**Executive Summary**
This document is an answer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 906 regarding details of airports with low passenger traffic and minimal aircraft movement across the country. The question was posed to the Minister of Civil Aviation by Shri Sachithanatham R and is scheduled to be answered on December 4, 2025. The answer provides a state-wise list of operational airports that handled passenger traffic below 50,000 or aircraft movements below 2,000 during the financial year 2024-25.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Subject of Question:** Details of airports with low passenger traffic and minimal aircraft movement, State-wise.
* **Question Asked By:** Shri Sachithanatham R
* **Addressee:** Minister of Civil Aviation
* **Date to be Answered:** 4th December 2025
* **Answer:** A state-wise list of operational airports is annexed.
* **Criteria for Inclusion:**
* Passenger traffic below 50,000.
* Aircraft movements below 2,000.
* **Timeframe:** Financial year 2024-25.
**Impact Analysis**
**Shri Sachithanatham R**
* **Impact:** Receives the requested state-wise list of airports meeting the specified criteria.
* **Action Required:** Review the provided annexure to understand which airports have low passenger traffic and minimal aircraft movement.
**Minister of Civil Aviation**
* **Impact:** Required to answer the question regarding air traffic.
* **Action Required:** Ensure the information provided is accurate and addresses the question posed by the Member of Parliament.
**Ministry of Civil Aviation**
* **Impact:** Responsible for compiling and providing the state-wise list of airports.
* **Action Required:** Maintain accurate records of passenger traffic and aircraft movements for all operational airports to respond to parliamentary inquiries.
**General Public**
* **Impact:** Indirectly impacted through transparency in aviation statistics.
* **Action Required:** No direct action required.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The primary government body responsible for civil aviation in India, answering questions about airport traffic.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India where the unstarred question regarding air passenger traffic was raised.
Airports: Operational airports in India that handled passenger traffic below 50,000 or aircraft movements below 2,000 during the financial year 2024-25.