List Of All Commercial Airports In India (2024 Jan Updated)

Commercial Airports In India

Last Updated: 26 January 2024

Before we get into the list of all Commercial Airports in India, Do you know who Creates, Upgrades, Maintains, and Manages the Civil Aviation Infrastructure in India?

Well, it is the Airport Authority of India (AAI), who is responsible for all the work in this field under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

In this article, You will find the list of all Commercial Airports in India that are categorized state-wise for easy reading and learning.

There are many Airports in India, some working and some not. The Airports listed here are the working Commercial Airports (Where you can book a flight) and don’t include any Future, Private, or Military Airports.

Questions about Airports in India are asked in several Competitive Exams, therefore we have given the Top 50 Common Questions asked in every Competitive Exam.

List Of All Commercial Airports In India


List As Of January 2024

Andhra Pradesh


No.AirportIATACategory
1Kadapa AirportCDPDomestic
2Kurnool AirportKJBDomestic
3Rajahmundry AirportRJADomestic
4Tirupati AirportTIRInternational
5Vijayawada AirportVGAInternational
6Visakhapatnam International AirportVTZInternational

Arunachal Pradesh


No.AirportIATACategory
1Itanagar AirportHGIDomestic
2Pasighat AirportIXTDomestic
3Tezu AirportTEIDomestic
4Zero AirportZERDomestic

Assam


No.AirportIATACategory
1Dibrugarh AirportDIBDomestic
2Jorhat AirportJRHDomestic
3Lilabari AirportIXIDomestic
4Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi
International Airport
GAUInternational
5Silchar AirportIXSDomestic
6Tezpur AirportTEZDomestic

Bihar


No.AirportIATACategory
1Gaya International AirportGAYInternational
2Jay Prakash Narayan AirportPATInternational
3Darbhanga AirportDBRDomestic

Chhattisgarh


No.AirportIATACategory
1Bilaspur AirportPABDomestic
2Swami Vivekananda International AirportRPRInternational
3Jagdalpur AirportJGBDomestic

Goa


No.AirportIATACategory
1Dabolim International AirportGOIInternational
2Mopa International AirportGOXInternational

Gujarat


No.AirportIATACategory
1Bhavnagar AirportBHUDomestic
2Bhuj AirportBHJDomestic
3Hirasar AirportHSRInternational
4Jamnagar AirportJGADomestic
5Kandla AirportIXYDomestic
6Porbandar AirportPBDDomestic
7Rajkot AirportRAJDomestic
8Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
International Airport
AMDInternational
9Surat International AirportSTVInternational
10Vadodara AirportBDQDomestic

Himachal Pradesh


No.AirportIATACategory
1Kangra AirportDHMDomestic
2Kullu–Manali AirportKUUDomestic
3Shimla AirportSLVDomestic

Jharkhand


No.AirportIATACategory
1Birsa Munda International AirportIXRInternational
2Deoghar AirportDGHInternational
3Sonari AirportIXWDomestic

Karnataka


No.AirportIATACategory
1Belgaum AirportIXGDomestic
2Hubli AirportHBXDomestic
3Kempegowda International AirportBLRInternational
4Mangalore International AirportIXEInternational
5Mysore AirportMYQDomestic
6Shivamogga AirportRQYDomestic

Kerala


No.AirportIATACategory
1Calicut International AirportCCJInternational
2Cochin International AirportCOKInternational
3Kannur International AirportCNNInternational
4Trivandrum International AirportTRVInternational

Madhya Pradesh


No.AirportIATACategory
1Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar
International Airport
IDRInternational
2Gwalior AirportGWLDomestic
3Jabalpur AirportJLRDomestic
4Khajuraho AirportHJRDomestic
5Raja Bhoj AirportBHODomestic

Maharashtra


No.AirportIATACategory
1Aurangabad AirportIXUDomestic
2Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj AirportKLHDomestic
3Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportBOMInternational
4Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International AirportNAGInternational
5Nashik AirportISKDomestic
6Pune International AirportPNQInternational
7Shirdi AirportSAGDomestic
8Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji AirportNDCDomestic

Manipur


No.AirportIATACategory
1Bir Tikendrajit International AirportIMFInternational

Meghalaya


No.AirportIATACategory
1Shillong AirportSHLDomestic

Mizoram


No.AirportIATACategory
1Lengpui AirportAJLDomestic

Nagaland


No.AirportIATACategory
1Dimapur AirportDMUDomestic

Odisha


No.AirportIATACategory
1Biju Patnaik International AirportBBIInternational
2Veer Surendra Sai AirportJRGDomestic
3Malkangiri Airport~Domestic
4Utkela AirportUKEDomestic

Punjab


No.AirportIATACategory
1Adampur AirportAIPDomestic
2Bathinda AirportBUPDomestic
3Pathankot AirportIXPDomestic
4Sahnewal AirportLUHDomestic
5Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee
International Airport
ATQInternational

Rajasthan


No.AirportIATACategory
1Jaipur International AirportJAIInternational
2Jaisalmer AirportJSADomestic
3Jodhpur AirportJDHDomestic
4Kishangarh AirportKQHDomestic
5Maharana Pratap AirportUDRDomestic
6Nal AirportBKBDomestic

Sikkim


No.AirportIATACategory
1Pakyong AirportPYGDomestic

Tamil Nadu


No.AirportIATACategory
1Chennai International AirportMAAInternational
2Coimbatore International AirportCJBInternational
3Madurai International AirportIXMInternational
4Salem AirportSXVDomestic
5Thoothukudi AirportTCRDomestic
6Tiruchirappalli International AirportTRZInternational

Telangana


No.AirportIATACategory
1Rajiv Gandhi International AirportHYDInternational

Tripura


No.AirportIATACategory
1Maharaja Bir Bikram AirportIXAInternational

Uttar Pradesh


No.AirportIATACategory
1Agra AirportAGRDomestic
2Allahabad AirportIXDDomestic
3Chaudhary Charan Singh
International Airport
LKOInternational
4Gorakhpur AirportGOPDomestic
5Hindon AirportHDXDomestic
6Kanpur AirportKNUDomestic
7Kushinagar International AirportKBKInternational
8Lal Bahadur Shastri
International Airport
VNSInternational
9Maharishi Valmiki International AirportAYJInternational

Uttarakhand


No.AirportIATACategory
1Jolly Grant AirportDEDDomestic
2Naini Saini AirportNNSDomestic
3Pantnagar AirportPGHDomestic

West Bengal


No.AirportIATACategory
1Bagdogra International AirportIXBInternational
2Kazi Nazrul Islam AirportRDPDomestic
3Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
International Airport
CCUInternational

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List Of All Airports In Indian Union Territories


Andaman and Nicobar Islands


No.AirportIATACategory
1Veer Savarkar International AirportIXZInternational

Chandigarh


No.AirportIATACategory
1Chandigarh International AirportIXCInternational

Daman and Diu


No.AirportIATACategory
1Diu AirportDIUDomestic

Delhi


No.AirportIATACategory
1Indira Gandhi International AirportDELInternational

Jammu and Kashmir


No.AirportIATACategory
1Jammu AirportIXJDomestic
2Sheikh ul-Alam International AirportSXRInternational

Ladakh


No.AirportIATACategory
1Kushok Bakula Rimpochee AirportIXLDomestic

Lakshadweep


No.AirportIATACategory
1Agatti AirportAGXDomestic

Puducherry


No.AirportIATACategory
1Puducherry AirportPNYDomestic
**International Airport Also Allows Domestic Aircraft To Land**

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GK Questions On Airports In India


1. First Airport in India?

Answer: Juhu Aerodrome (1928 Located in Mumbai)

2. Biggest Airport in India by Area?

Answer: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Explanation: Located in Hyderabad having a 5945 acres area.
The second-largest in terms of area is Indira Gandhi International Airport with an area of 5,106 acres.

3. Smallest Airport in India by Runaway?

Answer: Tiruchirappalli International Airport
Explanation: Located in the state of Tamil Nadu, has a 998 acres area.

4. Top 10 Airports in India?

Answer: In Terms of Passenger Traffic
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport: Delhi
2) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport: Mumbai
3) Kempegowda International Airport: Bengaluru
4) Chennai International Airport: Chennai
5) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport: Kolkata
6) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport: Hyderabad
7) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport: Ahmedabad
8) Cochin International Airport: Kochi
9) Goa International Airport: Dabolim
10) Pune Airport: Pune

5. Where is Itanagar Airport?

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

6. First International Airport in India?

Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (June 8, 1948)

7. How many Commercial Airports are in Kerala?

Answer: 4 (Four)

8. How many Working Airports are in Northeast India?

Answer: 17 (Seventeen) [Read]

9. What is IATA?

Answer: International Air Transport Association

10. Which Indian Airline became Bankrupt in 2019?

Answer: Jet Airways


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11. Which Indian Union Territory has 2 Airports?

Answer: Jammu & Kashmir
Explanation:
1) Jammu Airport: Domestic
2) Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport: International

12. Which State has the Highest Number of Commercial Airports in India?

Answer: Gujarat (9 Airport)
Explanation: The second state having the highest number of Airports is Maharashtra & Uttar Pradesh with 8 Commercial Airports.

13. Veer Savarkar International Airport is also known as?

Answer: Port Blair International Airport

14. Bir Tikendrajit International Airport is also known as?

Answer: Imphal International Airport

15. Busiest Airport in India?

Answer: Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)

16. Which is the first Airport in India developed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model?

Answer: Cochin International Airport

17. Bodhgaya Airport is also known as?

Answer: Gaya International Airport

18. Where is the Headquarters of AAI?

Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan: Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi-110003

19. Who is the Chairman of AAI?

Answer: Sanjeev Kumar

20. How many International Airports are in India? (A/O Dec 2022)

Answer: 41 (Forty-One)
Read the List Here.


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21. Where is Indira Gandhi International Airport located?

Answer: Delhi

22. Where is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport located?

Answer: Hyderabad (Telangana)

23. Which Airport is in Thiruvananthapuram?

Answer: Trivandrum International Airport

24.  First Fully Solar-Powered Airport in the World?

Answer: Cochin International Airport

25. Where is India’s Highest Airport?

Answer: Ladakh

26. Name of India’s Highest Airport?

Answer: Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

27. Where is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport?

Answer: Nagpur (Maharashtra)

28. Which Indian State has All Commercial Airport with International Status?

Answer: Kerala

29. Which Airport is located at Dum Dum, West Bengal?

Answer: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

30. Which Airport was previously known as Sahar International Airport?

Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport


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31. Which City houses the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport?

Answer: Ahmedabad

32. Which Airport is Present in Bengaluru?

Answer: Kempegowda International Airport

33. How many International Airports are in Northeast India?

Answer: 3 (Three)
1) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport: Assam
2) Bir Tikendrajit International Airport: Manipur
3) Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport: Tripura

34. Which state in the Northeast has the most Commercial Airports?

Answer: Assam (6)

35. Which Top 5 Airports handle most of the Cargo?

Answer:
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport: Delhi
2) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport: Mumbai
3) Chennai International Airport: Chennai
4) Kempegowda International Airport: Bengaluru
5) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport: Kolkata

36. Which Airport in India has the most Passenger Traffic?

Answer: Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)

37. Who is the Director-General of Civil Aviation India?

Answer: Arun Kumar

38. Who Controls the Airport Authority of India (AAI)?

Answer: Ministry of Civil Aviation

39. Where is the Civil Aviation of Training College (CATC)?

Answer: Bamrauli (Allahabad)

40. Largest International Airport in India?

Answer: Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)

41. Which State has the Most Number of International Airports in India?

Answer: Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Explanation: Both Kerala and Tamil Nadu has 4 International Airports. Kerala has 4 Commercial Airports that are all International whereas Tamil Nadu has 6 Commercial Airports where 2 are Domestic.

42. Where is Pakyong Airport located?

Answer: Gangtok (Sikkim)


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43. When was the Ministry of Civil Aviation founded?

Answer: 21 October 2016

44. Where is Lengpui Airport?

Answer: Aizawl (Mizoram)

45. What is the New Name of Agartala Airport?

Answer: Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport

46. Which Airport is in Bhopal?

Answer: Raja Bhoj Airport

47. Who is Gopinath Bordoloi mentioned in Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport?

Answer: Former Chief Minister of Assam

48. Airport IATA code Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata?

Answer:
1) Delhi: DEL
2) Mumbai: BOM
3) Ahmedabad: AMD
4) Kolkata: CCU

49. Which States have Built only one Airport?

Answer: Sikkim and Mizoram

50. Which Union Territories have built only one Airport?

Answer: Lakshadweep and Chandigarh

51. Top 10 Busiest Airports in India 2024?

Answer:
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport: Delhi
2) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport: Mumbai
3) Kempegowda International Airport: Bengaluru
4) Chennai International Airport: Chennai
5) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport: Kolkata
6) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport: Hyderabad
7) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport: Ahmedabad
8) Cochin International Airport: Kochi
9) Goa International Airport: Dabolim
10) Pune Airport: Pune

52. Itanagar Airport in Arunachal Pradesh is also known as?

Answer: Donyi Polo Airport

53. Mopa International Airport is dedicated to which minister?

Answer: Manohar Parrikar

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