This includes a list of airports in Maharashtra, India, including commercially used airfields, former airfields, flying schools and military bases.[1] This list contains the following information:
- City served – The city generally associated with the airport is not always the actual location since some airports are located in smaller towns outside the city they serve.
- ICAO – The location indicator assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- IATA – The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
- Operator – Operator of the airport. AAI,[2] HAL, GVK,[3] MIDC,[4] MADC[5] and Reliance[6] operate airports in Maharashtra.
- Role – Role of the airport as given by the table below. An airport may play more than one role.
Role | Description |
---|---|
International | Handles International flights. |
Customs | Airports with customs checking and clearance facilities handling international flights but not elevated to international airport status |
Domestic | Handles domestic flights only |
Civil enclave | Civil Enclaves at a military airfield |
General Aviation | No scheduled commercial flights |
Military | Used for defence purposes |
Flying School | Used primarily to train pilots |
Private | Privately owned airfields/airstrips |
Future | Project proposed or under construction |
Closed | No longer in operation |
Commercial service | Airport has commercial service |
Airport has no commercial service |
- There are 10 civilian airports operational:
7 - regional, domestic.
3 - regional, domestic, international.
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai is the state's busiest and country's second busiest airport, followed by Pune Airport
List
City Served | Airport | ICAO | IATA | Operator | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mumbai | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | VABB | BOM | Adani group | International |
Juhu Aerodrome | VAJJ | — | AAI | General Aviation | |
Nagpur | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport | VANP | NAG | MADC/GMR | International |
Navi Mumbai | Navi Mumbai International Airport (Under Construction) | — | — | Adani group | Future |
Nashik | Nashik International Airport | VAOZ | ISK | HAL | International |
Vijay Nagar Airport | VADE | — | Army | Military | |
Gandhinagar Airport | VANR | — | Army | Military | |
Yavatmal | Yavatmal Airport | VA78 | YTL | Reliance Infrastructure | General Aviation |
Pune | Hadapsar Airport | — | — | DGCA | Flying School |
Pune International Airport | VAPO | PNQ | Indian Air Force | International | |
New Pune International Airport(Under Construction) | — | — | MADC | Future | |
Aurangabad | Aurangabad Airport | VAAU | IXU | AAI | Domestic |
Amravati | Amravati Airport | — | — | AAI | General Aviation |
Jalgaon | Jalgaon Airport | VAJL | JLG | AAI | Domestic |
Kalyan | Kalyan Airstrip | — | — | Military | Closed |
Latur | Latur Airport | VALT | LTU | Reliance | General Aviation |
Aamby Valley City | Aamby Valley Airport | VAAV | IN-0033 | — | Private |
Shirdi | Shirdi International Airport | VASD | SAG | MADC | International |
Nanded | Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport | VAND | NDC | Reliance | Domestic |
Akola | Akola Airport | VAAK | AKD | AAI | General Aviation |
Sindhudurg | Sindhudurg Airport | — | SDW | IRB Infrastructure | Domestic |
Chandrapur | Chandrapur Airport | VA1B | — | MADC | General Aviation |
Solapur | Solapur Airport | VASL | SSL | AAI | General Aviation |
Gondia | Gondia Airport | VAGD | GDB | AAI | Domestic + Flying School |
Osmanabad | Osmanabad Airport | — | OMN | Reliance | General Aviation |
Phaltan | Phaltan Landing Ground | — | — | MADC | Closed |
Kolhapur | Kolhapur Airport | VAKP | KLH | AAI | Domestic |
Dhule | Dhule Airport | VA53 | — | MADC | Flying School |
Karad | Karad Airport | VA1M | — | MADC | Flying School |
Ratnagiri | Ratnagiri Airport | VARG | RTC | Coast Guard | Military |
Baramati | Baramati Airstrip | — | IN-0024 | Reliance | Flying School |
Shirpur | Shirpur Airstrip | — | IN-0062 | — | Private |
References
- ^ "Airstrips in Maharashtra". Maharashtra Public Works Department. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "All Airports". Airports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "GVK CSIA Mumbai". GVK. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "MIDC Airstrips". MIDC. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Projects". Maharashtra Airport Development Company. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Flying High, RADPL". Reliance Infrastructure. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- "Licensed Aerodromes in India" (PDF). Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India. 2008-11-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
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