Airports in India are managed by Airports Authority of India (AAI). It works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and it is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure in India. It provides Air traffic management (ATM) services over Indian airspace and adjoining oceanic areas.
AAI has four training establishments
- The Civil Aviation Training College (CATC) at Allahabad
- National Institute of Aviation Management and Research (NIAMAR) at Delhi
- Fire Training Centres (FTC) at Delhi & Kolkata.
AAI has undertaken GAGAN project in technological collaboration with Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO), where the satellite based system will be used for navigation.
International Airports in India
Domestic Airports in India |
State
|
City
|
Airport
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Andhra Pradesh
|
Donakonda
|
Donakonda Airport
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Kadapa
|
Cuddapah Airport
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
Daporijo
|
Daporijo Airport
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
Tezu
|
Tezu Airport
|
Assam
|
Dibrugarh
|
Dibrugarh Airport
|
Assam
|
Dhubri
|
Rupsi Airport
|
Assam
|
Tezpur
|
Tezpur Airport
|
Bihar
|
Jogbani
|
Jogbani Airport
|
Bihar
|
Patna
|
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash
Airport
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Jagdalpur
|
Jagdalpur Airport
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Raipur
|
Swami Vivekananda Airport
|
Daman and Diu
|
Diu
|
Diu Airport
|
Gujarat
|
Vadodara
|
Vadodara Airport
|
Gujarat
|
Kandla
|
Kandla Airport
|
Gujarat
|
Bhavnagar
|
Bhavnagar Airport
|
Gujarat
|
Keshod
|
Keshod Airport
|
Gujarat
|
Porbandar
|
Porbandar Airport
|
Gujarat
|
Rajkot
|
Rajkot Airport
|
Gujarat
|
Surat
|
Surat Airport
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Kangra
|
Gaggal Airport
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Shimla
|
Shimla Airport
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Kullu
|
Bhuntar Airport
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
Jammu
|
Jammu Airport
|
Jharkhand
|
Dhanbad
|
Dhanbad Airport
|
Jharkhand
|
Jamshedpur
|
Sonari Airport
|
Jharkhand
|
Ranchi
|
Birsa Munda Airport
|
Karnataka
|
Belgaum
|
Belgaum Airport
|
Karnataka
|
Hubli
|
Hubli Airport
|
Karnataka
|
Mysore
|
Mysore Airport
|
Karnataka
|
Toranagallu
|
Vidyanagar Airport
|
Lakshadweep
|
Agatti
|
Agatti Aerodrome
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Gwalior
|
Gwalior Airport
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Jabalpur
|
Jabalpur Airport
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Khajuraho
|
Khajuraho Airport
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Khandwa
|
Khandwa Airport
|
Maharashtra
|
Akola
|
Akola Airport
|
Maharashtra
|
Aurangabad
|
Aurangabad Airport
|
Maharashtra
|
Jalgaon
|
Jalgaon Airport
|
Maharashtra
|
Kolhapur
|
Kolhapur Airport
|
Maharashtra
|
Nanded
|
Nanded Airport
|
Maharashtra
|
Nashik
|
Gandhinagar Airport
|
Maharashtra
|
Nashik
|
Ozar Airport
|
Maharashtra
|
Ratnagiri
|
Ratnagiri Airport
|
Maharashtra
|
Solapur
|
Solapur Airport
|
Manipur
|
Imphal
|
Tulihal Airport
|
Mizoram
|
Aizawl
|
Lengpui Airport
|
Nagaland
|
Dimapur
|
Dimapur Airport
|
Orissa
|
Bhubaneswar
|
Biju Patnaik Airport
|
Orissa
|
Jharsuguda
|
Jharsuguda Airport
|
Orissa
|
Berhampur
|
Berhampur Airport
|
Orissa
|
Jeypore
|
Jeypore Airport
|
Orissa
|
Hirakud
|
Hirakud Airport
|
Orissa
|
Nuagaon
|
Nuagaon Airport
|
Orissa
|
Utkela
|
Utkela Airport
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Madurai
|
Madurai Airport
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Salem
|
Salem Airport
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Tuticorin
|
Tuticorin Airport
|
Tripura
|
Agartala
|
Agartala Airport
|
Tripura
|
Kailashahar
|
Kailashahar Airport
|
Tripura
|
Khowai
|
Khowai Airport
|
Uttrakhand
|
Dehradun
|
Jolly Grant Airport
|
Uttrakhand
|
Pantnagar
|
Pantnagar Airport
|
West Bengal
|
Balurghat
|
Balurghat Airport
|
West Bengal
|
Cooch Behar
|
Cooch Behar Airport
|
Future Airports of India
State
|
City
|
Airport
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Warangal
|
Warangal Airport
|
Karnataka
|
Bijapur
|
Bijapur Airport
|
Karnataka
|
Karwar
|
Karwar Airport
|
Karnataka
|
Shimoga
|
Shimoga Airport
|
Karnataka
|
Gulbarga
|
Gulbarga Airport
|
Karnataka
|
Hassan
|
Hassan Airport
|
Karnataka
|
Bidar
|
Bidar Airport
|
Kerala
|
Kannur
|
Kannur International
Airport
|
Maharashtra
|
Navi Mumbai
|
Navi Mumbai International
Airport
|
Maharashtra
|
Yavatmal
|
Yavatmal Airport
|
Uttrakhand
|
Pithoragarh
|
Naini Saini Airport
|
West Bengal
|
Malda
|
Malda Airport
|
Interesting Facts About Airports
- The world’s largest airport by passenger movement is Heathrow Airport in London, U.K.
- The world’s busiest airport by cargo movement is Chep Lak Kok International Airport in Hong Kong.
- The world’s largest airport by traffic movement, that is passenger and cargo movement combined, is the Hartsfield – Jackson Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
- The world’s remotest airport is Mataveri International Airport located on Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean, situated 3,559 km from the west coast of Chile.
- The world’s highest airport is El Alto International Airport in Bolivia, which is situated at an elevation of 4,061 meters above sea level.
- The world’s lowest airport is Atyrau International Airport in Kazakhstan, which is situated at an elevation of 22 meters below sea level.
- La Paz, Bolivia is the World’s Highest Airport – 13,325 feet above sea level.
