INDIAN AIRPORTS

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	Organisation
	Human Resource
	Training Facilities
	Foreign Projects Executed by AAI
	Flight Calibration by AAI in India & Abroad
	Expertise Offered
	Indian Airports Existing Position Airport Classification Aircraft Handling Capabilities Details of Ground Lighting System List of Airports Equipped with Navigational Aids and Radars Private Sector Participation Future Plans

INTRODUCTION

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) formed by the merger of IAAI and NAA through Airports Authority Act (No.55 of 1994), came into existence on 1^st April 1995. AAI manages five international airports, 87 domestic airports and 28 civil enclaves.

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MISSION

Progress through excellence and customer satisfaction with world class airports and air traffic services fostering economic development.

ORGANISATION

Corporate Office :	Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi - 110 003 (INDIA)
	Tel Fax E-mail	: +91 11 24632950 : +91 11 24632990 (Chairman's Office) : aaichmn@nda.vsnl.net.in

The Board

The composition of the Board of AAI as on 30.9.1999 consisted of a Chairman, the DGCA as the Ex-officio member, four whole time members and five part-time members.

AAI Management (As on 30.9.1999)

Main Functions

The main functions of AAI are:-

To control and manage the entire Indian airspace (excluding the special user airspace) extending beyond the territorial limits of the country, as accepted by ICAO.

Provisioning of Communication and Navigational aids viz. ILS, DVOR, DME, Radar, etc.

To Design, Construct, Operate and Maintain International Airports, Domestic Airports, Civil Enclaves at Defence Airports.

Development and Management of International Cargo Terminals.

Provisioning of Passenger Facilitation and Information System.

Expansion and Strengthening of Operational areas viz. Runways, Apron, Taxiways, etc.

Provisioning of Visual Aids.

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HUMAN RESOURCE IN DIVERSE AREAS OF EXPERTISE

AAI has a vast resource of trained manpower. The 22000 strong workforce includes expert manpower in particularly in the areas of:-

Civil and Structural Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Architects
Automobile and E&M Engineers

Safety Service Managers

Air Traffic Controllers
Electronic Engineers
Finance, Audit & Accounts Managers

HRD / HRM Managers
Legal

Cartography

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TRAINING FACILITIES

The inhouse training requirements of the AAI are catered fully by 4 training institutes. The training institutes have also been catering to the training needs of manpower from neighboring countries. The two of these training institutes are approved `Course Development Centres’ under the `Trainair’ programme of ICAO.

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FOREIGN PROJECTS EXECUTED BY AAI

AAI undertakes assignments like airport feasibility studies, airport design project implementation & project supervision, manpower training, Airport Management & operation on turnkey basis, providing manpower for airport operation including air traffic services, Ground Nav./Surveillance facilities etc. The AAI has undertaken consultancy projects in Libya, Algeria, Yemen, Maldives, Nauru, Afghanistan listed hereunder :

Project Name Country Cost (Million US $)

Ghat Airport                                 Libya          70.20
Brak Apt. Project Stage I          Libya         25.17
Brak Apt. Project Stage II        Libya          41.60

Hulule Apt. Project Maldives 11.00

Riyan Apt. Project                      Yemen       25.69
Al-Ghaidha Apt. Project             Yemen       23.64
Al-Ghaidha Apt. Project             Yemen       23.64

Batna Apt. Project Algeria 10.00

Extn. Of Runway Nauru 0.096

Moders’n-Plaissance Airport Mauritius 0.04

Upgradation – HAL Airport India 0.8
I.G. National Flying Academy India 10.33

The Airports Authority of India has not only undertaken projects abroad but have also provided trained experts for manning air traffic control, operation and maintenance of Radar and Nav. Aids to Afganistan, Iraq, Libya, Male, Nauru, Nepal, Nigeria, Zambia etc.

A number of Indian Aviation experts are engaged by ICAO Technical Assistance Programmes and other consultancy assignments to various ICAO participating nations.

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FLIGHT CALIBRATION BY AAI IN INDIA & ABROAD

AAI has its own Flight Calibration Unit (4 aircraft) for calibration of ground aids as per the ICAO stipulations. Over the years the Flight Calibration Unit of the Airports Authority have undertaken flight calibration jobs in Afganistan, Bangla Desh, Bhutan, Combodia, Laos, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka.

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AAI OFFERS EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF AIRPORT & AVIATION RELATED SERVICES AS GIVEN BELOW

I. Airport Feasibility Studies:

Topography Surveys, Cartography and soil investigation
Airport Obstruction Clearance Surveys
Air Traffic Forecasts & Normative Surveys.

Airport Commercial Viability audit Services

III. Airport Master Planning.

Design & CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS of:-

Air Passenger Terminals / Air Cargo Terminals
Airport Pavements

iii) Provision of Aircraft Hangers and Supporting Infrastructure

Airport Electrical Installations/Approach and Night Landing Facilities
Remodeling , Modernisation of Airports

V. Planning, Installation, Operation & Maintenance of:

Radars, Nav. Aids, Visual & Non-Visual Landing Aids and Com. Facilities.

VI. AirSpace & Air Traffic Management, Air Route
Re-structuring:

Development of SIDS, STARS, IAL Procedures, Obstruction Charts

Planning & Design for Airport Fire Safety Services

VII. Airport Management on turnkey basis.

VIII. Computerisation:

Cargo Handling
Airport Terminal Information System
Integrated Passenger Information System
Air Traffic Management and Airlines Billing
Automatic Self Briefing systems

IX. Training:

Air Traffic Controllers
Radar & Nav. Aids & Communication Equipment Engineers
Airport Terminal Management
Airport Air Side Management (Ground Flight Safety)
Airport Fire Services

X. FLIGHT CALIBERATION OF AIRPORT GROUND FACILITIES:

Commissioning & routine flight check of

RADAR System, VOR, DME, NDB, ILS, VASI, PAPI etc.

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INDIAN AIRPORTS

EXISTING POSITION

There are 449 airports/airstrips in the country. Among these, the AAI owns and manages 5 international airports, 87 domestic airports and 28 civil enclaves at Defence airfields and provides air traffic services over the entire Indian airspace and adjoining oceanic areas.
In 1998-99, these 120 airports/civil enclaves handled 4.20 lakh aircraft movements involving 24.17 million domestic and 12.83 million international passengers and 221 thousand metric tones of domestic cargo and 468 thousand metric tones of international cargo. 51 percent of traffic was handled at the international airports at Mumbai and Delhi. Presently various airlines are operating only through 61 airports. The remaining are lying unutilised at best handling occasional aircraft operations.
The turnover of the Authority was Rs.1591.27 crores for the year ended March, 1999 and under audit figure of the Post Tax Profits for the year ended is Rs.208.41 crores as against Rs.196.14 crores for the year ended March, 1998.
Historically, air traffic at Indian airports has broadly followed a particular distribution pattern, except that some airports have changed their inter-se position vis-a-vis volume of traffic. The airport-wise percentage share of total passenger and cargo traffic in the descending order of magnitude is as under:-

SHARES OF AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT TRAFFIC DURING
1998-99 AT TOP 45 AIRPORTS

S. NO.	AIRPORTS	AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS ( IN NUMBERS )
		INT'L	% SHARE	DOM	% SHARE	TOTAL	% SHARE
1	Mumbai	33095	33.24	66088	20.33	99183	23.35
2	Delhi	30007	30.14	44662	13.74	74669	17.58
3	Chennai	11170	11.22	20653	6.35	31823	7.49
4	Calcutta	6735	6.76	17646	5.43	24381	5.74
5	Bangalore	2818	2.83	25066	7.71	27884	6.57
Total of 05 Airports		83825	84.19	174115	53.55	257940	60.73
6	Hyderabad	2049	2.06	12700	3.91	14749	3.47
7	Thiruvananthapuram	6438	6.47	2628	0.81	9066	2.13
8	Ahmedabad	874	0.88	9956	3.06	10830	2.55
9	Goa	1083	1.09	5689	1.75	6772	1.59
10	Calicut	3066	3.08	3404	1.05	6470	1.52
Total of 10 Airports		97335	97.76	208492	64.12	305827	72.01
11	Cochin		0.00	5651	1.74	5651	1.33
12	Guwahati		0.00	6188	1.90	6188	1.46
13	Pune		0.00	5924	1.82	5924	1.39
14	Jammu		0.00	3542	1.09	3542	0.83
15	Jaipur		0.00	5878	1.81	5878	1.38
Total of 15 Airports		97335	97.76	235675	72.49	333010	78.41
16	Coimbatore	282	0.28	4055	1.25	4337	1.02
17	Vadodara		0.00	4571	1.41	4571	1.08
18	Varanasi	552	0.55	2196	0.68	2748	0.65
19	Nagpur	2	0.00	3991	1.23	3993	0.94
20	Mangalore		0.00	3009	0.93	3009	0.71
Total of 20 Airports		98171	98.60	253497	77.97	351668	82.80
21	Lucknow	18	0.02	4012	1.23	4030	0.95
22	Srinagar		0.00	2362	0.73	2362	0.56
23	Agartala		0.00	1476	0.45	1476	0.35
24	Indore		0.00	2593	0.80	2593	0.61
25	Bhubaneswar		0.00	2380	0.73	2380	0.56
Total of 25 Airports		98189	98.62	266320	81.91	364509	85.83

26	Patna	220	0.22	2205	0.68	2425	0.57
27	Udaipur	4	0.00	2003	0.62	2007	0.47
28	Juhu		0.00	14762	4.54	14762	3.48
29	Visakhapatnam		0.00	2048	0.63	2048	0.48
30	Bagdogra	38	0.04	1915	0.59	1953	0.46
Total of 30 Airports		98451	98.88	289253	88.96	387704	91.29
31	Rajkot		0.00	1954	0.60	1954	0.46
32	Imphal		0.00	1030	0.32	1030	0.24
33	Aurangabad		0.00	2314	0.71	2314	0.54
34	Leh		0.00	1070	0.33	1070	0.25
35	Madurai		0.00	1486	0.46	1486	0.35
Total of 35 Airports		98451	98.88	297107	91.38	395558	93.14
36	Trichy	618	0.62	688	0.21	1306	0.31
37	Silchar		0.00	936	0.29	936	0.22
38	Port Blair		0.00	938	0.29	938	0.22
39	Bhopal		0.00	1532	0.47	1532	0.36
40	Jamnagar		0.00	2328	0.72	2328	0.55
Total of 40 Airports		99069	99.50	303529	93.35	402598	94.80
41	Khajuraho		0.00	1580	0.49	1580	0.37
42	Dibrugarh		0.00	1666	0.51	1666	0.39
43	Bhavnagar		0.00	1742	0.54	1742	0.41
44	Bhuj		0.00	1209	0.37	1209	0.28
45	Agra	24	0.02	1193	0.37	1217	0.29
Total of 45 Airports		99093	99.53	310919	95.55	410012	96.48
46	Amritsar	465	0.47	801	0.25	1266	0.30
Others(Dom Apts.)*		5	0.01	13672	4.21	13677	3.22
TOTAL		99563	100.00	325392	100.00	424955	100.00

SHARES OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC DURING
1998-99 AT TOP 45 AIRPORTS

S. NO.	AIRPORTS	PASSENGERS ( IN NUMBERS )
		INT'L	% SHARE	DOM	% SHARE	TOTAL	% SHARE
1	Mumbai	4837415	37.45	6181142	25.68	11018557	29.79
2	Delhi	3791973	29.36	4090775	16.99	7882748	21.31
3	Chennai	1736021	13.44	1788005	7.43	3524026	9.53
4	Calcutta	610913	4.73	1910584	7.94	2521497	6.82
5	Bangalore	141854	1.10	1854744	7.70	1996598	5.40
Total of 05 Airports		11118176	86.08	15825250	65.74	26943426	72.84

6	Hyderabad	182298	1.41	1169832	4.86	1352130	3.66
7	Thiruvananthapuram	828179	6.41	310006	1.29	1138185	3.08
8	Ahmedabad	141383	1.09	630273	2.62	771656	2.09
9	Goa	193923	1.50	514636	2.14	708559	1.92
10	Calicut	281871	2.18	224396	0.93	506267	1.37
Total of 10 Airports		12745830	98.68	18674393	77.58	31420223	84.94
11	Cochin		0.00	395370	1.64	395370	1.07
12	Guwahati		0.00	370571	1.54	370571	1.00
13	Pune		0.00	314045	1.30	314045	0.85
14	Jammu		0.00	243079	1.01	243079	0.66
15	Jaipur		0.00	232322	0.97	232322	0.63
Total of 15 Airports		12745830	98.68	20229780	84.04	32975610	89.15
16	Coimbatore	12359	0.10	211273	0.88	223632	0.60
17	Vadodara		0.00	223581	0.93	223581	0.60
18	Varanasi	61925	0.48	160034	0.66	221959	0.60
19	Nagpur	0	0.00	220997	0.92	220997	0.60
20	Mangalore		0.00	217614	0.90	217614	0.59
Total of 20 Airports		12820114	99.25	21263279	88.33	34083393	92.14
21	Lucknow	820	0.01	209964	0.87	210784	0.57
22	Srinagar		0.00	195427	0.81	195427	0.53
23	Agartala		0.00	185781	0.77	185781	0.50
24	Indore		0.00	145664	0.61	145664	0.39
25	Bhubaneswar		0.00	136908	0.57	136908	0.37
Total of 25 Airports		12820934	99.26	22137023	91.96	34957957	94.51
26	Patna	6278	0.05	121440	0.50	127718	0.35
27	Udaipur	0	0.00	125751	0.52	125751	0.34
28	Juhu		0.00	121951	0.51	121951	0.33
29	Visakhapatnam		0.00	109286	0.45	109286	0.30
30	Bagdogra	310	0.00	106071	0.44	106381	0.29
Total of 30 Airports		12827522	99.31	22721522	94.39	35549044	96.11
31	Rajkot		0.00	100267	0.42	100267	0.27
32	Imphal		0.00	92859	0.39	92859	0.25
33	Aurangabad		0.00	92593	0.38	92593	0.25
34	Leh		0.00	90415	0.38	90415	0.24
35	Madurai		0.00	83611	0.35	83611	0.23
Total of 35 Airports		12827522	99.31	23181267	96.30	36008789	97.35
36	Trichy	65455	0.51	15798	0.07	81253	0.22
37	Silchar		0.00	73584	0.31	73584	0.20
38	Port Blair		0.00	73085	0.30	73085	0.20
39	Bhopal		0.00	70959	0.29	70959	0.19
40	Jamnagar		0.00	69317	0.29	69317	0.19
Total of 40 Airports		12892977	99.82	23484010	97.55	36376987	98.34

41	Khajuraho		0.00	65563	0.27	65563	0.18
42	Dibrugarh		0.00	63618	0.26	63618	0.17
43	Bhavnagar		0.00	56982	0.24	56982	0.15
44	Bhuj		0.00	56489	0.23	56489	0.15
45	Agra	3222	0.02	42237	0.18	45459	0.12
Total of 45 Airports		12896199	99.84	23768899	98.74	36665098	99.12
46	Amritsar	19979	0.15	14845	0.06	34824	0.09
Others (Dom Apts.)*		610	0.00	288887	1.20	289497	0.78
TOTAL		12916788	100.00	24072631	100.00	36989419	100.00

SHARES OF CARGO TRAFFIC DURING
1998-99 AT TOP 45 AIRPORTS

S. NO.	AIRPORTS	CARGO ( IN TONNES )
		INT'L	% SHARE	DOM	% SHARE	TOTAL	% SHARE
1	Mumbai	184662	38.90	58922	26.25	243584	34.84
2	Delhi	150578	31.72	47852	21.32	198430	28.38
3	Chennai	58708	12.37	15433	6.87	74141	10.60
4	Calcutta	22501	4.74	26562	11.83	49063	7.02
5	Bangalore	22617	4.76	21955	9.78	44572	6.38
Total of 05 Airports		439066	92.50	170724	76.05	609790	87.22
6	Hyderabad	4632	0.98	8576	3.82	13208	1.89
7	Thiruvananthapuram	24870	5.24	5802	2.58	30672	4.39
8	Ahmedabad	1481	0.31	6415	2.86	7896	1.13
9	Goa	525	0.11	2826	1.26	3351	0.48
10	Calicut	1048	0.22	2049	0.91	3097	0.44
Total of 10 Airports		471622	99.36	196392	87.48	668014	95.55
11	Cochin		0.00	1769	0.79	1769	0.25
12	Guwahati		0.00	4981	2.22	4981	0.71
13	Pune		0.00	948	0.42	948	0.14
14	Jammu		0.00	650	0.29	650	0.09
15	Jaipur		0.00	803	0.36	803	0.11
Total of 15 Airports		471622	99.36	205543	91.56	677165	96.86
16	Coimbatore	56	0.01	2428	1.08	2484	0.36
17	Vadodara		0.00	1159	0.52	1159	0.17
18	Varanasi	0	0.00	731	0.33	731	0.10
19	Nagpur		0.00	596	0.27	596	0.09
20	Mangalore		0.00	258	0.11	258	0.04
Total of 20 Airports		471678	99.37	210715	93.86	682393	97.60
21	Lucknow	0	0.00	1041	0.46	1041	0.15
22	Srinagar		0.00	745	0.33	745	0.11
23	Agartala		0.00	1712	0.76	1712	0.24
24	Indore		0.00	725	0.32	725	0.10
25	Bhubaneswar		0.00	1106	0.49	1106	0.16
Total of 25 Airports		471678	99.37	216044	96.24	687722	98.37
26	Patna	2	0.00	1134	0.51	1136	0.16
27	Udaipur		0.00	40	0.02	40	0.01
28	Juhu		0.00	316	0.14	316	0.05
29	Visakhapatnam		0.00	453	0.20	453	0.06
30	Bagdogra		0.00	913	0.41	913	0.13
Total of 30 Airports		471680	99.37	218900	97.51	690580	98.77
31	Rajkot		0.00	118	0.05	118	0.02
32	Imphal		0.00	973	0.43	973	0.14
33	Aurangabad		0.00	162	0.07	162	0.02
34	Leh		0.00	367	0.16	367	0.05
35	Madurai		0.00	137	0.06	137	0.02
Total of 35 Airports		471680	99.37	220657	98.29	692337	99.03
36	Trichy	83	0.02	70	0.03	153	0.02
37	Silchar		0.00	541	0.24	541	0.08
38	Port Blair		0.00	497	0.22	497	0.07
39	Bhopal		0.00	41	0.02	41	0.01
40	Jamnagar		0.00	86	0.04	86	0.01
Total of 40 Airports		471763	99.39	221892	98.84	693655	99.21
41	Khajuraho		0.00	128	0.06	128	0.02
42	Dibrugarh		0.00	537	0.24	537	0.08
43	Bhavnagar		0.00	26	0.01	26	0.00
44	Bhuj		0.00	46	0.02	46	0.01
45	Agra		0.00	64	0.03	64	0.01
Total of 45 Airports		471763	99.39	222693	99.20	694456	99.33
46	Amritsar	2897	0.61	31	0.01	2928	0.42
Others(Dom Apts.)*		0	0.00	1766	0.79	1766	0.25
TOTAL		474660	100.00	224490	100.00	699150	100.00

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AIRPORT CLASSIFICATION

Airports are presently classified in the following manner:

International Airports: - These are declared as international airports and are available for scheduled international operations by Indian and foreign carriers. Presently, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Calcutta and Thiruvananthapuram are in this category.

Domestic Airports:

Customs Airports with limited international operations: - These have customs and immigration facilities for limited international operations by national carriers and for foreign tourist and cargo charter flights. These include Bangalore (CE), Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Calicut, Goa (CE), Varanasi, Patna, Agra (CE), Jaipur, Amritsar, Tiruchirapally, Coimbatore, Lucknow.

(CE - Civil Enclave)

Model Airports:- These domestic airports have minimum runway length of 7500 feet and adequate terminal capacity (400 passengers or more) to handle Airbus 320 type of aircraft. These can cater to limited international traffic also, if required. These include Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Nagpur, Vadodara, Imphal and Indore. Rest 6 Nos. of airports, developed under Model Airports concept have graduated to the classification of Customs Airports, given above.

Other Domestic Airports:- All other 71 domestic airports are covered in this category.

Civil Enclaves in Defence Airport:- There are 28 civil enclaves in Defence airfields. Twenty civil enclaves are in operation.

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AIRCRAFT HANDLING CAPABILITIES IN TERMS OF HANDLING MAXIMUM SIZE OF AIRCRAFT

Type of Aircraft	No. of Airports (120)
	Capable	Being Planned/ Developed
B-747 (350-450 seater)	Calcutta, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, *Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin (CIAL) (7)	Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Guwahati (3)
AB-300 (250-275 seater)	Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Goa (CE), Guwahati, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Srinagar, *Lucknow, Calicut (9)	Aurangabad, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Lucknow (7)
AB-320 (150-170 seater)	Agra (CE), Agartala, Aurangabad, Bagdogra (CE), Bhubaneswar, Bhuj (CE), Bhopal, Bhavnagar, Calicut, Coimbatore, Chandigarh (CE), Dibrugarh, Indore, Gwalior (CE), Imphal, Jaipur, Jamnagar (CE), Jorhat (CE), Lucknow, Patna, Pune (CE), Ranchi, *Trichy, Tirupati, Tezpur (CE), Udaipur, Varanasi, Vadodara, Leh (29)	Jammu (CE), Lilabari, Mangalore, Madurai, Port Blair (CE), Trichy, Dimapur, Raipur, Silchar, Khajuraho (10)
B-737 (100-168 seater)	Allahabad (CE), Bikaner (CE), Cochin (CE), Gorakhpur (CE), Jaisalmer (CE), Jamnagar (CE), Jammu (CE), Kanpur (Chakeri - CE), Khajuraho, Madurai, Raipur, Mangalore, Port Blair (CE), Rajkot, Salem, Silchar (CE), Vizag (CE), Dimapur , Jabalpur, Lengpui - New Airport (20)	Vijayawada (1)
F-27/ATR 42-72 (45-68 seater)	Barapani, Belgum, Gaya, Hubli, Jharsuguda, Kamalpur, Kolhapur, Kandla, Lalitpur, Keshod, Lilabari, Ludhiana, Porbander, Rajamundry, Sholapur, Tuticorin, Tezu, Vijayawada, Warangal (19)	Gaggal (1)
Dornier-228 (18 seater)	Aizawl, Akola, Along (CE), Balurghat, Bilaspur, Cooch-Behar, Cuddapa, Daparizo (CE), Dehradun, Deesa, Gaggal, Jhansi, Kota, Kailashhar, Kanpur, Kullu, Malda, Muzzaffarpur, Mysore, Passighat, Pantnagar, Pondichery, Satna, Shimla, Zero (25)	Kargil, Tura (New Airport) (2)
Pushpak Type	Behala, Juhu, Safdarjung, Nadirgul, Donakonda, Vellore (6)	-

Not Available for Operation

Jogbani (DC-3), Khandwa (DC-3), Khowai (DC-3), Chakulia (F-27), Panna (DC-3), Raxaul (DC-3), Shella (DC-3) Asansol (DC-3), Rupsi (9)

Legend

CE = Civil Enclave

(*) = Restricted/load penalty operation

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Details of Ground Lighting System at major Indian Civil Airports

Sl.No	Name of Airport	Length of main runway in feet	Runway Edge Lighting	PAPI/ VASI	Approach Lighting

1	AGARTALA	6000	HIRL	PAPI	SAPL ( 18 )	SAPL ( 36 )
2	AHEMADABAD	9000	HIRL	PAPI	CAT I ( 23 )	SAPL ( 05 )
3	AMRITSAR	9150	HIRL	PAPI	ASAPL ( 16 )	N.A
4	AURANGABAD	7500	HIRL	PAPI	CAT I ( 27 )	SAPL ( 09 )
5	BANGALORE	10850	HIRL	PAPI	SAPL ( 27 )	SAPL ( 09 )
6	BHAVNAGAR	6300	HIRL	PAPI	N.A	SAPL ( 25 )
7	BHOPAL	6700	HIRL	PAPI	ASAPL ( 12 )	ASAPL ( 30 )
8	BHUBANESHWAR	9000	HIRL	PAPI	ASAPL ( 32 )	N.A
9	CALCUTTA	11900	HIRL	PAPI	CAT I ( 01)	CAT I ( 19 )
10	CALICUT	6000	HIRL	PAPI	ASAPL ( 10 )	ASAPL ( 28 )
11	CHENNAI	10500	HIRL	PAPI	CAT I ( 07 )	SAPL ( 25 )
12	COIMBATORE	7500	HIRL	PAPI	CAT I ( 23 )	SAPL ( 05 )
13	DELHI	12500	HIRL	PAPI	CAT II ( 10 )	CAT I ( 28 )
14	DIBRUGARH	6000	HIRL	PAPI	N.A	SAPL ( 05 )
15	DIMAPUR	7500	HIRL	PAPI	SAPL ( 30 )	SAPL ( 12 )
16	GUWAHATI	9000	HIRL	PAPI	SAPL ( 20 )	SAPL ( 02 )
17	HYDERABAD	9080	HIRL	PAPI	CAT I ( 27 )	SAPL ( 09 )
18	IMPHAL	9000	HIRL	PAPI	SAPL ( 04 )	SAPL ( 22 )
19	INDORE	7500	HIRL	PAPI	N.A	N.A
20	JAIPUR	7500	HIRL	PAPI	N.A.	SAPL ( 09 )
21	KHAJURAHO	6000	HIRL	VASI	ASAPL ( 19 )	N.A
22	LUCKNOW	7835	HIRL	AVASI	SAPL ( 09 )	SAPL ( 27 )
23	MADURAI	5990	HIRL	PAPI	N.A	N.A
24	MANGALORE	5800	HIRL	PAPI	N.A	N.A
25	MUMBAI	11450	HIRL	PAPI	CAT II ( 27 )	CAT 1 ( 09 )
26	NAGPUR	10500	HIRL	PAPI	CAT I ( 32 )	SAPL ( 14 )
27	PATNA	6350	HIRL	PAPI	ASAPL	SAPL ( 07 )
28	RAIPUR	6100	HIRL	PAPI	N.A	N.A
29	RAJKOT	5400	HIRL	AVASI	SAPL ( 23 )	SAPL ( 05 )
30	RANCHI	8900	HIRL	PAPI	SAPL ( 13 )	ASAPL ( 31 )
31	TRICHY	6115	HIRL	PAPI	SAPL ( 09 )	SAPL ( 27 )
32	THIRUVANANTHAPURAM	9997	HIRL	PAPI	SAPL ( 14 )	SAPL ( 32 )
33	TIRUPATHI	7500	N.A	PAPI	SAPL ( 08 )	SAPL ( 26 )
34	UDAIPUR	6000	HIRL	PAPI	SAPL ( 08 )	N.A
35	VADODARA	8100	HIRL	PAPI	SAPL ( 22 )	SAPL ( 04 )
36	VARANASI	7236	HIRL	PAPI	SAPL ( 09 )	ASAPL ( 27 )

LEGEND :		HIRL : HIGH INTENSITY RUNWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM
		PAPI : PRECISION APPROCH PATH INDICATOR
		SAPL : SIMPLE APPROCH LIGHTING SYSTEM
		CAT I : CATEGORY I APPROCH LIGHTING SYSTEM
		VASI : VISUAL APPROCH SLOP INDICATOR
		N.A : PARTICULAR FACILITY NOT AVAILABLE
		( 08 ) / ( 26 ) : INDICATES THE APPROCH END OF RUNWAY
		ASAPL : ABRIDGED SIMPLE APPROCH LIGHTING SYSTEM

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List of Airports equipped with Navigational aids and Radars

Airports equipped with Very High Frequency Omni Range (VOR) and Distance Measuring Equipment (DME).

Agra
Bagdogra
Belgaon
Bellary*
Bhavnagar
Bhuj
Chandigarh
Dimapur
Gaya
Goa
Gulbarga*
Gwalior
Jalalabad*
Jamshedpur
Jodhpur
Jorhat
Kalamb*
Kanchipuram
Leh
Lengpui
Lunka-I*
Lunka-II*
Madurai

Mandvi*
Port Blair
Pratapgarh*
Pune
Raipur
Sakras*
Shabaz*
Sikandrabad*
Sinner*
Srinagar
Tejpur
Tirupati
Vizag
Agartala
Amritsar
Aurangabad
Bangalore
Baroda
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Calicut
Coimbatore

Dibrugarh
Imphal
Indore
Jaipur
Jammu
Khazuraho
Lucknow
Mangalore
Patna
Rajkot
Ranchi
Trichy
Udaipur
Varanasi
Ahmedabad
Calcutta
Chennai
Delhi
Guwahati
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Thiruvananthapuram

* En-route VOR Station (not airport)

(B) Airports equipped with Instrument Landing System (ILS)

Agartala
Amritsar
Aurangabad
Bangalore
Baroda
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Calicut
Coimbatore
Dibrugarh
Imphal
Indore
Jaipur
Jammu
Khazuraho
Lucknow

Mangalore
Patna
Rajkot
Ranchi
Trichy
Udaipur
Varanasi
Ahmedabad
Calcutta
Chennai
Delhi
Guwahati
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Thiruvananthapuram

Ahmedabad
Calcutta
Chennai
Delhi

Guwahati
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Thiruvananthapuram

In addition to the above, the following are proposed to be provided at various airports in the near future:-

Secondary Radar at Nagpur, Varanasi, Mangalore and Berhampur ( last one not an airport).
ILS at Madurai, Bhavnagar, Dimapur, Silchar and Lilabari.
DVOR & DME at Barapani, Agatti, Katihar and Moga.

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PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION

The Government of India keeping in line with its policy of liberalisation decided to corporatise Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Calcutta airports in order to induct the much needed capital for expansion and modernisation of these airports to world class standards. Accordingly, AAI sought for consultants, both for Financial and Legal to advise AAI for the entire process. AAI issued advertisements seeking Expression of Interests (EOI) globally from propective financial and legal consultants. Action for appointment of financial consultant is on hand.

Government has decided to set up a parallel Cargo Terminal at IGI Airport by way of a joint venture between AAI and private sector, in order to offer an option to users so as to achieve better services and increased efficiency through healthy competition. AAI has invited Expression of Interest for appointment of a Consultant for advising on the modalities of forming a Joint Venture.

AAI signed MOU in the month of May, 1999 with Karnataka State Industrial Investment & Development Corporation Limited (KSIIDC) to establish a new airport of interntional standards at a site near Devanhalli, Bangalore by bringing in funds from the private sector to handle both passenger and cargo, domestic and international traffic to meet the growing demand of Bangalore city.

AAI signed MOU in May 1999 with Cochin International Airport Limited - the new airport constructed at Cochin (in Kerala State) jointly by State Govt and Private Sector. The MOU provides for limited equity participation of AAI towards the cost of CNS/ATM facilities and also for rendering the services for operation and maintenance of CNS/ATM facilities on chargeable basis.

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FUTURE PLANS: TRANSITION INTO 21^st CENTURY

The AAI has drawn ambitious long term plans to meet challenges posed by ever increasing air traffic and advancement in aircraft technology. Some of the major plans for implementation of ICAO CNS/ATM programme are:-

Replacement of ground based Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) with Satellite based CNS system.

Establishment of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS).

Automation in the Air Traffic Control Services.

Establishment of Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS).

Coverage of the Indian land mass through Satellite Communication, VHF Data Links and Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar with Mode 'S' Capability.

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