List Of All Commercial Airports In India (2022 Updated)

List Of All Commercial Airports In India With 50+ GK Questions

Last Updated: 17 March 2022

Do you know who Creates, Upgrades, Maintains, and Manages the Civil Aviation Infrastructure in India?

Well, it is the Airport Authority of India (AAI) who is responsible for all the works in this field under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

In this article, You will find the list of all Commercial Airports in India that are categorized state-wise for easy reading and learning.

There are many Airports in India, some working and some not. The Airports listed here are the working Commercial Airports (Where you can book a flight) and don’t Include any Future, Private, and Military Airports.

Questions about Airports in India are asked in several Competitive Exams, therefore we have given the Top 50 Common Questions asked in every Competitive Exam.

List Of All Commercial Airports In India

List As Of January 2022

Andhra Pradesh

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Kadapa Airport	CDP	Domestic
2	Rajahmundry Airport	RJA	Domestic
3	Tirupati Airport	TIR	Domestic
4	Vijayawada Airport	VGA	Domestic
5	Visakhapatnam International Airport	VTZ	International

Assam

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Dibrugarh Airport	DIB	Domestic
2	Jorhat Airport	JRH	Domestic
3	Lilabari Airport	IXI	Domestic
4	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport	GAU	International
5	Silchar Airport	IXS	Domestic
6	Tezpur Airport	TEZ	Domestic

Bihar

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Gaya International Airport	GAY	International
2	Jay Prakash Narayan Airport	PAT	International
3	Darbhanga Airport	DBR	Domestic

Chhattisgarh

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Bilaspur Airport	PAB	Domestic
2	Swami Vivekananda International Airport	RPR	International
3	Jagdalpur Airport	JGB	Domestic

Goa

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Dabolim International Airport	GOI	International

Gujarat

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Bhavnagar Airport	BHU	Domestic
2	Bhuj Airport	BHJ	Domestic
3	Jamnagar Airport	JGA	Domestic
4	Kandla Airport	IXY	Domestic
5	Porbandar Airport	PBD	Domestic
6	Rajkot Airport	RAJ	Domestic
7	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport	AMD	International
8	Surat International Airport	STV	International
9	Vadodara Airport	BDQ	Domestic

Himachal Pradesh

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Kangra Airport	DHM	Domestic
2	Kullu–Manali Airport	KUU	Domestic
3	Shimla Airport	SLV	Domestic

Jharkhand

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Birsa Munda International Airport	IXR	International
2	Sonari Airport	IXW	Domestic

Karnataka

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Belgaum Airport	IXG	Domestic
2	Hubli Airport	HBX	Domestic
3	Kempegowda International Airport	BLR	International
4	Mangalore International Airport	IXE	International
5	Mysore Airport	MYQ	Domestic

Kerala

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Calicut International Airport	CCJ	International
2	Cochin International Airport	COK	International
3	Kannur International Airport	CNN	International
4	Trivandrum International Airport	TRV	International

Madhya Pradesh

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport	IDR	International
2	Gwalior Airport	GWL	Domestic
3	Jabalpur Airport	JLR	Domestic
4	Khajuraho Airport	HJR	Domestic
5	Raja Bhoj Airport	BHO	Domestic

Maharashtra

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Aurangabad Airport	IXU	Domestic
2	Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport	KLH	Domestic
3	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	BOM	International
4	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport	NAG	International
5	Nashik Airport	ISK	Domestic
6	Pune International Airport	PNQ	International
7	Shirdi Airport	SAG	Domestic
8	Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport	NDC	Domestic

Manipur

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Bir Tikendrajit International Airport	IMF	International

Meghalaya

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Shillong Airport	SHL	Domestic

Mizoram

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Lengpui Airport	AJL	Domestic

Nagaland

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Dimapur Airport	DMU	Domestic

Odisha

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Biju Patnaik International Airport	BBI	International
2	Veer Surendra Sai Airport	JRG	Domestic

Punjab

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Adampur Airport	AIP	Domestic
2	Bathinda Airport	BUP	Domestic
3	Pathankot Airport	IXP	Domestic
4	Sahnewal Airport	LUH	Domestic
5	Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport	ATQ	International

Rajasthan

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Jaipur International Airport	JAI	International
2	Jaisalmer Airport	JSA	Domestic
3	Jodhpur Airport	JDH	Domestic
4	Kishangarh Airport	KQH	Domestic
5	Maharana Pratap Airport	UDR	Domestic
6	Nal Airport	BKB	Domestic

Sikkim

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Pakyong Airport	PYG	Domestic

Tamil Nadu

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Chennai International Airport	MAA	International
2	Coimbatore International Airport	CJB	International
3	Madurai International Airport	IXM	International
4	Salem Airport	SXV	Domestic
5	Thoothukudi Airport	TCR	Domestic
6	Tiruchirappalli International Airport	TRZ	International

Telangana

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	HYD	International

Tripura

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport	IXA	International

Uttar Pradesh

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Agra Airport	AGR	Domestic
2	Allahabad Airport	IXD	Domestic
3	Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport	LKO	International
4	Gorakhpur Airport	GOP	Domestic
5	Hindon Airport	HDX	Domestic
6	Kanpur Airport	KNU	Domestic
7	Kushinagar International Airport	KBK	International
8	Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport	VNS	International

Uttarakhand

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Jolly Grant Airport	DED	Domestic
2	Naini Saini Airport	NNS	Domestic
3	Pantnagar Airport	PGH	Domestic

West Bengal

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Bagdogra International Airport	IXB	International
2	Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport	RDP	Domestic
3	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport	CCU	International

List Of All Airports In Indian Union Territories

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Veer Savarkar International Airport	IXZ	International

Chandigarh

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Chandigarh International Airport	IXC	International

Daman and Diu

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Diu Airport	DIU	Domestic

Delhi

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Indira Gandhi International Airport	DEL	International

Jammu and Kashmir

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Jammu Airport	IXJ	Domestic
2	Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport	SXR	International

Ladakh

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport	IXL	Domestic

Lakshadweep

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Agatti Airport	AGX	Domestic

Puducherry

No.	Airport	IATA	Category
1	Puducherry Airport	PNY	Domestic

**International Airport Also Allows Domestic Aircraft To Land**

GK Questions On Airports In India

1. First Airport in India?

Answer: Juhu Aerodrome (1928 Located in Mumbai)

2. Biggest Airport in India by Area?

Answer: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Explanation: Located in Hyderabad having a 5945 acres area.
The second-largest in terms of area is Indira Gandhi International Airport with an area of 5,106 acres.

3. Smallest Airport in India by Runaway?

Answer: Tiruchirappalli International Airport
Explanation: Located in the state of Tamil Nadu, has a 998 acres area.

4. Top 10 Airports in India?

Answer: In Terms of Passenger Traffic
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport: Delhi
2) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport: Mumbai
3) Kempegowda International Airport: Bengaluru
4) Chennai International Airport: Chennai
5) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport: Kolkata
6) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport: Hyderabad
7) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport: Ahmedabad
8) Cochin International Airport: Kochi
9) Goa International Airport: Dabolim
10) Pune Airport: Pune

5. Which State has no Commercial Airport in India?

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

6. First International Airport in India?

Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (June 8, 1948)

7. How many Commercial Airports are in Kerala?

Answer: 4 (Four)

8. How many Working Airports are in Northeast India?

Answer: 12 (Twelve)

9. What is IATA?

Answer: International Air Transport Association

10. Which Indian Airline became Bankrupt in 2019?

Answer: Jet Airways

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11. Which Indian Union Territory has 2 Airports?

Answer: Jammu & Kashmir
Explanation:
1) Jammu Airport: Domestic
2) Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport: International

12. Which State has the Highest Number of Commercial Airport in India?

Answer: Gujarat (9 Airport)
Explanation: The second state having the highest number of Airports is Maharashtra & Uttar Pradesh with 8 Commercial Airports.

13. Veer Savarkar International Airport is also known as?

Answer: Port Blair International Airport

14. Bir Tikendrajit International Airport is also known as?

Answer: Imphal International Airport

15. Busiest Airport in India?

Answer: Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)

16. Which is the first Airport in India developed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model?

Answer: Cochin International Airport

17. Bodhgaya Airport is also known as?

Answer: Gaya International Airport

18. Where is the Headquarters of AAI?

Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan: Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi-110003

19. Chairman of AAI?

Answer: Arvind Singh

20. How many International Airports are in India? (A/O 2022)

Answer: 36 (Thirty-Five)
Read the List Here.

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21. Where is Indira Gandhi International Airport located?

Answer: Delhi

22. Where is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport located?

Answer: Hyderabad (Telangana)

23. Which Airport is in Thiruvananthapuram?

Answer: Trivandrum International Airport

24. First Fully Solar-Powered Airport in the World?

Answer: Cochin International Airport

25. Where is India’s Highest Airport?

Answer: Ladakh

26. Name of India’s Highest Airport?

Answer: Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

27. Where is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport?

Answer: Nagpur (Maharashtra)

28. Which Indian State has All Commercial Airport with International Status?

Answer: Kerala

29. Which Airport is located at Dum Dum, West Bengal?

Answer: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

30. Which Airport was previously known as Sahar International Airport?

Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

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31. Which City houses the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport?

Answer: Ahmedabad

32. Which Airport is Present in Bengaluru?

Answer: Kempegowda International Airport

33. How many International Airports are in Northeast India?

Answer: 2 (Two)
1) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport: Assam
2) Bir Tikendrajit International Airport: Manipur

34. Which state in the Northeast has the most Commercial Airports?

Answer: Assam

35. Which Top 5 Airports handle most of the Cargo?

Answer:
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport: Delhi
2) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport: Mumbai
3) Chennai International Airport: Chennai
4) Kempegowda International Airport: Bengaluru
5) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport: Kolkata

36. Which Airport in India has the most Passenger Traffic?

Answer: Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)

37. Director-General of Civil Aviation India?

Answer: Arun Kumar

38. Who Controls Airport Authority of India (AAI)?

Answer: Ministry of Civil Aviation

39. Where is Civil Aviation of Training College (CATC)?

Answer: Bamrauli (Allahabad)

40. Largest International Airport in India?

Answer: Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)

41. Which State has the Most Number of International Airport in India?

Answer: Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Explanation: Both Kerala and Tamil Nadu has 4 International Airports. Kerala has 4 Commercial Airports that are all International whereas Tamil Nadu has 6 Commercial Airports where 2 are Domestic.

42. Where is Pakyong Airport located?

Answer: Gangtok (Sikkim)

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43. When was the Ministry of Civil Aviation founded?

Answer: 21 October 2016

44. Where is Lengpui Airport?

Answer: Aizawl (Mizoram)

45. What is the New Name of Agartala Airport?

Answer: Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport

46. Which Airport is in Bhopal?

Answer: Raja Bhoj Airport

47. Who is Gopinath Bordoloi mentioned in Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport?

Answer: Former Chief Minister of Assam

48. Airport IATA code Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata?

Answer:
1) Delhi: DEL
2) Mumbai: BOM
3) Ahmedabad: AMD
4) Kolkata: CCU

49. Which States have Built only one Airport?

Answer: Sikkim and Mizoram

50. Which Union Territories have built only one Airport?

Answer: Lakshadweep and Chandigarh

51. Top 10 Busiest Airport in India 2022?

Answer:
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport: Delhi
2) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport: Mumbai
3) Kempegowda International Airport: Bengaluru
4) Chennai International Airport: Chennai
5) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport: Kolkata
6) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport: Hyderabad
7) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport: Ahmedabad
8) Cochin International Airport: Kochi
9) Goa International Airport: Dabolim
10) Pune Airport: Pune

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