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Airports Authority of India (AAI) is responsible for handling the airports in India. AAI was constituted by an Act of Parliament and came into existence on 1st April 1995 by merging both National Airports Authority and International Airports Authority of India. Airports Authority of India has the responsibility of creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure both on the ground and air space in the country. As of now Airports Authority of India handles a total of 137 airports including 24 International airports (3 Civil Enclaves), 10 Custom Airports (4 Civil Enclaves) and 103 Domestic airports (23 Civil Enclaves). Check here for airport list in India which includes both domestic and International airports.
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Airport List in India 2022
From this article readers can get a glance on
- Categories of Airports in India
- List of International Airports in India
- List of Domestic Airports in India
- Top 10 busiest airports in India 2022
Categories of Airports in India
1- International Airports: These are declared as international airports and are available for scheduled international operations by Indian and foreign carriers.
2- Custom Airports: These airports have custom checking and clearance facilities/immigration facilities for international operations by national carriers and for foreign tourist and cargo charter flights.
3- Domestic Airports: Handles the domestic flights of India
4- Civil Enclaves in Defence Airport: Handles Indian Armed forces with 26 civil enclaves in Defence Airfields.
5- Future: Those airports under construction or proposal approved ones
6- Closed: The airports that are closed for commercial purposes
List of International Airports in India 2022
listed below are the state-wise international airport with the located city and the code of the airport . The list also includes the airport type.
| Sl. No | State | International Airport Location | International Airport Name & Code | Airport Code | Airport Type/Purpose |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam, | Visakhapatnam International Airport | VTZ | Commercial Airport |
| 2 | Vijayawada Airport | Vijayawada Airport | VGA | Commercial Airport | |
| 3
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Assam | Guwahati | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport | GAU | Civil Enclave |
| 4 | Delhi | Delhi NCR | Indira Gandhi International Airport | DEL | Commercial Airport |
| 5 | Goa | Dabolim | Dabolim Airport | GOI | Civil Enclave |
| 6 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport | AMD | Commercial Airport |
| 7
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Vadodara | Vadodara Airport | BDQ | Commercial Airport | |
| 8 | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar | Sheikhul Aalam International Airport | SXR | Civil Enclave |
| 9 | Karnataka
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Bangalore | Kempegowda International Airport | BLR | Commercial Airport |
| 10 | Mangalore | Mangalore International Airport | IXE | Commercial Airport | |
| 11 | Kerala
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Kannur | Kannur International Airport | CNN | Commercial Airport |
| 12 | Kochi | Cochin International Airport | COK | Commercial Airport | |
| 13 | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram International Airport | TRV | Commercial Airport | |
| 14 | Calicut | Calicut International Airport | CCJ | Commercial Airport | |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | Indore | Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport | IDR | Commercial Airport |
| 16 | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | BOM | Commercial Airport |
| 17 | Nagpur | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport | NAG | Commercial Airport | |
| 18 | Manipur | Imphal | Imphal International Airport | IMF | Commercial Airport |
| 19 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Biju Patnaik International Airport | BBI | Commercial Airport |
| 20 | Punjab | Amritsar | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport | ATQ | Commercial Airport |
| 21 | Rajasthan | Jaipur | Jaipur International Airport | JAI | Commercial Airport |
| 22 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Chennai International Airport | MAA | Commercial Airport |
| 23 | Coimbatore | Coimbatore International Airport | CJB | Commercial Airport | |
| 24 | Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli International Airport | TRZ | Commercial Airport | |
| 25 | Telangana | Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | HYD | Commercial Airport |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport | LKO | Commercial Airport |
| 27 | Varanasi | Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport | VNS | Commercial Airport | |
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28 |
West bengal | Kolkata | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | CCU | Commercial Airport |
| 29 | Siliguri | Bagdogra International Airport | IXB | Commercial Airport | |
| 30 | Bihar | Patna | Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport | PAT | Commercial (Restricted International Flights, Customs) |
| 31 | Gujarat | Surat | Surat International Airport | STV | Customs,
Commercial Airport |
| 32 | Maharashtra | Pune | Pune Airport | PNQ | Civil Enclave |
| 33 | Tamil Nadu | Madurai | Madurai Airport | IXM | Customs, Commercial |
| 34 | Union Territory | Chandigarh | Chandigarh International Airport | IXC | Civil Enclave (Restricted International Flights, Customs) |
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List of Domestic Airports in India 2022
Listed below are the details of the domestic airports in different states across India. it also includes the code of airport and the city of location. The type of airport is also mentioned.
| Si . No | State/UT | City Located | Airport | IATA Code | Airport Type |
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | Veer Savarkar International Airport | IXZ | Civil Enclave |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa | Kadapa Airport | CDP | Commercial |
| 3 | Vijayawada | Vijayawada Airport | VGA | Commercial | |
| 4 | Rajahmundry | Rajahmundry Airport | RJA | Commercial | |
| 5 | Tirupati | Tirupati Airport | TIR | Commercial | |
| 6 | Arunachal Pradesh | Pasighat | Pasighat Airport | IXT | Civil Enclave |
| 7 | Assam | Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh Airport | DIB | Commercial |
| 8 | Jorhat | Jorhat Airport | JRH | Civil Enclave | |
| 9 | North Lakhimpur | Lilabari Airport | IXI | Commercial | |
| 10 | Tezpur | Tezpur Airport | TEZ | Defence | |
| 11 | Silchar | Silchar Airport | IXS | Civil Enclave | |
| 12 | Bihar | Gaya | Gaya Airport | GAY | Customs, Commercial |
| 13 | Chhattisgarh | Ambikapur | Ambikapur Airport | – | Commercial |
| 14 | Bilaspur | Bilaspur Airport | PAB | Flying School | |
| 15 | Raipur | Swami Vivekananda Airport | RPR | Commercial | |
| 16 | Daman and Diu | Diu | Diu Airport | DIU | Commercial |
| 17 | Delhi | New Delhi | Hindon Airport | VDX | Commercial |
| 18 | Gujarat | Vadodara | Vadodara Airport | BDQ | Commercial |
| 19 | BHUJ | Bhuj Airport | BHJ | Civil Enclave | |
| 20 | Kandla | Kandla Airport | IXY | Commercial | |
| 21 | Jamnagar | Jamnagar Airport | JGA | Civil Enclave | |
| 22 | Porbandar | Porbandar Airport | PBD | Commercial | |
| 23 | Rajkot | Rajkot Airport | RAJ | Commercial | |
| 24 | Bhavnagar | Bhavnagar Airport | BHU | Commercial | |
| 25 | Haryana | Karnal | Karnal Airport | — | Flying School |
| 26 | Hisar | Hisar Airport | HSS | Commercial | |
| 27 | Himachal Pradesh | Kangra | Kangra Airport | DHM | Commercial |
| 28 | Kullu | Kullu-Manali Airport | KUU | Commercial | |
| 29 | Shimla | Shimla Airport | SLV | Commercial | |
| 30 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu | Jammu Airport | IXJ | Civil Enclave |
| 31 | Jharkhand | Bokaro | Bokaro Airport | BKR | Commercial |
| 32 | Jamshedpur | Sonari Airport | IXW | Commercial | |
| 33 | Ranchi | Birsa Munda Airport | IXR | Commercial | |
| 34 | Karnataka | Bellary | Bellary Airport | BEP | Commercial |
| 35 | Bengaluru | Jakkur Airfield | — | Flying School | |
| 36 | Belgaum | Belgaum Airport | IXG | Commercial | |
| 37 | Mysore | Mysore Airport | MYQ | Commercial | |
| 38 | Kalaburagi | Gulbarga Airport | GBI | Commercial | |
| 39 | Hubli | Hubli Airport | HBX | Commercial | |
| 40 | Kerala | Kollam | Kollam Airport | — | Closed |
| 41 | Lakshadweep | Agatti | Agatti Airport | AGX | Commercial |
| 42 | Ladakh | leh | Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport | IXL | Civil enclave |
| 43 | Madhya Pradesh | Khajuraho | Khajuraho Airport | HJR | Commercial |
| 44 | Satna | Satna Airport | TNI | Commercial | |
| 45 | Jabalpur | Jabalpur Airport | JLR | Commercial | |
| 46 | Bhopal | Raja Bhoj Airport | BHO | Commercial | |
| 47 | Gwalior | Gwalior Airport | GWL | Commercial | |
| 48 | Indore | Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport | IDR | Commercial | |
| 49 | Maharashtra | Shirdi | Shirdi Airport | SAG | Commercial |
| 50 | Nashik | Nashik Airport | ISK | Commercial | |
| 51 | Yavatmal | Yavatmal Airport | YTL | General Aviation | |
| 52 | Nanded | Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport | NDC | Commercial | |
| 53 | Kolhapur | Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport | KLH | Commercial | |
| 54 | Mumbai | Juhu Aerodrome | __ | General Aviation | |
| 55 | Aurangabad | Aurangabad Airport | IXU | Commercial | |
| 56 | Solapur | Solapur Airport | SSL | General Aviation | |
| 57 | Jalgaon | Jalgaon Airport | JLG | Commercial | |
| 58 | Akola | Akola Airport | AKD | General Aviation | |
| 59 | Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong Airport | SHL | Commercial |
| 60 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Lengpui Airport | AJL | Commercial |
| 61 | Nagaland | Dimapur | Dimapur Airport | DMU | Commercial |
| 62 | Odisha | Jharsuguda | Veer Surendra Sai Airport | JSA | Commercial |
| 63 | Jeypore | Jeypore Airport | PYB | ||
| 64 | Puducherry | Pondicherry | Puducherry Airport | PNY | Commercial |
| 65 | Punjab | Bathinda | Bathinda Airport | BUP | Civil Enclave |
| 66 | Pathankot | Pathankot Airport | IXP | Civil Enclave | |
| 67 | Ludhiana | Sahnewal Airport | LUH | Commercial | |
| 68 | Patiala | Patiala Airport | — | ||
| 69 | Jalandhar | Adampur Airport | AIP | Civil Enclave | |
| 70 | Rajasthan | Bikaner | Nal Airport | BKB | Civil Enclave |
| 71 | Kota | Kota Airport | KTU | – | |
| 72 | Ajmer | Kishangarh Airport | KQH | Commercial | |
| 73 | Jodhpur | Jodhpur Airport | JDH | Civil Enclave | |
| 74 | Udaipur | Maharana Pratap Airport | UDR | Commercial | |
| 75 | Jaisalmer | Jaisalmer Airport | JSA | Civil Enclave | |
| 76 | Sikkim | Gangtok | Pakyong Airport | PYG | Commercial |
| 77 | Tamil Nadu | Thoothukudi | Thoothukudi Airport | TCR | Commercial |
| 78 | Salem | Salem Airport | SXV | Commercial | |
| 79 | Telangana | Hyderabad | Nadirgul Airport | — | Flying School |
| 80 | Hyderabad | Begumpet Airport | — | Flying school | |
| 81 | Tripura | Agartala | Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport | IXA | Commercial |
| 82 | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur | Kanpur Airport | KNU | Civil enclave |
| 83 | Ghaziabad | Hindon Airport | HDX | Civil Enclave | |
| 84 | Agra | Agra Air Force Station | AGR | Civil Enclave | |
| 85 | Gorakhpur | Gorakhpur Airport | GOP | Civil Enclave | |
| 86 | Allahabad | Allahabad Airport | IXD | Civil Enclave | |
| 87 | Uttrakhand | Dehradun | Jolly Grant Airport | DED | Commercial |
| 88 | Pithoragarh | Naini Saini Airport | NNS | Commercial | |
| 89 | Pantnagar | Pantnagar Airport | PGH | Commercial | |
| 90 | West Bengal | Balurghat | Balurghat Airport | RGH | – |
| 91 | Asansol | Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport | RDP | Commercial | |
| 92 | Behala | Behala Airport | — | Flying school | |
| 93 | Cooch Behar | Cooch Behar Airport | COH | – |
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Top Ten Busiest Airports of India
Below listed are the top 10 busiest airports of India for the fiscal year 2021- 2022 from 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022
| Rank of the busiest Airport | Name of the Airport | City of the Airport | State/UT of the Airport | IATA code of the Airport | Passengers FY 2021-22 |
| 1 | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Delhi | Delhi | DEL | 22,583,736 |
| 2 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | Mumbai | Maharashtra | BOM | 11,054,811 |
| 3 | Kempegowda International Airport | Bengaluru | Karnataka | BLR | 10,914,194 |
| 4 | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | Hyderabad | Telangana | HYD | 8,048,248 |
| 5 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | Kolkata | West Bengal | CCU | 7,728,906 |
| 6 | Chennai International Airport | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | MAA | 5,495,707 |
| 7 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | AMD | 3,642,413 |
| 8 | Goa International Airport | Dabolim | Goa | GOI | 2,890,545 |
| 9 | Jay Prakash Narayan Airport | Patna | Bihar | PAT | 2,710,000 |
| 10 | Cochin International Airport | Kochi | Kerala | COK | 2,458,458 |
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