Parliament Question: Status of airports under UDAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3371 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23rd March 2026 STATUS OF AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN 3371. DR. V. SIVADASAN Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:- (a) the number and details of airports developed, revived or made operational under the UDAN scheme in each State/UT, along with the year of commencement of operations and the expenditure incurred; (b) the details of airports that have ceased or temporarily discontinued flight operations, along with the State/UT, year of commencement, year of discontinuation and the reasons for cessation; (c) the details of the expenditure incurred on those airports where flight operations have ceased or remain non-operational; and (d) the number of passengers handled at each airport operationalised under the UDAN scheme, airport-wise and year-wise since commencement of operations? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol) (a) Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN), as on 28.02.2026, 95 unserved and underserved airports (including 17 heliports and 02 water aerodromes) have been developed and operationalised. The State-wise details, along with the expenditure incurred, are placed at Annexure I. (b) & (c): The details of airports where flights are temporarily discontinued is placed at Annexure II. A total of Rs. 831.33 Cr. has been incurred towards the development of the said airports. (d): As on 28.02.2026, a total of 663 routes have been operationalised, carrying over 162 lakhs domestic passengers on more than 3.41 lakh RCS flights under the RCS-UDAN. ******Annexure I Details of 95 RCS Airports Operationalised under UDAN Airport / Total Expenditure till S.N Date of State Heliports / Water 31.10.2025 (in Rs. O Operationalisation Aerodromes Cr) 1. Kadapa 99.36 27-04-2017 Andhra Pradesh 2. Kurnool 0.03 28-03-2021 3. Hollongi - 15-01-2023 Arunachal 4. Pradesh Tezu 89.65 15-08-2021 5. Passighat 0.07 24-05-2021 6. Jorhat 0.03 01-08-2018 7. Assam Lilabari 9.47 15-01-2019 8. Rupsi 88.79 08-05-2021 9. Tezpur 0.19 26-04-2018 10. Darbhanga 127.82 08-11-2020 Bihar 11. Purnea 40.00 15-09-2025 12. Bilaspur 65.22 01-03-2021 Chhattisgarh 13. Jagdalpur 60.16 14-06-2018 14. Ambikapur 80.14 19-12-2024Airport / Total Expenditure till S.N Date of State Heliports / Water 31.10.2025 (in Rs. O Operationalisation Aerodromes Cr) 15. Daman & Diu Diu 28.98 24-02-2018 16. Bhavnagar 69.18 01-05-2018 17. Jamnagar 24.16 17-02-2018 18. Kandla 28.12 01-07-2017 19. Keshod 32.71 16-04-2022 Gujarat 20. Mundra 0.31 17-02-2018 21. Porbandar 36.51 10-07-2017 Sabarmati River 22. 21.61 31-10-2020 Front(W) Statue of Unity 23. 12.92 31-10-2020 (W) 24. Haryana Hissar 29.21 14-01-2021 25. Kullu 37.29 13-05-2019 Himachal 26. Shimla 116.70 27-04-2017 Pradesh 27. Mandi(H) 8.76 09-12-2021 28. Rampur(H) 4.84 14-12-2021 Shimla (Sanjoli) 29. 4.96 21-01-2026 (H) 30. Reckong Peo (H) 0.24 21-01-2026 31. Jamshedpur - 31-01-2023 Jharkhand 32. Deoghar 5.19 12-07-2022 33. Belgaum 20.88 01-05-2019 Karnataka 34. Bidar 12.29 07-02-2020 35. Hubli 37.69 14-05-2018Airport / Total Expenditure till S.N Date of State Heliports / Water 31.10.2025 (in Rs. O Operationalisation Aerodromes Cr) 36. Kalaburgi 28.64 22-11-2019 37. Mysore 41.40 02-09-2017 38. Shivamogga - 21-11-2023 39. Vidyanagar 5.99 21-09-2017 40. Kerala Kannur - 25-01-2019 41. Lakshadweep Agatti - 18-04-2024 42. Gwalior 8.15 31-05-2017 Madhya Pradesh 43. Rewa 102.10 25-11-2024 44. Datia 63.10 31-05-2025 45. Gondia 47.21 13-03-2022 46. Jalgaon 28.55 23-12-2017 Maharashtra 47. Kolhapur 333.29 08-04-2018Airport / Total Expenditure till S.N Date of State Heliports / Water 31.10.2025 (in Rs. O Operationalisation Aerodromes Cr) 48. Nanded 0.20 27-04-2017 49. Ozar (Nasik) 11.19 23-12-2017 50. Sindhudurg - 09-10-2021 51. Amravati 148.53 16-04-2025 52. Jiribam(H) 12.28 13-03-2024 Manipur 53. Tamenglong(H) 1.60 13-03-2024 Shillong 54. Meghalaya 60.76 26-04-2018 (Barapani) 55. Nagaland Dimapur 4.89 07-12-2019 56. Jeypore 59.13 03-08-2022 57. Jharsuguda 183.67 22-09-2018 Odisha 58. Rourkela 58.96 07-01-2023 59. Utkela 56.03 31-08-2023 Pondicherry 60. Pondicherry 31.98 16-08-2017 (U.T.) 61. Adampur 125.60 01-05-2018 Punjab 62. Bhatinda 3.04 27-04-2017Airport / Total Expenditure till S.N Date of State Heliports / Water 31.10.2025 (in Rs. O Operationalisation Aerodromes Cr) 63. Ludhiana 12.80 02-09-2017 64. Pathankot 5.18 05-04-2018 65. Bikaner (Nal) 15.98 26-09-2017 66. Jaisalmer 10.34 29-10-2017 Rajasthan 67. Kishangarh 29.78 08-10-2018 68. Sikkim Pakyong 178.75 04-10-2018 69. Tamil Nadu Salem 24.44 25-03-2018 70. Agra 7.68 08-12-2017 71. Aligarh 31.94 11-03-2024 72. Azamgarh 29.57 11-03-2024 73. Bareilly 104.14 08-03-2021 74. Chitrakoot 32.79 12-03-2024 Uttar Pradesh 75. Hindon 46.60 11-10-2019 76. Kanpur (chakeri) 134.79 03-07-2018Airport / Total Expenditure till S.N Date of State Heliports / Water 31.10.2025 (in Rs. O Operationalisation Aerodromes Cr) 77. Kushinagar/ Kasia 108.22 26-11-2021 Prayagraj / 78. 161.43 14-06-2018 Allahabad 79. Shravasti 32.84 12-03-2024 80. Moradabad 30.41 10-08-2024 81. Pantnagar 29.14 04-01-2019 82. Pithoragarh 9.36 17-01-2019 83. Almora(H) 5.38 26-08-2022 84. Champawat (H) 0.06 22-02-2024 85. Chinyali Saur (H) 2.75 08-02-2020 86. Gaucher (H) 8.20 08-02-2020 Uttarakhand 87. Haldwani(H) 3.27 08-10-2021 88. Munsyari (H) - 22-02-2024 89. New Tehri(H) 3.95 29-07-2020 90. Sahastradhara(H) 21.61 08-02-2020 91. Srinagar(H) 6.51 29-07-2020 92. Nainital (H) 1.02 12-03-2025 93. Bageshwar (H) 0.06 12-03-2025 94. Cooch behar 11.00 21-02-2023 West Bengal 95. Durgapur(Andal) 3.11 25-06-2019Airport / Total Expenditure till S.N Date of State Heliports / Water 31.10.2025 (in Rs. O Operationalisation Aerodromes Cr)Annexure II Details of Airports developed under RCS with no scheduled flights S. State Airport Date of Date of Remarks N. Commenc discontin ement uation of RCS flights 1. Assam Tezpur 26.04.201 23.01.202 Runway resurfacing underway 8 6 by IAF. 2. Chhattisgar Ambikapur 19.12.202 24.10.202 FlyBig assigned and novated h 4 5 its contractual rights and obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. The airline is expected to commence operations on these routes subject to obtaining the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and acquiring the intended aircraft. 3. Gujarat Bhavnagar 01.05.201 09.06.202 Indigo Airlines has proposed to 8 5 launch 02 new flights at Bhavnagar airport w.e.f. 29.03.2026. 4. Himachal Shimla 27.04.201 01.11.202 Due to grounding and Pradesh 7 5 shortage of aircraft. Alliance Air may re-commence flight operations on the route Shimla-Amritsar-Shimla on aircraft availability. 5. Karnataka Kalaburgi 22.11.201 08.10.202 Regarding commencement of 9 5 operations from Kalaburagi, it is submitted that the airport will be considered in forthcoming rounds of bidding in accordance with the provisions of the UDAN Scheme. 6. Madhya Datia 31.05.202 20.10.202 FlyBig assigned and novated Pradesh 5 5 its contractual rights and obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. The airline is expected to commence operations on these routes subject to obtaining the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and acquiring the intended aircraft. 7. Ludhiana 02.09.201 26.09.202 FlyBig assigned and 7 5 novated its contractual Punjab rights and obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. Theairline is expected to commence operations on these routes from Halwara Airport instead of Ludhiana subject to obtaining the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and acquiring the intended aircraft. 8. Pathankot 05.04.201 28.02.202 Under UDAN 5.4, Letter of 8 2 Intent has been issued on 11.07.2025 for Pathankot– Delhi–Pathankot route with 80- seater aircraft to JettWings. Airline yet to submit firm proposal on readiness. 9. Sikkim Pakyong 04.10.201 09.06.202 Shortage of suitable aircraft 8 4 due to terrain & weather challenges. 10. Kushinaga 26.11.202 04.11.202 RCS route connecting r 1 3 Kushinagar to Saharanpur awarded to Spicejet with Q400 type of aircraft. Shortage of aircraft with airline. 11. Aligarh 11.03.202 19.12.202 4 4 12. Azamgarh 11.03.202 07.11.202 Uttar 4 4 FlyBig assigned and novated 13. Pradesh Chitrakoot 12.03.202 14.12.202 its contractual rights and 4 4 obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. Skyhop is expected to 14. Shravasti 12.03.202 21.12.202 commence operations on 4 4 these routes subject to obtaining the Air Operator 15. Moradaba 10.08.202 02.11.202 Certificate (AOC) and d 4 4 acquiring the intended aircraft.