AAI |
2 | Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport | Amritsar | Punjab | AAI |
3 | Biju Patnaik International Airport | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha | AAI |
4 | Kozhikode International Airport | Calicut | Kerala | AAI |
5 | Chennai International Airport | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | AAI |
6 | Coimbatore International Airport | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | AAI |
7 | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Delhi | Delhi | AAI |
8 | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport | Guwahati | Assam | AAI |
9 | Bir Tikendrajit International Airport | Imphal | Manipur | AAI |
10 | Jaipur International Airport | Jaipur | Rajasthan | AAI |
11 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport | Kolkata | West Bengal | AAI |
12 | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | AAI |
13 | Mangaluru International Airport | Mangaluru | Karnataka | AAI |
14 | Chhattrapati Sivaji International Airport | Mumbai | Maharashtra | AAI |
15 | Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar International Airport | Nagpur | Maharashtra | AAI |
16 | Thiruvananthapuram International Airport | Trivandrum | Kerala | AAI |
17 | Tiruchirappalli International Airport | Tiruchirapalli | Tamil Nadu | AAI |
18 | Tirupati International Airport | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | AAI |
19 | Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | AAI |
20 | Vijayawada International Airport | Vijaywada | Andhra Pradesh | AAI |
21 | Kushinagar International Airport | Kushinagar | Uttar Pradesh | AAI |
22 | Goa International Airport | Goa | Goa | AAI |
23 | Veer Savarkar International Airport | Port Blair | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | AAI |
24 | Srinagar International Airport | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | AAI |
25 | Kempegowda International Airport | Bengaluru | Karnataka | BIAL |
26 | Cochin International Airport | Cochin | Kerala | CIAL |
27 | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | Hyderabad | Telangana | GHIAL |
28 | Kannur International Airport | Kannur | Kerala | KIAL |
29 | Shirdi International Airport | Shirdi | Maharashtra | MADC |
India boasts an extensive cluster of domestic airports that fosters seamless domestic air travel across the nooks and corners of India. Totally, India contains a total of 114 domestic airports. Out of these 114 domestic airports, 55 are operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), 20 are AAI Civil Enclaves (Operational), 3 are AAI Civil Enclaves (Non-operational) and 11 are either joint ventures or state or private operational.
These domestic airports often connect major metropolitan centres, cities, towns and even far-away villages to facilitate efficient air travel.
They are instrumental to the economic development of those regions, promote regional tourism in India and build up the transportation infrastructure of India.
The below table showcases the list of domestic airports and civil enclaves in India that are maintained by the Airports Authority of India and other managements.
List of Domestic Airports in India | |||
No | Name of the Airport | Owned By | Current Status |
1 | Agartala | AAI | OPS |
2 | Agatti | AAI | OPS |
3 | Akola | AAI | OPS |
4 | Behala | AAI | OPS |
5 | Belagavi | AAI | OPS |
6 | Bhavnagar | AAI | OPS |
7 | Bhopal | AAI | OPS |
8 | Bilaspur | AAI | OPS |
9 | Cooch Behar | AAI | OPS |
10 | Dehradun | AAI | OPS |
11 | Dibrugarh | AAI | OPS |
12 | Dimapur | AAI | OPS |
13 | Diu | AAI | OPS |
14 | Faizabad | AAI | OPS |
15 | Gondia | AAI | OPS |
16 | Hubli | AAI | OPS |
17 | Hyderabad (Begumpet) | AAI | OPS |
18 | Jabalpur | AAI | OPS |
19 | Jalgaon | AAI | OPS |
20 | Jharsuguda | AAI | OPS |
21 | Juhu | AAI | OPS |
22 | Cuddapah | AAI | OPS |
23 | Kalaburgi | AAI | OPS |
24 | Kandla | AAI | OPS |
25 | Kangra (Gaggal) | AAI | OPS |
26 | Kanpur (Civil) | AAI | OPS |
27 | Keshod (Junagarh) | AAI | OPS |
28 | Khajuraho | AAI | OPS |
29 | Kishangarh | AAI | OPS |
30 | Kohlapur | AAI | OPS |
31 | Kota | AAI | OPS |
32 | Kullu (Bhuntar) | AAI | OPS |
33 | Lilabari (North Lakhimpur) | AAI | OPS |
34 | Ludhiana | AAI | OPS |
35 | Maysuru | AAI | OPS |
36 | Meerut | AAI | OPS |
37 | Moradabad | AAI | OPS |
38 | Pakyong (ER) | AAI | OPS |
39 | Pant Nagar | AAI | OPS |
40 | Porbandar | AAI | OPS |
41 | Puducherry | AAI | OPS |
42 | Raipur | AAI | OPS |
43 | Rajahmundry | AAI | OPS |
44 | Rajkot | AAI | OPS |
45 | Ranchi | AAI | OPS |
46 | Rupsi | AAI | OPS |
47 | Safdarjung | AAI | OPS |
48 | Salemm | AAI | OPS |
49 | Shillong (Umroi) | AAI | OPS |
50 | Shimla | AAI | OPS |
51 | Sholapur | AAI | OPS |
52 | Tezu | AAI | OPS |
53 | Tuticorin | AAI | OPS |
54 | Udaipur | AAI | OPS |
55 | Vadodara | AAI | OPS |
56 | Aizawl (Turial) | AAI | NON-OPS |
57 | Asansol | AAI | NON-OPS |
58 | Balurghat | AAI | NON-OPS |
59 | Chakulia | AAI | NON-OPS |
60 | Daparizo | AAI | NON-OPS |
61 | Deesa | AAI | NON-OPS |
62 | Deoghar | AAI | NON-OPS |
63 | Dhal Bhumgarh | AAI | NON-OPS |
64 | Donalonda | AAI | NON-OPS |
65 | Jogbani | AAI | NON-OPS |
66 | Kailashahar | AAI | NON-OPS |
67 | Kamalpur | AAI | NON-OPS |
68 | Khandwa | AAI | NON-OPS |
69 | Khowai | AAI | NON-OPS |
70 | Lalitpur | AAI | NON-OPS |
71 | Malda | AAI | NON-OPS |
72 | Muzaffarpur | AAI | NON-OPS |
73 | Nadirgul | AAI | NON-OPS |
74 | Panna | AAI | NON-OPS |
75 | Raxaul | AAI | NON-OPS |
76 | Satna (NR) | AAI | NON-OPS |
77 | Shella | AAI | NON-OPS |
78 | Vellore | AAI | NON-OPS |
79 | Warangal | AAI | NON-OPS |
80 | Zero | AAI | NON-OPS |
81 | Durgapur | BAPL | OPS |
82 | HAL Bangalore | HAL | OPS |
83 | Hisar | State | OPS |
84 | Jagdalpur | State | OPS |
85 | Lengpui (Aizwal) | State | OPS |
86 | Mundra | MIAPL | OPS |
87 | Nanded | RADPL | OPS |
88 | Nasik (HAL Ozar) | HAL | OPS |
89 | Pasighat | State | OPS |
90 | Pithoragarh | State | OPS |
91 | Vijayanagar (JSW) | JSW | OPS |
Some airports are accorded the Customs status by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Surat Airport was the latest airport that was listed as a customs airport by the AAI in 2019 on its website after Pune, Patna, Bagdogra, Visakhapatnam, Chandigarh, Madurai, Aurangabad and Gaya. There are a total of 10 customs airport in India at present.
List of Customs Airports in India | |||
No | Name of the Airport | Owned By | Current Status |
1 | Aurangabad | AAI | OPS |
2 | Gaya | AAI | OPS |
3 | Indore | AAI | OPS |
4 | Madurai | AAI | OPS |
5 | Patna | AAI | OPS |
6 | Surat | AAI | OPS |
7 | Bagdora | AAI | OPS |
8 | Chandigarh | AAI | OPS |
9 | Pune | AAI | OPS |
10 | Visakhapatnam | AAI | OPS |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Shivamogga Airport in Karnataka on 27 Feb 2023
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Union Cabinet approves the declaration of Surat Aiport as an international airport
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