(a) the details of the airports of the country which are functioning as International Airports and since when;
(b) the airports which have recently been declared to be up graded as International Airport;
(c) the timing by which these airports are likely to function as International Airport; and
(d) the basis on which the declaration or International Airport has been made?
THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)
(a) :- The Airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta
have been functioning as International Airports since long.
The Airport at Trivandrum was declared as International
Airport with effect from 1st April, 1991.
(b) :- The airports at Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore,
Hyderabad, Goa, Guwahati and new Cochin airport at
Nedumbassery have recently been declared as international
airports.
(c) :- International flights are already operating from
airports at Bangalore, Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Goa
and new Cochin airport. No airline has, however started
international operations from Guwahati airport so far.
(d) Majority of the airlines use Medium Capacity Long Range
(MCLR) and Small Capacity Long Range (SCLR) aircraft for
international operations. These aircraft can land upon a
runway length of 9000 ft. The airports which have
facilities for SCLR and MCLR aircraft and also international
traffic potential have been declared as international
airports.