Question : AIRSTRIPS



(a) the details of airstrips in various parts of the country, State-wise;

(b) the number of airstrips which are not operational at present and the reasons therefor; and

(c) the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN )

(a) :- The airports in the country managed by the Airports Authority of India are Cuddapah, Donakonda, Hyderabad, Nadirgul, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam(Civil Enclave)(C.E) and Warangal in ANDHRA PRADESH ; Along(C.E), Passighat, Tezu(C.E), Zero(C.E) and Daparizo(C.E) in ARUNACHAL PRADESH; Dibrugarh(Mohan Bari), Guwahati, Jorhat(C.E), North Lakhimpur(Lilabari), Rupsi, Silchar(C.E), Tezpur(C.E) and Shella in ASSAM; Gaya, Jogbani, Muzzaffarpur, Patna and Raxaul in BIHAR; Chakulia and Ranchi in JHARKHAND; Goa(C.E) in GOA; Ahmedabad, Bhuj(C.E), Bhavnagar, Deesa(Palanpur), Jamnagar(C.E), Kandla, Keshod, Porbandar, Rajkot, Vadodara in GUJARAT; Kangra, Kullu Manali and Shimla in HIMACHAL PRADESH; Jammu(C.E), Leh(C.E) and Srinagar(C.E) in JAMMU & KASHMIR; Bangalore(C.E), Belgaum, Hassan, Hubli, Mangalore and Mysore in KARNATAKA; Calicut, Cochin(C.E) and Trivandrum in KERALA; Bhopal, Gwalior(C.E), Indore, Jabalpur, Khajuraho, Khandwa, Satna and Panna in MADHYA PRADESH; Bilaspur and Raipur in CHHATISGARH; Akola, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Hadapsar, Juhu(Mumbai), Kolhapur, Nagpur, Sholapur and Pune(C.E) in MAHARASHTRA; Imphal in MANIPUR; Shillong in MEGHALAYA; Aizwal(Turial) in MIZORAM; Dimapur in NAGALAND; Bhubneshwar and Jharsuguda in ORISSA; Amritsar and Ludhiana in PUNJAB; Bikaner(C.E), Jaipur, Jaiselmer(C.E), Jodhpur(C.E), Kota and Udaipur in RAJASTHAN; Coimbatore, Chennai, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Tuticorin and Vellore in TAMIL NADU; Agartala, Kailashahar, Kamalpur and Khowai in TRIPURA; Agra(C.E), Allahabad(C.E), Gorakhpur(C.E), Kanpur(Civil), Kanpur Chakeri(C.E), Lalitpur, Lucknow, Varanasi and Jhansi in UTTAR PRADESH; Dehradun and Pantnagar in UTTARANCHAL; Bagdogra(C.E), Balurghat, Behala, Kolkata, Cooch Behar, Malda and Asansol in WEST BENGAL; IGI Airport Palam and Safdarjung Airport in DELHI; Port Blair(C.E) in ANDAMAN & NICOBAR; Chandigarh(C.E) in CHANDIGARH; Agatti in LAKSHADWEEP and Pondicherry in PONDICHERRY.

(b) :- There are 35 non-operational airports at present. No Airlines have projected their requirement to operate through these airports due to non-availability of traffic.

(c) :- Airports Authority of India proposed to hand over non-operational airports to the concerned State Governments for development and operation. However, the proposal did not evince response from any State Government, except in case of Kolhapur and Sholapur airports which have been handed over to the State Government of Maharashtra on agreed terms for a period of 15 years with effect from February, 1997.