6 Greenfield Airports Operational in last 3 years, 5 are under construction

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During the last 3 years, following six Greenfield airports have become operational: Kannur Airport in Kerala (2018), Pakyong Airport in Sikkim (2018), Kalaburagi Airport in Karnataka (2019), Kurnool Airport in Andhra Pradesh (2021), Sindhudurg Airport in Maliarashtra (2021) and Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh (2021).

In addition, during the last 3 years, construction of Greenfield airports at Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, Mopa in Goa, Hirasar in Rajkot, Jewar(Noida) in Uttar Pradesh and Hollongi in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh are being undertaken.

Additionally, a total of 42 airports/airstrips have been operationalized during the last 3 years under the “Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik” (UDAN) scheme of Government of India.

Government of India has granted “In Principle” approval for development of 13 greenfield airports.