India has a total of 134 airports which are categorized as Domestic, International, Custom, Private and Defence airports. There are 34 operational International Airports in India, situated one in most of the major cities. The growth of any nation also depends on the availability of mode of transport. Being a growing economy, India needs the fastest mode of transport so that there is no hindrance in the business or travel/tourism which is increasing rapidly in the country. Airways is one of the fastest modes through which transportation can be achieved. There is a total of around 80 domestic airports in India. Today’s article is about the various domestic airports in India which is one of the most important topics in SSC CGL, SSC MTS, IBPS, SBI PO and other competitive examinations.
Popular Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) by the Indian Government
UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik):
This scheme was launched under the Ministry of Civil Aviation (India) by the government of India. The Motto of the scheme is Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (Let the common citizen of the country fly). The Airports Authority of India is the Implementing Authority for this scheme. The main objective of the scheme is to facilitate regional air connectivity to the citizens of the country.
It provides connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country through revival of existing airstrips and airports. It has a unique market-based model to develop regional connectivity. It also includes tourism routes in coordination with the Ministry of Tourism.
List of Domestic Airports In India:
| Domestic Airport Name | City/State |
| Kushok Bakula Rimpochee | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Jammu Civil Enclave | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Civil Airport Pathankot | Pathankot (Punjab) |
| Kangra Airport, Gaggal | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh |
| Kullu Manali Airport | Kullu, Himachal Pradesh |
| Shimla Airport | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
| Chandigarh International Airport. | Chandigarh, (Punjab) |
| Dehradun Airport | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Pantnagar Airport | Pantnagar, Uttarakhand |
| Gorakhpur Airport | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Raxaul Airport | Raxaul, Bihar |
| Muzzafarpur Airport | Muzzafarpur, Bihar |
| Jogbani Airport | Jogbani, Bihar |
| Cooch Behar Airport | Cooch Behar, West Bengal |
| Passighat Airport | Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Tezu Airport | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Dibrugarh Airport | Dibrugarh, Assam |
| Lilabari Airport | Lilabari, Assam |
| Jorhat Airport | Jorhat, Assam |
| Dimapur Airport | Dimapur, Nagaland |
| Shillong Airport | Shillong, Meghalaya |
| Silchar Airport | Silchar, Assam |
| Imphal International Airport | Imphal, Manipur |
| Kailashahr Airport | Kailashahar, Tripura |
| Lengpui airport | Lengpui, Mizoram |
| Shella Airport | Shella, Assam |
| Rupsi Airport | Rupsi, Assam |
| Kamalpur Airport | Kamalpur, Tripura |
| Khowai Airport | Khowai, Tripura |
| C.A. Agartala | Agartala, Tripura |
| Balurghat Airport | Balurghat, West Bengal |
| Malda Airport | Malda, West Bengal |
| Behala Airport | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Chakulia Airport | Chakulia, Bihar |
| Biju Patnaik International Airport | Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Visakhapatnam Airport | Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh |
| Rajahmundry Airport | Madhurapudi, Andhra Pradesh |
| Donakonda Airport | Donakonda, Andhra Pradesh |
| Cuddapah Airport | Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh |
| Tirupati Airport | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
| Pondicherry Airport | Pondicherry, Pondicherry |
| Madurai Airport | Madurai, Madurai |
| Tuticorin Airport | Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu) |
| Agatti Airport | Agatti, Lakshadweep |
| Salem Airport | Salem, Tamil Nadu) |
| Mysore Airport | Mysuru, Karnataka |
| Vellore Airport | Vellore, Tamil Nadu |
| Hubballi Airport | Hubballi, Karnataka |
| Belgaum Airport | Belgaum, Karnataka |
| Nadirgul Airport | Nadirgul, Telangana |
| Vijayawada Airport | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh |
| Begumpet Airport | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Warrangal Airport | Warangal, Telangana |
| Juhu Airport | Juhu, Maharashtra |
| Akola Airport | Akola, Maharashtra |
| Aurangabad Airport | Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
| JALGAON AIRPORT | Jalgaon, Maharashtra |
| Swami Vivekananda Airport | Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
| Civil Aerodrome | Surat, Gujarat |
| Bhavnagar Airport | Bhavnagar, Gujarat |
| Khandwa Airport | Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh |
| Birsi Airport | Gondia, Maharashtra |
| Jharsuguda Airport | Jharsuguda, Odisha |
| BIRSA MUNDA AIRPORT | Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| Airports Authority of India, Civil Aerodrome, Vadodara | Vadodara, Gujarat |
| Civil Aerodrome Rajkot | Rajkot, Gujarat |
| Keshod (Junagarh) Airport | Keshod, Gujarat |
| Civil Aerodrome, Porbandar | Porbandar, Gujarat |
| Civil Enclave | Jamnagar, Gujarat |
| Bhuj Airport | Bhuj, Gujarat |
| Kandla Airport | Kandla, Gujarat |
| Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport | Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
| Raja Bhoj Airport | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
| Jabalpur Airport | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
| Panna Airport | Panna, Madhya Pradesh |
| Satna Airport | Satna, Madhya Pradesh |
| Khajuraho Airport | Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh |
| Lalitpur Airport | Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Maharana Pratap Airport | Udaipur, Rajasthan |
| Kota Airport | Kota, Rajasthan |
| Jhansi Airport | Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal | Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh |
| CAT bamrauli Allahabad Airport | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Civil Enclave | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Agra Civil Enclave | Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
| Jaisalmer Airport | Jaisalmer, Rajasthan |
| Civil Airport Jodhpur | Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
| Safdarjung Airport | New Delhi, New Delhi |
| Ludhiana Airport | Ludhiana, Punjab |
| Bilaspur Airport | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh |
| Deesa Airport | Palanpur, Gujarat |
| Kishangarh Airport | Ajmer, Rajasthan |
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