Parliament Question: Development of Airports, Heliports and Water Aerodromes

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3410 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12th March 2026 ) DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS AND WATER AERODROMES 3410. SHRI GODAM NAGESH Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:- (a) the details and the total number of airports, heliports and water aerodromes sanctioned and operationalised under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme since its inception across the country, State/UT-wise particularly in Telangana; (b) whether any new airports or airstrips are proposed to be developed under the UDAN scheme in Telangana and if so, the details thereof, district-wise; and (c) the measures taken to improve regional air connectivity, passenger traffic and economic development through UDAN scheme across the country, particularly in Telangana? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol) (a) to (c): Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme-UDAN, as on 28.02.2026, 663 routes connecting 95 unserved and underserved airports (including 17 heliports and 2 water aerodromes) have been operationalised. The list of airports operationalised since the inception of the Scheme is placed at Annexure. In the State of Telangana, Adilabad, Aleru, Basantnagar (Peddapalli) and Kagazpur airports are included in the tentative list of unserved airports in the UDAN document. Further, 58 RCS routes have been operationalised in the State.; To ensure the affordability of regional air travel, the UDAN scheme provides financial incentives to airline operators on regional routes that include: Concessions by the Central Government, State Governments/ Union Territories and airport operators to reduce airline operation costs and also the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to bridge the gap between operational costs and expected revenues on such routes. The airfare on the RCS seats on which VGF isprovided to the Selected Airline Operators (SAOs) is for a 3-year tenure and is capped at a subsidized rate, which is liable to be indexed every quarter. The above measures aim to strengthen affordability, accessibility and overall passenger convenience in the aviation sector, thereby promoting regional development and economic growth. ******Annexure List of 95 RCS Airports operationalized as on 28.02.2026 Date of S No. State Airport Operationalization Andhra Kadapa (Underserved) 27-April-2017 1. Pradesh Kurnool (Unserved) 28-March 2021 2. Arunachal Tezu (Unserved) 15-August-2021 3. Pradesh Passighat (Unserved) 24-May 2021 4. Hollongi (Unserved) 15-January-2023 5. Assam Jorhat (Underserved) 1-August-2018 6. Lilabari (Underserved) 15-January-2019 7. Tezpur (Underserved) 26-April-2018 8. Rupsi (Unserved) 8-May 2021 9. Bihar Darbhanga (Unserved) 08-November-2020 10. Purnea (Unserved) 15-September-2025 11. Chhattisgarh Jagdalpur (Unserved) 14-June-2018 12. Bilaspur (Unserved) 1-March-2021 13. Ambikapur (Unserved) 19-December-2024 14. Daman & Diu (Underserved) 24-February-2018 15. Diu Gujarat Bhavnagar (Underserved) 1-May-2018 16. Jamnagar (Underserved) 17-February-2018 17. Kandla (Unserved) 1-July-2017 18. Keshod (Unserved) 16-April-2022 19.Date of S No. State Airport Operationalization Mundra (Unserved) 17-February-2018 20. Porbandar (Underserved) 10-July-2017 21. Statue of Unity (W) 31-October-2020 22. (Unserved) Sabarmati River Front (W) 31-October-2020 23. (Unserved) Haryana Hissar (Unserved) 14-January-2021 24. Himachal Shimla (Unserved) 27-April-2017 25. Pradesh Kullu (Underserved) 13-May-2019 26. Mandi – Heliport 09-December-2021 27. (Unserved) Rampur – Heliport 14-December-2021 28. (Unserved) Reckong Peo - Heliport 21-January-2026 29. Shimla (Sanjoli) - Heliport 21-January-2026 30. Jharkhand Deoghar (Unserved) 12-July-2022 31. Jamshedpur (Unserved) 31-January-2023 32. Karnataka Belgaum (Underserved) 1-May-2019 33. Hubli (Underserved) 14-May-2018 34. Mysore (Unserved) 2-September-2017 35. Vidyanagar (Unserved) 21-September-2017 36. Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) 22-November-2019 37. (Unserved) Bidar (Unserved) 07-February-2020 38. Shivamogga (Unserved) 21-November-2023 39. Kerala Kannur (Unserved) 25-January-2019 40.Date of S No. State Airport Operationalization Lakshadweep Agatti (Underserved) 18-April-2024 41. Gwalior (Underserved) 31-May-2017 42. Madhya Rewa (Unserved) 25-November-2024 43. Pradesh Datia (Unserved) 31-May-2025 44. Maharashtra Gondia (Unserved) 13-March-2022 45. Jalgaon (Unserved) 23-December-2017 46. Kolhapur (Unserved) 8-April-2018 47. Nanded (Unserved) 27-April-2017 48. Ozar (Nasik) (Unserved) 23-December-2017 49. Sindhudurg (Unserved) 9-October-2021 50. Amravati (Unserved) 16-April-2025 51. Jiribam Heliport 13-March-2024 52. (Unserved) Manipur Tamenglong Heliport 13-March-2024 53. (Unserved) Meghalaya Shillong (Underserved) 26-April-2018 54. Nagaland Dimapur (Underserved) 07-December-2019 55. Odisha Jharsuguda (Unserved) 22-September-2018 56. Jeypore (Unserved) 03-August-2022 57. Rourkela (Unserved) 07-January-2023 58. Utkela (Unserved) 31-August-2023 59. Pondicherry Pondicherry (Underserved) 16-August-2017 60. (UT) Punjab Adampur (Unserved) 1-May-2018 61. Bhatinda (Unserved) 27-April-2017 62. Ludhiana (Unserved) 2-September-2017 63.Date of S No. State Airport Operationalization Pathankot (Unserved) 5-April-2018 64. Rajasthan Bikaner (Unserved) 26-September-2017 65. Jaisalmer (Unserved) 29-October-2017 66. Kishangarh (Unserved) 8-October-2018 67. Sikkim Pakyong (Unserved) 4-October-2018 68. Tamil Nadu Salem (Unserved) 25-March-2018 69. Uttar Agra (Underserved) 8-December-2017 70. Pradesh Aligarh (Unserved) 11-March-2024 71. Azamgarh (Unserved) 11-March-2024 72. Bareilly (Unserved) 08-March-2021 73. Chitrakoot (Unserved) 12-March-2024 74. Moradabad (Unserved) 10-August-2024 75. Prayagraj (Underserved) 14-June-2018 76. Kanpur (Chakeri) 3-July-2018 77. (Unserved) Hindon (Unserved) 11-October-2019 78. Shravasti (Unserved) 12-March-2024 79. Kushinagar (Unserved) 26-November-2021 80. Uttarakhand Pantnagar (Underserved) 4-January-2019 81. Pithoragarh (Unserved) 17-January-2019 82. Sahastradhara - Heliport 08-February-2020 83. (Unserved) Chinyalisaur –Heliport 08-February-2020 84. (Unserved) 08-February-2020 85. Gaucher –HeliportDate of S No. State Airport Operationalization (Unserved) New Tehri –Heliport 29-July-2020 86. (Unserved) Srinagar –Heliport 29-July-2020 87. (Unserved) Haldwani – Heliport 8-October-2021 88. (Unserved) Almora – Heliport 26-August-2022 89. (Unserved) Champawat – Heliport( 22-February-2024 90. Unserved) Munsyari – Heliport 22-February-2024 91. (Unserved) Nainital – Heliport 12-March-2025 92. (Unserved) Bageshwar – Heliport 12-March-2025 93. (Unserved) Cooch Behar (Unserved) 21-February-2023 94. West Bengal Durgapur (Underserved) 25-June-2019 95.