Operational civil airports in India

Figure pending verification — source required

Before (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.

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.