Airports in India
Airports in India – The Airport Authority of India is the apex body that manages both the International Airports in India as well as Domestic Airports in India. It manages a total of 137 Airports. These include 103 Domestic Airports, 24 International Airports, and 10 Customs Airports. AAI also provides air navigation services over 2.8 million square nautical miles of air space. AAI is responsible for creating, maintaining, upgrading, and managing civil aviation infrastructure in India and works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Know more about the Airport Authority of India in the given link.
The list of International Airports in India, Domestic airports in India is important for the competitive exams. Many times, the name of an airport is given and the state in which it is situated is asked. So here in this blog you can find a complete updated list of International and Domestic Airports in India. Let us know more about it.
International and Domestic Airports in India 2023 [Updated]
International Airports in India List 2023
Here is a complete updated list of International airports in India.
| International Airport Name & Code | Code | Location | Type/Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | BOM | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Commercial Airport |
| Kempegowda International Airport | BLR | Bangalore, Karnataka | Commercial Airport |
| Chennai International Airport | MAA | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Commercial Airport |
| Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | CCU | Kolkata, West Bengal | Commercial Airport |
| Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport | LKO | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | Commercial Airport |
| Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport | ATQ | Amritsar, Punjab | Commercial Airport |
| Visakhapatnam International Airport | VTZ | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | Civil Enclave |
| Kannur International Airport | CNN | Kannur, Kerala | Commercial Airport |
| Surat International Airport | STV | Surat, Gujarat | Commercial Airport |
| Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport | IDR | Indore, Madhya Pradesh | Commercial Airport |
| Cochin International Airport | COK | Kochi, Kerala | Commercial Airport |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport | AMD | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Commercial Airport |
| Indira Gandhi International Airport | DEL | Delhi | Commercial Airport |
| Dabolim Airport | GOI | Goa | Civil Enclave |
| Pune Airport – PNQ | PNQ | Pune, Maharashtra | Civil Enclave |
| Thiruvananthapuram International Airport – TRV | TRV | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | Commercial Airport |
| Coimbatore International Airport – CJB | CJB | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Commercial Airport |
| Calicut International Airport | CCJ | Calicut, Kerala | Commercial Airport |
| Biju Patnaik International Airport | BBI | Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Commercial Airport |
| Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport | GAU | Guwahati, Assam | Civil Enclave |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport | VNS | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | Commercial Airport |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | HYD | Hyderabad, Telangana | Commercial Airport |
| Tiruchirappalli International Airport | TRZ | Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu | Commercial Airport |
| Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport – NAG | NAG | Nagpur, Maharashtra | Commercial Airport |
| Sheikhul Aalam International Airport | SXR | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | Civil Enclave |
| Imphal International Airport | IMF | Imphal, Manipur | Commercial Airport |
| Jaipur International Airport | JAI | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Commercial Airport |
| Madurai Airport | IXM | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | Customs, Commercial |
| Bagdogra International Airport | IXB | Siliguri, West Bengal | Commercial Airport |
| Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport | PAT | Patna, Bihar | Commercial (Restricted International Flights, Customs) |
| Mangalore International Airport | IXE | Mangalore, Karnataka | Commercial Airport |
| Chandigarh International Airport | IXC | Chandigarh | Civil Enclave (Restricted International Flights, Customs) |
10 Major International Airports in India
The following are the 10 major international airports of India according to the number of airlines they cater and the number of destinations accessible.
| Sl No | Airport Name | Airport Code | Airport Location | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indira Gandhi International Airport | DEL | Delhi | Delhi |
| 2 | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | BOM | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 3 | Chennai International Airport | MAA | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 4 | Kempagowda International Airport | BLR | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 5 | Cochin International Airport | COK | Kochi | Kerala |
| 6 | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | HYD | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh |
| 7 | Trivandrum International Airport | TRV | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala |
| 8 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport | CCU | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 9 | Calicut International Airport | CCJ | Calicut | Kerala |
| 10 | Dabolim Airport | GOI | Vasco da Gama | Goa |
International Airports in India – Important Things to Note
- The largest airport in India is Indira Gandhi International Airport.
- The first airport in India to be developed under the Public-Private Partnership model is Cochin International Airport located in Kochi, Kerala.
- The oldest airport in India is Juhu Aerodrome in Mumbai, founded in 1928.
- The highest airport in India is Kushok Bakula Rimpochee at 3256m. It is located in Ladhak and is the 23rd-highest commercial airport in the world.
Domestic Airports in India List 2023
The following is a state-wise list of domestic airports in India.
| Airport | State/UT | City Located | Role | IATA Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veer Savarkar International Airport | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | Civil Enclave | IXZ |
| Kadapa Airport | Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa | Commercial | CDP |
| Vijayawada Airport | Vijayawada | Commercial | VGA | |
| Rajahmundry Airport | Rajahmundry | Commercial | RJA | |
| Tirupati Airport | Tirupati | Commercial | TIR | |
| Pasighat Airport | Arunachal Pradesh | Pasighat | Civil Enclave | IXT |
| Gaya Airport | Bihar | Gaya | Customs, Commercial | GAY |
| Ambikapur Airport | Chhattisgarh | Ambikapur | Commercial | – |
| Bilaspur Airport | Bilaspur | Flying School | PAB | |
| Swami Vivekananda Airport | Raipur | Commercial | RPR | |
| Diu Airport | Daman and Diu | Diu | Commercial | DIU |
| Indira Gandhi International Airport | Delhi | New Delhi | Commercial | DEL |
| Dibrugarh Airport | Assam | Dibrugarh | Commercial | DIB |
| Jorhat Airport | Jorhat | Civil Enclave | JRH | |
| Lilabari Airport | North Lakhimpur | Commercial | IXI | |
| Tezpur Airport | Tezpur | Defence | TEZ | |
| Silchar Airport | Silchar | Civil Enclave | IXS | |
| Vadodara Airport | Gujarat | Vadodara | Commercial | BDQ |
| Bhuj Airport | BHUJ | Civil Enclave | BHJ | |
| Kandla Airport | Kandla | Commercial | IXY | |
| Jamnagar Airport | Jamnagar | Civil Enclave | JGA | |
| Porbandar Airport | Porbandar | Commercial | PBD | |
| Rajkot Airport | Rajkot | Commercial | RAJ | |
| Bhavnagar Airport | Bhavnagar | Commercial | BHU | |
| Karnal Airport | Haryana | Karnal | Flying School | — |
| Hisar Airport | Hisar | Commercial | HSS | |
| Kangra Airport | Himachal Pradesh | Kangra | Commercial | DHM |
| Kullu-Manali Airport | Kullu | Commercial | KUU | |
| Shimla Airport | Shimla | Commercial | SLV | |
| Jammu Airport | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu | Civil Enclave | IXJ |
| Bokaro Airport | Jharkhand | Bokaro | Commercial | BKR |
| Sonari Airport | Jamshedpur | Commercial | IXW | |
| Birsa Munda Airport | Ranchi | Commercial | IXR | |
| Bellary Airport | Karnataka | Bellary | Commercial | BEP |
| Jakkur Airfield | Bengaluru | Flying School | — | |
| Belgaum Airport | Belgaum | Commercial | IXG | |
| Mysore Airport | Mysore | Commercial | MYQ | |
| Gulbarga Airport | Kalaburagi | Commercial | GBI | |
| Hubli Airport | Hubli | Commercial | HBX | |
| Kollam Airport | Kerala | Kollam | Closed | — |
| Agatti Airport | Lakshadweep | Agatti | Commercial | AGX |
| Khajuraho Airport | Madhya Pradesh | Khajuraho | Commercial | HJR |
| Satna Airport | Satna | Commercial | TNI | |
| Jabalpur Airport | Jabalpur | Commercial | JLR | |
| Raja Bhoj Airport | Bhopal | Commercial | BHO | |
| Gwalior Airport | Gwalior | Commercial | GWL | |
| Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport | Indore | Commercial | IDR | |
| Shirdi Airport | Maharashtra | Shirdi | Commercial | SAG |
| Nashik Airport | Nashik | Commercial | ISK | |
| Yavatmal Airport | Yavatmal | General Aviation | YTL | |
| Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport | Nanded | Commercial | NDC | |
| Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport | Kolhapur | Commercial | KLH | |
| Juhu Aerodrome | Mumbai | General Aviation | __ | |
| Aurangabad Airport | Aurangabad | Commercial | IXU | |
| Solapur Airport | Solapur | General Aviation | SSL | |
| Jalgaon Airport | Jalgaon | Commercial | JLG | |
| Akola Airport | Akola | General Aviation | AKD | |
| Shillong Airport | Meghalaya | Shillong | Commercial | SHL |
| Lengpui Airport | Mizoram | Aizawl | Commercial | AJL |
| Dimapur Airport | Nagaland | Dimapur | Commercial | DMU |
| Veer Surendra Sai Airport | Odisha | Jharsuguda | Commercial | JSA |
| Jeypore Airport | Jeypore | PYB | ||
| Puducherry Airport | Puducherry | Pondicherry | Commercial | PNY |
| Bathinda Airport | Punjab | Bathinda | Civil Enclave | BUP |
| Pathankot Airport | Pathankot | Civil Enclave | IXP | |
| Sahnewal Airport | Ludhiana | Commercial | LUH | |
| Patiala Airport | Patiala | — | ||
| Adampur Airport | Jalandhar | Civil Enclave | AIP | |
| Nal Airport | Rajasthan | Bikaner | Civil Enclave | BKB |
| Kota Airport | Kota | – | KTU | |
| Kishangarh Airport | Ajmer | Commercial | KQH | |
| Jodhpur Airport | Jodhpur | Civil Enclave | JDH | |
| Maharana Pratap Airport | Udaipur | Commercial | UDR | |
| Jaisalmer Airport | Jaisalmer | Civil Enclave | JSA | |
| Pakyong Airport | Sikkim | Gangtok | Commercial | PYG |
| Thoothukudi Airport | Tamil Nadu | Thoothukudi | Commercial | TCR |
| Salem Airport | Salem | Commercial | SXV | |
| Nadirgul Airport | Telangana | Hyderabad | Flying School | — |
| Begumpet Airport | Hyderabad | Flying school | — | |
| Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport | Tripura | Agartala | Commercial | IXA |
| Kanpur Airport | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur | Civil enclave | KNU |
| Hindon Airport | Ghaziabad | Civil Enclave | HDX | |
| Agra Air Force Station | Agra | Civil Enclave | AGR | |
| Gorakhpur Airport | Gorakhpur | Civil Enclave | GOP | |
| Allahabad Airport | Allahabad | Civil Enclave | IXD | |
| Jolly Grant Airport | Uttrakhand | Dehradun | Commercial | DED |
| Naini Saini Airport | Pithoragarh | Commercial | NNS | |
| Pantnagar Airport | Pantnagar | Commercial | PGH | |
| Balurghat Airport | West Bengal | Balurghat | – | RGH |
| Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport | Asansol | Commercial | RDP | |
| Behala Airport | Behala | Heliport | — | |
| Cooch Behar Airport | Cooch Behar | – | COH | |
| Panagarh Airport | Panagarh | Airbase | — |
International Airports and Domestic Airports in India: Questions asked in various competitive exams
Question : Pakyong Airport is located at which city?
Answer : Gangtok
Question : Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is situated at
Answer : Hyderabad
Question : Jolly Grant Airport is located in which city
Answer : Dehradun
Question : Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is situated at
Answer : Varanasi
Question : Lengpui Airport is located in state of
Answer : Mizoram
Question : Where is Indira Gandhi International Airport situated?
Answer : New Delhi
Question : Which is the smallest airport (shortest runway length) in India?
Answer : Trichy Airport
Question : Which Airport in India is adjudged to be the cleanest and safest airport?
Answer : Madurai Airport
Question : How many International Airports are operational in India?
Answer : 34
Privately Managed Airports in India
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
- Chennai International Airport, Chennai
- Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
- Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
- Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati
- Goa International Airport (Civil Enclave)
- Srinagar International Airport, Srinagar (Civil Enclave)
- Jaipur International Airport
- Kozhikode Airport, Calicut
- Veer Savarkar International Airport (Civil Enclave), Port Blair, A&N Islands (UT)
- Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
- Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
- GMR Hyderabad International Airport, Hyderabad
- Bangalore International Airport Limited, Bengaluru
- Cochin International Airport, Kochi (Private)
- Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur (Maharashtra)
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