Operational civil airports in India
Figure pending verification — source requiredBefore (baseline)
74airports
as of 2014-03-31
Now (latest)
157airports
as of 2024-12-31
Context & shortfalls
TODO: verify exact latest figure from AAI. Target is 220 airports by 2025. UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme launched in 2016 to connect tier-2 and tier-3 cities. Some cited figures include heliports and seaplane bases.
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Source
Airports Authority of India (AAI) / MoCA
https://www.aai.aero/ ↗Data as of 2024-12-31. Large national figures change frequently — verify at source before citing.