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An airport is
an aerodrome with
facilities for flights to take off and land. Airports often have facilities to store and
maintain aircraft, and a control tower.
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Airports
in India are managed by Airports Authority of India (AAI). It works under the
Ministry of Civil Aviation and it is responsible for creating, upgrading,
maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure in India.
·
It
provides Air traffic management (ATM) services
over Indian airspace and adjoining oceanic areas.
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Airports
Authority of India (AAI) also manages a total of 125 Airports, including 18 International
Airports, 7 Customs Airports, 78 Domestic Airports and 26 Civil
enclaves at Military Airfields.
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In
2010, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) was conferred the fourth best
airport award in the world in the 15–25 million category, and Best
Improved Airport in the Asia-Pacific Region by Airports Council International
List of
Important Domestic & International Airports in India with Code
Name
|
City
|
State
|
IATA Code
|
Indira Gandhi International Airport
|
Delhi
|
National Capital Region
|
DEL
|
Chhatrapati Shivaji International
Airport
|
Mumbai
|
Maharashtra
|
BOM
|
Kempegowda International Airport
|
Bengaluru
|
Karnataka
|
BLR
|
Chennai International Airport
|
Chennai
|
Tamil Nadu
|
MAA
|
Netaji
Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
|
Kolkata
|
West Bengal
|
CCU
|
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
|
Hyderabad
|
Telangana
|
HYD
|
Cochin International Airport
|
Kochi
|
Kerala
|
COK
|
Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
|
Ahmedabad
|
Gujarat
|
AMD
|
Pune International Airport
|
Pune
|
Maharashtra
|
PNQ
|
Goa International Airport
|
Goa
|
Goa
|
GOI
|
Thiruvananthapuram International
Airport
|
Thiruvananthapuram
|
Kerala
|
TRV
|
Chaudhary Charan Singh
International Airport
|
Lucknow
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
LKO
|
Jaipur International Airport
|
Jaipur
|
Rajasthan
|
JAI
|
Lokpriya
Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
|
Guwahati
|
Assam
|
GAU
|
Srinagar
Airport
|
Srinagar
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
SXR
|
Kozhikode International Airport
|
Kozhikode
|
Kerala
|
CCJ
|
Biju Patnaik International Airport
|
Bhubaneswar
|
Odisha
|
BBI
|
Visakhapatnam Airport
|
Visakhapatnam
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
VTZ
|
Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport
|
Indore
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
IDR
|
Coimbatore International Airport
|
Coimbatore
|
Tamil Nadu
|
CJB
|
Mangalore International Airport
|
Mangalore
|
Karnataka
|
IXE
|
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
International Airport
|
Nagpur
|
Maharashtra
|
NAG
|
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport
|
Patna
|
Bihar
|
PAT
|
Chandigarh International Airport
|
Chandigarh
|
Chandigarh
|
IXC
|
Tiruchirappalli International
Airport
|
Tiruchirappalli
|
Tamil Nadu
|
TRZ
|
Varanasi
Airport
|
Varanasi
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
VNS
|
Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International
Airport
|
Amritsar
|
Punjab
|
ATQ
|
Swami Vivekananda Airport
|
Raipur
|
Chhattisgarh
|
RPR
|
Jammu
Airport
|
Jammu
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
IXJ
|
Bagdogra
Airport
|
Bagdogra
|
West Bengal
|
IXB
|
Vadodara
Airport
|
Vadodara
|
Gujarat
|
BDQ
|
Agartala
Airport
|
Agartala
|
Tripura
|
IXA
|
Veer Savarkar International Airport
|
Port Blair
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
IXZ
|
Madurai
Airport
|
Madurai
|
Tamil Nadu
|
IXM
|
Imphal
Airport
|
Imphal
|
Manipur
|
IMF
|
Birsa Munda Airport
|
Ranchi
|
Jharkhand
|
IXR
|
Maharana Pratap Airport
|
Udaipur
|
Rajasthan
|
UDR
|
Raja Bhoj International Airport
|
Bhopal
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
BHO
|
Jolly Grant Airport
|
Dehradun
|
Uttrakhand
|
DED
|
Rajkot
Airport
|
Rajkot
|
Gujarat
|
RAJ
|
Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
|
Leh
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
IXL
|
Vijayawada Airport
|
Vijayawada
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
VGA
|
Tirupati
Airport
|
Tirupati
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
TIR
|
Dibrugarh Airport
|
Dibrugarh
|
Assam
|
DIB
|
Jodhpur
Airport
|
Jodhpur
|
Rajasthan
|
JDH
|
Aurangabad Airport
|
Aurangabad
|
Maharashtra
|
IXU
|
Rajahmundry Airport
|
Rajahmundry
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
RJA
|
Silchar
Airport
|
Silchar
|
Assam
|
IXS
|
Lengpui
Airport
|
Aizwal
|
Mizoram
|
AJL
|
Jabalpur
Airport
|
Jabalpur
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
JLR
|
Facts about Airports
·
The
world's largest airport by passenger movement is Heathrow Airport in
London, U.K.
·
The
world's busiest airport by cargo movement is Chep Lak Kok International
Airport in Hong Kong.
·
The
world's largest airport by traffic movement, that is passenger and cargo
movement combined, is the Hartsfield - Jackson Airport in Atlanta,
Georgia, U.S.A.
·
The
world's remotest airport is Mataveri International Airport located on
Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean, situated 3,559 km from the west coast of
Chile.
·
The
world's highest airport is El Alto International Airport in Bolivia,
which is situated at an elevation of 4,061 meters above sea level.
·
The
world's lowest airport is Atyrau International Airport in Kazakhstan,
which is situated at an elevation of 22 meters below sea level.
·
One-third
of the world’s airports are located in the US.
Frequently asked
Which is the busiest airports in
India by passenger traffic and cargo traffic?
Indira
Gandhi International Airport (IATA: DEL, ICAO: VIDP)
is the busiest airport in the country in terms of passenger
traffic since 2009. It is busiest airport in the country in
terms of cargo traffic in the recent year overtaking Mumbai during late
2015.
