Transport in India - Long distance transport - Airports

Transport in India - Long distance transport - Airports

More than 20 international airports are located within the Republic of India. These include: Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad; Cochin International Airport Limited, Cochin; HAL Airport, Bangalore; Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi; Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata; Raja Sansi International Airport, Amritsar; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum International Airport, Trivandrum: Amausi International Arport,Lucknow. The Indira Gandhi International Airport and the Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport handle more than half of the air traffic in South Asia. Besides these airports several other domestic airports are located in India.

In total, there are more than 334 (2002 est.) civilian airports in India - 238 with paved runways and 108 with unpaved runways.

Airports - with paved runways (1999 est.)

8,000 to 9,999 ft (2,438 to 3,047 m): 49

5,000 to 7,999 ft (1,524 to 2,437 m): 84

3,000 to 4,999 ft (914 to 1,523 m): 74

Under 3,000 ft (914 m): 19

Total: 238

Airports - with unpaved runways (1999 est.)

8,000 to 9,999 ft (2,438 to 3,047 m): 2

5,000 to 7,999 ft (1,524 to 2,437 m): 4

3,000 to 4,999 ft (914 to 1,523 m): 47

Under 3,000 ft (914 m): 55

Total: 108

Heliports (2002 est.)

19


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