Top 10 Indian states with highest number of operational airports – Full list

Operational Airports in India 2025: According to Murlidhar Mohol, Minister of State (MoS), Civil Aviation, there are over 160 operational airports in the country.

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4 min readAug 1, 2025 09:20 AM IST First published on: Aug 1, 2025 at 09:20 AM IST

Airports in India: India has emerged as the third-largest domestic aviation market in the world, after US and China. Addressing the Plenary Session of World Air Transport Summit at Bharat Mandapam in June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government is investing in developing world class airport infrastructure in the country. He also added that the handling capacity of airports has reached 500 million passengers annually.

“Today, Bharat is the third-largest domestic aviation market in the world. And Bharat is working on a futuristic roadmap to fully maximize this potential. We are investing in world-class airport infrastructure.

Indian carriers have placed orders for over 2,000 new aircraft. And this is just the beginning. Bharat’s aviation sector is standing at a take-off point from where it is ready to soar to great heights. And this journey will not just cross geographical boundaries, but will also lead the world towards sustainability, green mobility, and equitable access,” the PM said.

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Airports operational in India

Currently, there are 162 operational airports in the country. The government has also formulated a Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy, 2008 for development of Greenfield airports in the country.

Responding to a question in Lok Sabha on July 31, Murlidhar Mohol, Minister of State (MoS), Civil Aviation, said: “At present, there are 162 operational airports in the country. Government of India (GoI) has formulated a Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy, 2008 for development of Greenfield airports in the country.

In addition, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) launched Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) on 21.10.2016 to enhance regional air connectivity from unserved and underserved airports in the country and make air travel affordable to the masses.”

Which state has highest number of operational airports in India 2025

According to Mohol, Uttar Pradesh leads with the highest number of operational airports at 17, followed by Maharashtra with 15 and Gujarat with 13. Uttarakhand has 12 operational airports, Karnataka has 10, Madhya Pradesh has 8, while both Rajasthan and Assam have 7 each. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh follow with 6 airports each.

Airports Operational India: Full list

SL. NO	STATE / UT	AIRPORT
1	Andaman & Nicobar Island	Port Blair
2	Andhra Pradesh	Kadapa, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Donyi Polo (Itanagar), Passighat (CE), Tezu, Ziro
4	Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Lilabari, Rupsi, Silchar, Tezpur
5	Bihar	Darbhanga, Gaya, Patna
6	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
7	Chhattisgarh	Ambikapur, Bilaspur, Jagdalpur, Raipur
8	Daman & Diu	Diu
9	Delhi	IGI Airport, Safdarjung
10	Goa	Goa, Mopa
11	Gujarat	Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Kandla, Keshod, Mundra, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarmati River Front (WA), Statue of Unity (WA), Surat, Vadodara
12	Haryana	Hisar
13	Himachal Pradesh	Kangra, Kullu Manali, Mandi (H), Rampur (H), Shimla
14	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu, Srinagar
15	Jharkhand	Deoghar, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
16	Karnataka	Belagavi, Bengaluru (BIAL), Bengaluru (HAL), Bidar, Hubballi, Jindal Vijayanagar, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga
17	Kerala	Calicut, Cochin, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram
18	Ladakh	Leh
19	Lakshdweep	Agatti
20	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Datia, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Khajuraho, Rewa, Satna
21	Maharashtra	Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Gondia, Jalgaon, Juhu, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik (HAL Ozar), Pune, Shirdi, Sindhudurg, Solapur
22	Manipur	Imphal, Jiribam (H), Tamenglong (H)
23	Meghalaya	Barapani
24	Mizoram	Lengpui
25	Nagaland	Dimapur
26	Odisha	Bhubaneswar, Jeypore, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Utkela
27	Puducherry	Puducherry
28	Punjab	Adampur, Amritsar, Bhatinda, Ludhiana, Pathankot,
29	Rajasthan	Bikaner, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, Kota, Udaipur
30	Sikkim	Pakyong
31	Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tuticorin
32	Telangana	Hyderabad (Begumpet), Hyderabad (GHIAL)
33	Tripura	Agartala
34	Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Bareilly, Chitrakoot, Gorakhpur, Hindan, Kanpur (Chakeri), Kanpur (Civil), Kushinagar, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Prayagraj, Shravasti, Varanasi
35	Uttarakhand	Almorah (H), Champawat (H), Chinyali Saur (H), Dehradun, Gaucher (H), Haldwani (H), Munsyari (H), New Tehri (H), Pantnagar, Pithoragarh, Sahastradhara (H), Srinagar (H)
36	West Bengal	Bagdogra, Behala, Cooch Behar, Durgapur, Kolkata (NSCBI)

(Source: As per statement submitted by MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on July 31, 2025 in Lok Sabha; Note: CE= Civil Enclave, H=Heliport, WA= Water Aerodrome)

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