This list of airports in India includes airports recognized by Airports Authority of India (AAI). There are 33 international and 11 limited international airports apart from other domestic, private and civil enclaves. [1]
This list contains the following information:
Airport type | Description |
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International | Airport which handles both international and domestic traffic |
International (CE) | A civil enclave airport primarily used by Indian Armed Forces but has separate commercial terminal(s) to handle international and domestic traffic |
Customs | Airport with customs checking and clearance facility and handles domestic traffic throughout the year. A very limited number of international flights also operate from some of these customs airports for a limited period of time. |
Domestic | Airport which handles only domestic traffic |
Domestic (CE) | A civil enclave airport primarily used by Indian Armed Forces but has separate commercial terminal(s) to handle domestic traffic |
State/private | An airport under the control of state governments and/or private entities |
Source: Airports Authority of India, [4] [5] Directorate General of Civil Aviation [6] [7]
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Donakonda | Donakonda Airport | VODK | Domestic | No | AAI | |
Kadapa | Kadapa Airport | CDP | VOCP | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Kurnool | Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport | KJB | VOKU | Domestic | Yes | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
Puttaparthi | Sri Sathya Sai Airport | PUT | VOPN | Private | Yes | Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust |
Rajahmundry | Rajahmundry Airport | RJA | VORY | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Tirupati | Tirupati International Airport | TIR | VOTP | International | Yes | AAI |
Vijayawada | Vijayawada International Airport | VGA | VOBZ | International | Yes | AAI |
Visakhapatnam | Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport | VOVV | International | No | APADCL and GMR Group | |
Visakhapatnam International Airport | VTZ | VOVZ | Customs | Yes | Indian Navy and AAI | |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Daporijo | Daporijo Airport | DEP | VEDZ | Domestic | No | AAI |
Itanagar | Donyi Polo Airport | HGI | VEHO | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Pasighat | Pasighat Airport | IXT | VEPG | State/private | Yes | Government of Arunachal Pradesh |
Tezu | Tezu Airport | TEI | VETJ | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Ziro | Ziro Airport | ZER | VEZO | State/private | Yes | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Dhubri | Rupsi Airport | RUP | VERU | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh Airport | DIB | VEMN | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Guwahati | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport | GAU | VEGT | International | Yes | AAI and Adani Group |
Jorhat | Jorhat Airport | JRH | VEJT | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
North Lakhimpur | Lilabari Airport | IXI | VELR | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Silchar | Silchar Airport | IXS | VEKU | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Tezpur | Tezpur Airport | TEZ | VETZ | Domestic (CE) | No (2 years suspended operations) | MoD and AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Darbhanga | Darbhanga Airport | DBR | VEDH | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Gaya | Gaya Airport | GAY | VEGY | Customs | Yes | AAI |
Purnia | Purnia Airport | VEPU | Domestic | No | MoD and AAI | |
Muzaffarpur | Muzaffarpur Airport | MZU | VEMZ | Domestic | No | Government of Bihar |
Patna | Jay Prakash Narayan Airport | PAT | VEPT | Customs | Yes | AAI |
Raxaul | Raxaul Airport | VERL | Domestic | No | Government of Bihar | |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Raipur | Swami Vivekananda Airport | RPR | VERP | Domestic | Yes | Airports Authority of India |
Bilaspur | Bilasa Devi Kevat Airport | PAB | VEBU | Domestic | Yes | Government of Chhattisgarh |
Jagdalpur | Jagdalpur Airport | JGB | VEJR | State/private | Yes | Government of Chhattisgarh |
Ambikapur | Ambikapur Airport | AHA | VEAP | Domestic | Yes | Government of Chhattisgarh |
Raigarh | Raigarh Airport | VERH | State/private | No | Jindal Steel and Power | |
Korba | Korba Airport | IN-0026 | State/private | Yes | Government of Chhattisgarh and Bharat Aluminium Company |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Dabolim | Dabolim Airport | GOI | VOGO | International (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Mopa | Manohar International Airport | GOX | VOGA | International | Yes | GMR |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Ahmedabad | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport | AMD | VAAH | International | Yes | AAI and Adani Group |
Amreli | Amreli Airport | Domestic | No | Government of Gujarat | ||
Bhavnagar | Bhavnagar Airport | BHU | VABV | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Bhuj | Bhuj Airport | BHJ | VABJ | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Deesa | Deesa Airport | VADS | Domestic | No | AAI | |
Dholera | Dholera International Airport | International | No | AAI | ||
Jamnagar | Jamnagar Airport | JGA | VAJM | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Junagadh | Keshod Airport | IXK | VAKS | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Kandla | Kandla Airport | IXY | VAKE | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Mundra | Mundra Airport | VAMA | State/private | Yes | Adani Group | |
Mithapur | Mithapur Airstrip | IN-0106 | State/private | Yes | Tata Chemicals | |
Porbandar | Porbandar Airport | PBD | VAPR | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Rajkot | Rajkot International Airport | HSR | VAHS | International | Yes | AAI |
Rajkot Airport | RAJ | VARK | Domestic | Yes | AAI | |
Surat | Surat International Airport [8] | STV | VASU | International | Yes | AAI |
Vadodara | Vadodara Airport | BDQ | VABO | Customs | Yes | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Hisar | Maharaja Agrasen International Airport | HSS | VIHR | International | No | Government of Haryana |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Kangra | Kangra Airport | DHM | VIGG | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Kullu-Manali | Kullu–Manali Airport | KUU | VIBR | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Shimla | Shimla Airport | SLV | VISM | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Bokaro | Bokaro Airport | VEBK | Domestic | Yes | Steel Authority of India | |
Deoghar | Deoghar Airport | DGH | VEDO | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Dhanbad | Dhanbad Airport | DBD | VEDB | Domestic | No | AAI |
Dumka | Dumka Airport | VEDK | State/private | No | AAI | |
Jamshedpur | Chakulia Airport | VECK | Domestic | No | AAI | |
Sonari Airport | IXW | VEJS | Domestic | Yes | Tata Steel and Government of Jharkhand | |
Dhalbhumgarh Airport | State/private | No | AAI & Government of Jharkhand | |||
Ranchi | Birsa Munda Airport | IXR | VERC | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Belgavi | Belgavi Airport | IXG | VOBM | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Ballari | Jindal Vijaynagar Airport | VDY | VOJV | State/private | Yes | Jindal Steel and Power |
Bengaluru | Kempegowda International Airport | BLR | VOBL | International | Yes | BIAL |
HAL Airport | VOBG | State/private | Yes | HAL and Government of Karnataka | ||
Bidar | Bidar Airport | IXX | VOBR | State/private | Yes | Government of Karnataka |
Hubli | Hubli Airport | HBX | VOHB | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Kalaburagi | Kalaburagi Airport | GBI | VOGB | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Koppal | Baldota Airport | VOKP | State/private | Yes | MSPL | |
Mangaluru | Mangalore International Airport | IXE | VOML | International | Yes | AAI and Adani Group |
Mysuru | Mysore Airport | MYQ | VOMY | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Shivamogga | Kuvempu Airport | RQY | VOSH | Domestic [9] | Yes | Government of Karnataka |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Kannur | Kannur International Airport | CNN | VOKN | International | Yes | KIAL |
Kasaragod | Bekal Airport | Domestic | No | AAI | ||
Kochi, Ernakulam | Cochin International Airport | COK | VOCI | International | Yes | CIAL |
Kottayam / Pathanamthitta | Sabarimala International Greenfield Airport | International | No | AAI | ||
Kollam | Quilon Aerodrome | Domestic | No | Travancore Kingdom | ||
Kozhikode / Malappuram | Kozhikode International Airport | CCJ | VOCL | International | Yes | AAI |
Kozhikode | Thiruvambady International Airport | International | No | AAI | ||
Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram International Airport | TRV | VOTV | International | Yes | AAI and Adani Group |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Bhopal | Raja Bhoj Airport | BHO | VABP | Customs | Yes | AAI |
Gwalior | Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Airport | GWL | VIGR | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Indore | Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport | IDR | VAID | Customs | Yes | AAI |
Jabalpur | Jabalpur Airport | JLR | VAJB | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Khajuraho | Khajuraho Airport | HJR | VAKJ | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Rewa | Rewa Airport | REW | VA1G | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Khandwa | Khandwa Airport | VAKD | Domestic | No | AAI | |
Sagar | Dhana Airport | CAA | Domestic | No | Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
Nagda | Birlagram Airport | VA1C | State/private | Yes | Grasim Industries | |
Panna | Panna Airport | Domestic | No | AAI | ||
Satna | Satna Airport | TNI | VEST | Domestic | No | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Imphal | Bir Tikendrajit International Airport | IMF | VEIM | International | Yes | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Shillong | Shillong Airport | SHL | VEBI | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Shella | Shella Airport | Domestic | No | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Aizawl | Turial Airport | VEAZ | Domestic | No | AAI | |
Lengpui Airport | AJL | VELP | State/private | Yes | Government of Mizoram |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Dimapur | Dimapur Airport | DMU | VEMR | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Amritsar | Beas Airport | VIBS | State/private | Yes | Beas Spectruin Aero | |
Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport | ATQ | VIAR | International | Yes | AAI | |
Bathinda | Bathinda Airport | BUP | VIBT | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Jalandhar | Adampur Airport | AIP | VIAX | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Ludhiana | Ludhiana Airport | LUH | VILD | Domestic CE | Yes | AAI |
Pathankot | Pathankot Airport | IXP | VIPK | Domestic (CE) | No | MoD and AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Ajmer | Kishangarh Airport | KQH | VIKG | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Banasthali | Banasthali Airstrip | State/private | No | Banasthali Vidyapith | ||
Bikaner | Bikaner Airport | BKB | VIBK | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Jaipur | Jaipur International Airport | JAI | VIJP | International | Yes | Adani Group |
Jaisalmer | Jaisalmer Airport | JSA | VIJR | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Jodhpur | Jodhpur Airport | JDH | VIJO | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Kankroli | Kankroli Airstrip | State/private | No | Government of Rajasthan | ||
Kota | Kota Airport | KTU | VIKO | Domestic | No | AAI |
Udaipur | Maharana Pratap Airport | UDR | VAUD | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Gangtok | Pakyong Airport | PYG | VEPY | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Chennai | Chennai International Airport | MAA | VOMM | International | Yes | AAI |
Chennai Greenfield International Airport | No | TIDCO | ||||
Coimbatore | Coimbatore International Airport | CJB | VOCB | International | Yes | AAI |
Hosur | Hosur Aerodrome | VO95 | State/private | Yes | Taneja Aerospace and Aviation | |
Madurai | Madurai International Airport | IXM | VOMD | Customs | Yes | AAI |
Neyveli | Neyveli Airport | NVY | VONY | State/private | Yes | Neyveli Lignite Corporation |
Salem | Salem Airport | SXV | VOSM | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Thanjavur | Thanjavur Airport | TJV | VOTJ | Domestic (CE) | No | MoD and AAI |
Thoothukkudi | Tuticorin Airport | TCR | VOTK | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli International Airport | TRZ | VOTR | International | Yes | AAI |
Vellore | Vellore Airport | VOVR | Domestic | Yes | AAI | |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Hyderabad | Begumpet Airport | BPM | VOHY | Domestic | Yes | Government of Telangana |
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | HYD | VOHS | International | Yes | GMR | |
Nadirgul Airfield | Domestic | No | AAI | |||
Warangal | Warangal Airport | WGC | VOWA | Domestic | No | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Agartala | Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport | IXA | VEAT | Customs | Yes | AAI |
Kailashahar | Kailashahar Airport | IXH | VEKR | Domestic | No | AAI |
Kamalpur | Kamalpur Airport | IXQ | VEKN | Domestic | No | AAI |
Khowai | Khowai Airport | IXN | VEKW | Domestic | No | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Dehradun | Dehradun Airport | DED | VIDN | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Pantnagar | Pantnagar Airport | PGH | VIPT | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Pithoragarh | Pithoragarh Airport | NNS | VIDF | State/private | Yes | Government of Uttarakhand |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Asansol | Asansol Airfield | Domestic | No | AAI | ||
Burnpur Airport | VEBB | State/private | Yes | Steel Authority of India | ||
Balurghat | Balurghat Airport | RGH | VEBG | Domestic | No | AAI |
Cooch Behar | Cooch Behar Airport | COH | VECO | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Durgapur | Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport | RDP | VEDG | Domestic | Yes | Changi Airport Group and Government of West Bengal |
Kolkata | Behala Airport | VEBA | Domestic | Yes | AAI | |
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | CCU | VECC | International | Yes | AAI | |
Malda | Malda Airport | LDA | VEMH | Domestic | No | AAI |
Siliguri | Bagdogra International Airport | IXB | VEBD | Customs | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Port Blair | Veer Savarkar International Airport | IXZ | VOPB | International (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Chandigarh | Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport | IXC | VICG | Customs | Yes | CHIAL |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Diu | Diu Airport | DIU | VADU | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Delhi NCR | Indira Gandhi International Airport | DEL | VIDP | International | Yes | DIAL |
Safdarjung Airport | VIDD | Domestic | No | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Jammu | Jammu Airport | IXJ | VIJU | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Srinagar | Srinagar Airport | SXR | VISR | International (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Leh | Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport | IXL | VILH | Domestic (CE) | Yes | MoD and AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Agatti Island | Agatti Airport | AGX | VOAT | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
Area served | Airport name | IATA | ICAO | Airport type | Operational | Owned/operated by |
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Puducherry | Puducherry Airport | PNY | VOPC | Domestic | Yes | AAI |
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