Monday, September 8, 2008

Airports in India

More than 20 international airports are located within the Republic of India. These include:

  • Bengaluru International Airport, Bangalore
  • Calicut International Airport, Kozhikode
  • Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
  • Chennai International Airport, Chennai
  • Cochin International Airport, Cochin
  • Coimbatore Airport, Coimbatore
  • Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur
  • Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
  • Mangalore International Airport, Mangalore
  • Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
  • Raja Sansi International Airport, Amritsar
  • Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
  • Trivandrum International Airport, Thiruvanthapuram

The Indira Gandhi International Airport and the Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport handle more than half of the air traffic in South Asia. Besides these airports several other domestic airports are located in India.

In total, there are more than 334 (2002 est.) civilian airports in India - 238 with paved runways and 108 with unpaved runways.

Airports - with paved runways (2007 est.)

10,000 ft (3,047 m) or more: 18

8,000 to 9,999 ft (2,438 to 3,047 m): 52

5,000 to 7,999 ft (1,524 to 2,437 m): 75

3,000 to 4,999 ft (914 to 1,523 m): 84

Under 3,000 ft (914 m): 21

Total: 250

[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways (2007 est.)

10,000 ft (3,047 m) or more: 1

8,000 to 9,999 ft (2,438 to 3,047 m): 1

5,000 to 7,999 ft (1,524 to 2,437 m): 7

3,000 to 4,999 ft (914 to 1,523 m): 40

Under 3,000 ft (914 m): 47

Total: 96

Heliports (2007 est.)

30

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