Parliament Question: Status of flight operations from new airports

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4013 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30th March 2026 STATUS OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS FROM NEW AIRPORTS 4013. SHRI RAMJI LAL SUMAN Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:- (a) the number of new airports built during the last decade in the country, including in the State of Uttar Pradesh; (b) the number of new airports which began operating flights during the last decade and the current status thereof; (c) the airports in the State of Uttar Pradesh which have been converted into commercial airports during the last decade; and (d) the details thereof? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol) (a) & (b): Since 2015, 13 Greenfield airports, namely Durgapur, Shirdi, Kannur, Pakyong, Kalaburagi, Orvakal (Kurnool), Sindhudurg, Kushinagar, Itanagar, Mopa, Shivamogga, Rajkot (Hirasar) and Navi Mumbai have been operationalised. Out of these, Kalaburagi, Pakyong and Kushinagar Airports do not have scheduled flight operations, as on date. (c) & (d): Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme -Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) on 21.10.2016 to expand connectivity from unserved and underserved airports. In Uttar Pradesh, RCS flight operations had commenced from Agra, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Kanpur, Hindon, Kushinagar, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Shravasti, Moradabad and Chitrakoot. Ayodhya airport has also been operationalized. ******