29 Major Airports in India with (State Wise) Updated Details in 2021

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Airport Name: Jaipur International Airport.
Address: Airport Rd, Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017.
Code: JAI.
Daily Average Passengers: More than 13000.
Distance from the City: 13kms from Jaipur.
Hub for: Supreme Airlines, Alliance Air.
Opened Year: In 2005 this airport received the status of International Airport.

Airport Highlights:

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This is the only International airport in the state of Rajasthan.
The civil apron of Jaipur airport can accommodate 14 aircrafts and can handle passenger traffic of 1000 at any point in time.
It has 2 runways 09/27 and 15/33.
This airport has a 1.8MW solar power plant which will cater 60-70% of the power requirement of the Jaipur airport. This will save a lot of money for the Jaipur airport.

23. Sikkim:

Sikkim is a state in the northeastern region of India which shares its borders with Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. A part of Sikkim is in the Himalayas and thus has a dramatic landscape. This State also features the highest mountain of India, i.e. the Kanchenjunga. Gangtok is the capital city of Sikkim. The Pakyong airport of Gangtok is the only airport in the state of Sikkim.

Airport Name: Pakyong Airport.
Address: Pakyong, Sikkim 737106.
Code: PYG.
Daily Average Passengers: 240+
Distance from the City: 28km from Gangtok which will take an hour’s drive to reach the airport.
Opened Year: 24th September 2018.

Airport Highlights:

This is the most recent airport in India.
Before the construction of this airport, Sikkim was the only State of India that did not have an airport.
It is one of the 5 highest airports of India.
It is also the first Greenfield airports constructed in the Northeastern region of India.
It is the 100th operational airport of India.
PM Modi inaugurated this airport on 24th September 2018.

24. Tamil Nadu:

Tamil Nadu, the South Indian State of India is known for its Dravidian styled Hindu temples. Chennai is the capital city of Tamil Nadu which is 380 years old. This city which was once a no man’s land in 1639, has developed to become a major industrial, cultural and business centre of India. The Chennai Corporation (formerly known as the Madras Corporation) is the oldest municipal corporation of India which was established back in 1688. Tamil Nadu has 3 domestic, 3 International and 5 defense airbases. The Chennai International airport is the 4th busiest airport of India behind Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.