International Airports In India 2022

International Airports In India

India has quickly become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. As one of the world’s largest countries, aviation connectivity is critical in supporting the country’s vast tourism economy. The several international airports in India that are now operational connect India’s major cities to important metropolitan locations on most continents. Many international airlines travel to and from India’s various international airports in addition to the many Indian carriers.

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Following is the list of International Airports in India

Indira Gandhi International Airport (New Delhi, Delhi)

The principal international airport servicing Delhi, India is Indira Gandhi International Airport. The 5,106-acre airport is located in Palam, Delhi, 15 kilometres south of the New Delhi Railway Station and 16 kilometres from the city centre.

Kushinagar Airport (Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh)

The Kushinagar International Airport is located in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. The airport was granted a licence to operate as a customs notified airport in August 2021, allowing international passengers and Buddhist pilgrims to travel more easily.

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)

Lucknow, the capital and second largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is served by Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, an international airport. It is 14 kilometres from the city centre, in the Amausi neighbourhood, and was previously known as Amausi International Airport

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is an international airport in Babatpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, approximately 26 kilometres northwest of Varanasi. Formerly known as Varanasi Airport, it was renamed in October 2005 after Lal Bahadur Shastri, India’s second Prime Minister.

Gaya Airport (Gaya, Bihar)

Gaya Airport, also known as Bodhgaya Airport, serves Gaya, Bihar, India. This airport is 12 kilometres south of Gaya and 5 kilometres from Bodhgaya, the temple city where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment.

Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (Amritsar, Punjab)

Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport is an international airport located around 11 kilometres northwest of Amritsar, Punjab, India. Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amritsar, is honoured here. The largest and busiest airport in the Indian state of Punjab is Amritsar Airport.

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (Guwahati, Assam)

The principal airport of India’s North-Eastern states is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, also known as Guwahati International Airport and earlier known as ‘Borjhar Airport.’ It is India’s 12th busiest airport.

Biju Patnaik International Airport (Bhubaneswar, Odisha)

Bhubaneswar Airport, popularly known as Biju Patnaik Airport, is the major airport serving Bhubaneswar, Odisha’s capital city. It is around 4 kilometres south of Bhubaneswar railway station and 6 kilometres from the city centre.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (Ahmedabad, Gujarat)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is an international airport in Gujarat, India, that serves the twin towns of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The airport is located near Hansol, 9 kilometres north of Ahmedabad’s city centre. It is named after India’s first Deputy Prime Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Surat Airport (Surat, Gujarat)

Surat Airport, with a total area of 770 acres, is a customs airport located near Magdalla, Surat, Gujarat, India. In terms of both aircraft movements and passenger traffic, it is Gujarat’s second busiest airport behind Ahmedabad. On June 9, 2018, it received customs airport status.

Vadodara Airport (Vadodara, Gujarat)

Vadodara Airport is an international airport in the neighbourhood of Harni, Gujarat, India, located northeast of Vadodara. After Ahmedabad and Surat International Airport, it is Gujarat’s third busiest airport.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Mumbai, Maharashtra)

The principal international airport servicing Mumbai, Maharashtra, India is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (Nagpur, Maharashtra)

Nagpur’s international airport, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, serves the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. The airport is located 8 kilometres southwest of Nagpur in Sonegaon. The airport extends around 1355 acres. In 2005,

Nashik Airport (Nashik, Maharashtra)

International Airport of Nashik Nashik International Airport is located in Ozar, Maharashtra, India, 20 kilometres northeast of Nashik. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited owns the airport and utilises it to develop, test, and build aircraft for the Indian Armed Forces.

Jaipur International Airport (Jaipur, Rajasthan)

The principal airport servicing Jaipur, the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan, is Jaipur International Airport. According to Airports Council International, Jaipur International Airport was named the World’s Best Airport in the category of 2 to 5 million passengers per year in 2015 and 2016.

Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport (Indore, Madhya Pradesh)

Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport is a customs airport that primarily serves Indore and the surrounding areas in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located eight kilometres west of Indore and is Central India’s busiest airport.

Dabolim Airport (Dabolim, Goa)

Dabolim The international airport in Dabolim, Goa, India is Goa International Airport. The Airports Authority of India runs it as a civil enclave within the Indian Navy’s INS Hansa naval airfield.

Sheikh ul-Aalam International Airport (Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir)

Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport, commonly known as Srinagar Airport and Budgam Airbase, is an international airport serving Srinagar, India’s summer capital. The Indian Air Force owns the airport, and the Airports Authority of India runs a civil enclave there.

Imphal International Airport (Imphal, Manipur)

Imphal Airport is a domestic airport in India, located 7 kilometres south of Imphal, the state capital of Manipur. After Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport and Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, it is the third busiest airport in northeastern India.

Bagdogra International Airport (Siliguri, West Bengal)

Bagdogra Airport is a customs airport in the Bagdogra district of Siliguri in northern West Bengal, India, serving the city of Siliguri. It is run as a civil enclave of the Indian Air Force’s AFS Bagdogra.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata, West Bengal)

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport serves the Kolkata Metropolitan Area and is the aviation hub for eastern and northeastern India. It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is located about 15 kilometres from the city centre.

Chandigarh International Airport (Chandigarh)

Chandigarh Airport is a customs airport that serves the union territories of Chandigarh, Punjab, and Panchkula, Haryana. The airport runway is in Chandigarh’s union territory, whereas the terminal is in the village of Jhiurheri, Mohali, on the south side of the runway.

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad, Telangana)

Hyderabad’s international airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, serves the Indian state of Telangana’s capital. It is around 24 kilometres south of Hyderabad, in Shamshabad. It opened on March 23, 2008, to replace Begumpet Airport, which was Hyderabad’s only civilian airport.

Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru, Karnataka)

Kempegowda International Airport serves Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, in India’s southern state of Karnataka. It lies roughly 30 kilometres north of the city, near the Devanahalli area, and covers 4,000 acres.

Mangalore International Airport (Mangalore, Karnataka)

Mangalore International Airport is an international airport that serves Mangalore, India’s coastal city. It is one of Karnataka’s two international airports, the other being Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport. Mangalore International Airport is Karnataka’s second busiest airport.

Cochin International Airport (Kochi, Kerala)

Cochin International Airport is an international airport in Kerala, India, that serves the city of Kochi. Cochin International Airport, which is located in Nedumbassery, some 25 kilometres northeast of the city centre, is India’s first public-private partnership airport.

Calicut International Airport (Kozhikode, Kerala)

Calicut International Airport, also known as Karipur Airport or Kozhikode Airport, is a major international airport in Kerala, India. It is located in Karipur, in the Malappuram district. Kozhikode, Malappuram, Waynad, and Palakkad are all part of the Malabar area.

Trivandrum International Airport (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, originally Trivandrum International Airport, is a major international airport serving Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala’s capital city.

Kannur International Airport (Kannur, Kerala)

Kannur International Airport serves the North Malabar region of Kerala, the Karnataka districts of Kodagu and Mysore, and the Puducherry district of Mahé.

Chennai International Airport (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)

Chennai International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and its metropolitan area. It is located in Meenambakkam, 21 km southwest of the city centre.

Tiruchirappalli International Airport (Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu)

Tiruchirappalli International Airport is a major international airport in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It’s about 5 kilometres south of the city centre on National Highway 336. It is now India’s 31st busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic and 28th busiest in terms of total aircraft movement.

Coimbatore International Airport (Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)

The principal airport serving the industrial cities of Coimbatore and Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, India is Coimbatore International Airport. It’s in the Peelamedu neighbourhood, around 10 kilometres from Coimbatore’s city centre.

Madurai Airport  (Madurai, Tamil Nadu)

Madurai Airport is a passenger and customs airport in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that serves Madurai and its adjacent areas. In terms of passenger traffic and aircraft movement, it is India’s 36th busiest airport. The airport is roughly 12 kilometres south of Madurai City Centre, near State Highway 37.

Veer Savarkar International Airport (Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Veer Savarkar International Airport, popularly known as Port Blair Airport, is the principal airport of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, located 2 kilometres south of Port Blair.

FAQs

Ques. How many international airports are in India?

Ans. There are 34 international airports in India. The several international airports in India that are now operational connect India’s major cities to important metropolitan locations on most continents. Many international airlines travel to and from India’s various international airports in addition to the many Indian carriers.

Ques. Which is the No 1 airport in India?

Ans. The revered Airports Council International has repeatedly named the Delhi airport, Indira Gandhi International Airport (together with Mumbai’s international airport) as India’s best airport. The Delhi airport is particularly well-known for its numerous international boutiques and restaurants.

Ques. Which is smallest airport in India?

Ans. The Trichy Airport is India’s smallest airport. Tiruchirappalli International Airport is a major international airport in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It’s about 5 kilometres south of the city centre on National Highway 336. It is now India’s 31st busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic and 28th busiest in terms of total aircraft movement.

Ques. Which is biggest international airport in India?

Ans. The Indira Gandhi International Airport is India’s largest airport. The principal international airport servicing Delhi, India is Indira Gandhi International Airport. The 5,106-acre airport is located in Palam, Delhi, 15 kilometres south of the New Delhi Railway Station and 16 kilometres from the city centre.

Ques. Which Indian state has most airports?

Ans. Among the available alternatives, Gujarat has the most airports. Gujarat has three military bases, two international airports, nine domestic airports, and two private airports. Two more airports are in the works. Three abandoned airports exist, one of which is used as a flying school.

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