**Executive Summary**
This document responds to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 744, to be answered on December 4, 2025, regarding the status of greenfield airports. It provides information on the number of greenfield airports inaugurated since 2014, their construction costs, and passenger/aircraft volume. It confirms that no greenfield airports inaugurated since 2014 have ceased operations.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Greenfield Airports Inaugurated (Since 2014):**
* Thirteen (13) greenfield airports have been inaugurated.
* The document lists these airports by state, along with their project costs:
* Goa: Mopa (Rs. 3400 crore)
* Maharashtra: Navi Mumbai (Rs. 19646 crore), Shirdi (Rs. 320 crore), Sindhudurg (Rs. 520 crore)
* Karnataka: Kalaburagi (Rs. 175.57 crore), Shivamogga (Rs. 449 crore)
* Uttar Pradesh: Kushinagar (Rs. 448 crore)
* Gujarat: Rajkot (Hirasar) (Rs. 1405 crore)
* Andhra Pradesh: Oravakal (Kurnool) (Rs. 187 crore)
* West Bengal: Durgapur (Rs. 670 crore)
* Sikkim: Pakyong (Rs. 553.53 crore)
* Kerala: Kannur (Rs. 2342 crore)
* Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar (Rs. 646 crore)
* **Aircraft Movements and Passenger Volume:**
* Year-wise details of aircraft movements and passenger volume are attached as an Annexure (Financial Years 2014-15 through 2024-25 are covered).
* Aircraft movements count landing and takeoff separately.
* **Airport Operations:**
* No greenfield airport inaugurated since 2014 has ceased operations.
* Infrastructure/facilities maintenance at airports is a continuous process undertaken by the airport operator.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Civil Aviation**
* **Impact:** Required to provide information about greenfield airports' status, aircraft/passenger volume and related operations.
* **Action Required:** Monitor maintenance of greenfield airports and their operations according to set requirement
**Airport Operators**
* **Impact:** Accountable for infrastructure/facilities maintenance at airports
* **Action Required:** Regularly maintaining infrastructure and facilities as per requirements.
**Citizens and Passengers**
* **Impact:** Use the greenfield airports
* **Action Required:** None
Key Entities Referenced
Greenfield Airports: The main subject of the parliamentary question, referring to newly built airports.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The government ministry responsible for aviation, answering the parliamentary question.
Lok Sabha: The House of the People, the lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question was raised.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 744
th
(To be answered on the 4 December 2025)
STATUS OF GREENFIELD AIRPORTS
744. MR PATHAN YUSUF
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:-
(a) the number of greenfield airports inaugurated since 2014 along with the cost of
construction and maintenance, State-wise;
(b) the number of flights operated from such greenfield airports and the passenger
volume per year, year-wise; and
(c) whether any greenfield airport inaugurated since 2014 has ceased operations
and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Murlidhar Mohol)
(a): Since 2014, Thirteen (13) Greenfield Airports have been inaugurated i.e. Mopa
(Project Cost - Rs. 3400 crore) in Goa, Navi Mumbai (Project Cost - Rs.19646 crore),
Shirdi (Project Cost - Rs. 320 crore) and Sindhudurg (Project Cost - Rs. 520 crore)
in Maharashtra, Kalaburagi (Project Cost - Rs.175.57 crore) and Shivamogga
(Project Cost - Rs. 449 crore) in Karnataka,
Kushinagar (Project Cost - Rs. 448 crore) in Uttar Pradesh, Rajkot (Hirasar) (Project
Cost - Rs. 1405 crore) in Gujarat, Oravakal (Kurnool) (Project Cost -
Rs. 187 crore) in Andhra Pradesh, Durgapur (Project Cost - Rs. 670 crore) in West
Bengal, Pakyong (Project Cost - Rs. 553.53 crore) in Sikkim, Kannur (Project Cost
- Rs. 2342 crore) in Kerala and Itanagar (Project Cost - Rs. 646 crore) in Arunachal
Pradesh.Further, the maintenance of infrastructure/ facilities at airports and cost incurred for
the same is a continuous process, which is undertaken by the airport operator
concerned regularly as per the requirement.
(b): The year wise details for number of aircraft movements and passenger volume
from such greenfield airports is attached as Annexure.
(c): No.
*****ANNEXURE
Statement referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 744 for answer on
04.12.2025
Year wise details of number of aircraft movements and passenger volume (*)
Financial Year Aircraft Movements Passenger Volume
2014-15 3344 358402
2015-16 5180 421722
2016-17 4846 411468
2017-18 5629 408038
2018-19 9264 852280
2019-20 25322 2557017
2020-21 11578 870001
2021-22 22417 1839625
2022-23 38656 4137154
2023-24 64602 8144924
2024-25 69160 8695598
Note (*):
In Aircraft Movements, landing and take-off of an aircraft are counted separately i.e., one
landing and one take-off are counted as two movements.