Question : UNUSED AIRPORTS

(a) the number of unused airports in the country at present,State/UT-wise alongwith the details of their owners;

(b) the expenditure incurred on maintenance of these unused airports during each of the last three years;

(c) the loss suffered by the Government due to non-utilisation of these airports during the said period;

(d) the details of the unused airports made operational by the Government during each of the last three years and the current year; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to make some more unused airports operational during 2012-13 and if so, the details thereof,airport-wise and if not,the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI AJIT SINGH )
(a)to(e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.

Statement in reply to parts (a)to(e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.120 to be answered on 21.03.2012 regarding unused airports.

(a) There are 32 airports belongs to AAI which are non operational at present. Details given at Annexure.

(b) The expenditure incurred on maintenance of these unused airports during each of the last three years are 2008-09 (Rs.4.92 crore), 2009-10 (Rs.8.54 crore), 2010-11 (Rs.19.36 crore).

(c) Loss suffered by the Government due to non-utlization of these airports during the said period are 2008-09 (Rs.4.92 crore), 2009-10 (Rs.8.11 crore), 2010-11 (Rs.19.27 crore).

(d) Mysore Airport in Karnataka and Pantnagar in Uttarkhand have been operationalised in the last three years.

(e) Operationalisation of airports in the next financial year is subject to availability of traffic demand at these airports and their commercial viability.