1. Important International Airports in India
| No. | Airport | City | State/UT | IATA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indira Gandhi International Airport | New Delhi | Delhi | DEL |
| 2 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | Mumbai | Maharashtra | BOM |
| 3 | Kempegowda International Airport | Bengaluru | Karnataka | BLR |
| 4 | Chennai International Airport | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | MAA |
| 5 | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | Hyderabad | Telangana | HYD |
| 6 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | Kolkata | West Bengal | CCU |
| 7 | Cochin International Airport | Kochi | Kerala | COK |
| 8 | Kannur International Airport | Kannur | Kerala | CNN |
| 9 | Calicut International Airport | Kozhikode | Kerala | CCJ |
| 10 | Trivandrum International Airport | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | TRV |
| 11 | Goa International Airport | Mopa | Goa | GOX |
| 12 | Dabolim Airport | Goa | Goa | GOI |
| 13 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | AMD |
| 14 | Surat International Airport | Surat | Gujarat | STV |
| 15 | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport | Amritsar | Punjab | ATQ |
| 16 | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | LKO |
| 17 | Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | VNS |
| 18 | Kushinagar International Airport | Kushinagar | Uttar Pradesh | KNU |
| 19 | Maharishi Valmiki International Airport | Ayodhya | Uttar Pradesh | AYJ |
| 20 | Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport | Patna | Bihar | PAT |
| 21 | Gaya International Airport | Gaya | Bihar | GAY |
| 22 | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport | Guwahati | Assam | GAU |
| 23 | Veer Savarkar International Airport | Port Blair | Andaman & Nicobar | IXZ |
| 24 | Biju Patnaik International Airport | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | BBI |
| 25 | Birsa Munda International Airport | Ranchi | Jharkhand | IXR |
| 26 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport | Nagpur | Maharashtra | NAG |
| 27 | Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | IDR |
| 28 | Raja Bhoj International Airport | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | BHO |
| 29 | Jaipur International Airport | Jaipur | Rajasthan | JAI |
| 30 | Jodhpur International Airport | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | JDH |
| 31 | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport | Amritsar | Punjab | ATQ |
| 32 | Srinagar International Airport | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | SXR |
| 33 | Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | SXR |
| 34 | Bagdogra International Airport | Bagdogra | West Bengal | IXB |
| 35 | Visakhapatnam International Airport | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | VTZ |
| 36 | Bhubaneswar International Airport | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | BBI |
2. Important Domestic Airports – State-wise
Andhra Pradesh
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Vijayawada International Airport | Vijayawada |
| Visakhapatnam International Airport | Visakhapatnam |
| Tirupati Airport | Tirupati |
| Rajahmundry Airport | Rajahmundry |
| Kadapa Airport | Kadapa |
| Kurnool Airport | Kurnool |
| Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport | Bhogapuram |
Arunachal Pradesh
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Donyi Polo Airport | Itanagar |
| Pasighat Airport | Pasighat |
| Tezu Airport | Tezu |
Assam
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport | Guwahati |
| Dibrugarh Airport | Dibrugarh |
| Silchar Airport | Silchar |
| Jorhat Airport | Jorhat |
| Lilabari Airport | North Lakhimpur |
| Rupsi Airport | Rupsi |
Bihar
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport | Patna |
| Gaya International Airport | Gaya |
| Darbhanga Airport | Darbhanga |
| Purnea Airport | Purnea |
Chhattisgarh
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Swami Vivekananda Airport | Raipur |
| Bilaspur Airport | Bilaspur |
| Jagdalpur Airport | Jagdalpur |
Goa
| Airport | Location |
|---|---|
| Goa International Airport | Mopa |
| Dabolim Airport | Dabolim |
Gujarat
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport | Ahmedabad |
| Surat International Airport | Surat |
| Vadodara Airport | Vadodara |
| Rajkot International Airport | Rajkot |
| Bhavnagar Airport | Bhavnagar |
| Jamnagar Airport | Jamnagar |
| Kandla Airport | Kandla |
| Bhuj Airport | Bhuj |
Haryana
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Hisar Airport | Hisar |
Himachal Pradesh
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Kangra Airport | Gaggal/Dharamshala |
| Kullu–Manali Airport | Bhuntar |
| Shimla Airport | Shimla |
Jharkhand
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Birsa Munda Airport | Ranchi |
| Deoghar Airport | Deoghar |
| Sonari Airport | Jamshedpur |
Karnataka
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Kempegowda International Airport | Bengaluru |
| Mangaluru International Airport | Mangaluru |
| Hubballi Airport | Hubballi |
| Belagavi Airport | Belagavi |
| Mysuru Airport | Mysuru |
| Kalaburagi Airport | Kalaburagi |
| Shivamogga Airport | Shivamogga |
Kerala
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Cochin International Airport | Kochi |
| Trivandrum International Airport | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Calicut International Airport | Kozhikode |
| Kannur International Airport | Kannur |
Madhya Pradesh
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport | Indore |
| Raja Bhoj International Airport | Bhopal |
| Jabalpur Airport | Jabalpur |
| Gwalior Airport | Gwalior |
| Khajuraho Airport | Khajuraho |
| Rewa Airport | Rewa |
| Satna Airport | Satna |
Maharashtra
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | Mumbai |
| Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport | Nagpur |
| Pune Airport | Pune |
| Nashik Airport | Nashik |
| Shirdi Airport | Shirdi |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Airport | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar |
| Kolhapur Airport | Kolhapur |
| Nanded Airport | Nanded |
| Sindhudurg Airport | Sindhudurg |
| Amravati Airport | Amravati |
Manipur
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Bir Tikendrajit International Airport | Imphal |
Meghalaya
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Shillong Airport | Shillong |
Mizoram
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Lengpui Airport | Aizawl |
Nagaland
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Dimapur Airport | Dimapur |
Odisha
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Biju Patnaik International Airport | Bhubaneswar |
| Veer Surendra Sai Airport | Jharsuguda |
| Rourkela Airport | Rourkela |
| Jeypore Airport | Jeypore |
Punjab
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport | Amritsar |
| Adampur Airport | Jalandhar |
| Bathinda Airport | Bathinda |
| Ludhiana Airport | Ludhiana |
| Pathankot Airport | Pathankot |
Rajasthan
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Jaipur International Airport | Jaipur |
| Jodhpur Airport | Jodhpur |
| Maharana Pratap Airport | Udaipur |
| Kota Airport | Kota |
| Jaisalmer Airport | Jaisalmer |
| Bikaner Airport | Bikaner |
Sikkim
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Pakyong Airport | Pakyong |
Tamil Nadu
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Chennai International Airport | Chennai |
| Coimbatore International Airport | Coimbatore |
| Madurai Airport | Madurai |
| Tiruchirappalli International Airport | Tiruchirappalli |
| Tuticorin Airport | Thoothukudi |
| Salem Airport | Salem |
Telangana
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | Hyderabad |
| Warangal Airport | Warangal |
Tripura
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport | Agartala |
Uttar Pradesh
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport | Lucknow |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport | Varanasi |
| Maharishi Valmiki International Airport | Ayodhya |
| Kushinagar International Airport | Kushinagar |
| Kanpur Airport | Kanpur |
| Gorakhpur Airport | Gorakhpur |
| Prayagraj Airport | Prayagraj |
| Bareilly Airport | Bareilly |
| Hindon Airport | Ghaziabad |
| Aligarh Airport | Aligarh |
| Moradabad Airport | Moradabad |
| Azamgarh Airport | Azamgarh |
| Chitrakoot Airport | Chitrakoot |
| Jhansi Airport | Jhansi |
Uttarakhand
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Jolly Grant Airport | Dehradun |
| Pantnagar Airport | Pantnagar |
| Pithoragarh Airport | Pithoragarh |
West Bengal
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | Kolkata |
| Bagdogra International Airport | Bagdogra |
| Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport | Durgapur |
| Cooch Behar Airport | Cooch Behar |
3. Special Airport Facts – Very Important
Firsts
- First airport in India: Juhu Aerodrome, Mumbai.
- First international airport: Delhi’s Safdarjung Airport historically served international operations; modern international aviation is centered at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
- First private airport in India: Cochin International Airport.
- First airport developed under PPP model: Cochin International Airport, Kerala.
- India’s busiest airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi by passenger traffic in recent AAI statistics.
- India’s first water aerodrome: Kevadia, Gujarat was among India’s first water-aerodrome initiatives.
Important Names
- Delhi → Indira Gandhi
- Mumbai → Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
- Hyderabad → Rajiv Gandhi
- Bengaluru → Kempegowda
- Lucknow → Chaudhary Charan Singh
- Varanasi → Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Bhubaneswar → Biju Patnaik
- Patna → Jay Prakash Narayan
- Ranchi → Birsa Munda
- Ahmedabad → Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Indore → Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar
- Bhopal → Raja Bhoj
- Jaipur → Jaipur International
- Srinagar → Sheikh-ul-Alam
- Port Blair → Veer Savarkar
- Agartala → Maharaja Bir Bikram
- Itanagar → Donyi Polo