List of Airports in India: Domestic & International

As per official data, there are 486 airstrips or airports in India. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) manages 137 airports of them. It includes 103 domestic airports, 34 international airports and 10 custom airports. Some airports are Civil Enclaves. A civil enclave is an area at a military air base allotted for the usage of civil aviation.

There are some flying strips dedicated to flying schools in India and military air bases. So, the exact number of Airstrips/Airports in India is 486.

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List of Airports in India

There are 3 types of Airports in India. We have mentioned the point-wise information to help you understand it better.

Now, let’s understand the types of airports!

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Domestic Airports

A domestic airport handles only domestic flights in the country. Passengers can board a flight at these airports to travel from one city to another city in the country. 

• Domestic airports do not have customs and immigration sections.
• There are 103 domestic airports in India.

List of Domestic Airports in India

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International Airports

International Airports are defined as the type of airports where passengers can board flights to travel to other countries. There may be a domestic airport section at these airports.

• There are 34 International Airports in India.
• There are immigration, and customs sections available at these airports in India.

List of International Airports in India

Name of the Airport	City/ State
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	Hyderabad, Telangana
Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport	Amritsar, Punjab
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport	Guwahati, Assam
Biju Patnaik International Airport	Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Gaya Airport	Gaya, Bihar
Indira Gandhi International Airport	New Delhi, Delhi
Veer Savarkar International Airport	Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Kempegowda International Airport	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Mangalore International Airport	Mangalore, Karnataka
Cochin International Airport	Kochi, Kerala
Calicut International Airport	Kozhikode, Kerala
Trivandrum International Airport	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport	Nagpur, Maharashtra
Jaipur International Airport	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Chennai International Airport	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Tiruchirappalli International Airport	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport	Kolkata, West Bengal
Kannur International Airport	Kannur, Kerala
Surat Airport	Surat, Gujarat
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport	Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Dabolim Airport	Dabolim, Goa
Coimbatore International Airport	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Sheikh ul-Aalam International Airport	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Imphal International Airport	Imphal, Manipur
Madurai Airport	Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Bagdogra International Airport	Siliguri, West Bengal
Mangalore International Airport	Mangalore, Karnataka
Chandigarh International Airport	Chandigarh
Nashik Airport	Nashik, Maharashtra
Vadodara Airport	Vadodara, Gujarat
Kushinagar Airport	Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh

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Custom Airports

Customs airport is defined as an airport appointed under Section 6(1) of the Customs Act 2015, as an airport for the landing or departure of aircraft for the enactments relating to Customs.

Airport in India	State or UT	City
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport	Bihar	Patna
Chandigarh Airport	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Raja Bhoj Airport	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
Pune Airport	Maharashtra	Pune
Madurai Airport	Tamil Nadu	Madurai
Bareilly Airport	Uttar Pradesh	Bareilly

What is Airport Authority of India (AAI)?

The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is responsible for managing the airports in India. The Ministry of Civil Aviation is responsible for creating, upgrading and maintaining the infrastructure of airports in India. The AAI also provides Air Traffic Management services to the aeroplanes flying over Indian Airspace. It is a government institution founded on 1 April 1995.

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