List of airports in Uttar Pradesh

This includes a list of airports in Uttar Pradesh. The list includes domestic, training and international airports.

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This list contains the following information:

  1. Area served – Town or city where the airport is located. This may not always be an exact location as some airports are situated in the periphery of the town/city they serve.
  2. ICAO – The four letter airport code assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization. ICAO codes for India start with VA [West Zone - Mumbai Center], VE [East Zone - Kolkata Center], VI [North Zone - Delhi Center] and VO [South Zone - Chennai Center].
  3. IATA – The three letter airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association
  4. Airport type – Type of airport, including the terminology used by Airports Authority of India,[1] as per the first table below
  5. Airport functional status – Functional status of the airport as per the second table below
Airport type Description
International Airport which handles both international and domestic traffic
International (CE) A civil enclave airport primarily used by Indian Armed Forces but has separate commercial terminal(s) to handle international and domestic traffic
Customs Airport with customs checking and clearance facility and handles domestic traffic throughout the year. A very limited number of international flights also operate from some of these customs airports for a limited period of time.
Domestic Airport which handles only domestic traffic
Domestic (CE) A civil enclave airport primarily used by Indian Armed Forces but has separate commercial terminal(s) to handle domestic traffic
Defence An airfield under the control of Indian Armed Forces where commercial and private flights do not operate. The ones listed here are apart from Air Force stations, Naval air stations & Air Force training facilities.
Private An airport, airfield or airstrip owned by individuals, trusts and corporations and are for private use only
Flying school An airfield or an airstrip used to train commercial pilots
Airport functional status Description
Operational Implies airport has active commercial service for public use airports
Non-operational Implies airport currently has no active commercial service but had or will have commercial service
Closed Implies airport can no longer be operational for commercial service
Proposed or under construction Implies airport is proposed or under construction

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Area served Airport name IATA ICAO Airport type Operational Owned/operated by
Agra Agra Airport AGR VIAG Domestic (CE) Operational MoD and AAI
Aligarh Aligarh Airport HRH VIAH Domestic Operational Govt. of UP and AAI[2]
Ambedkar Nagar Akbarpur Airstrip NA NA State/private Govt. of UP
Ayodhya Maharishi Valmiki International Airport AYJ VEAY International Operational AAI
Azamgarh Azamgarh Airport AZH VEAH Domestic Operational Govt. of UP and AAI[2]
Bareilly Bareilly Airport BEK VIBY Domestic (CE) Operational MoD and AAI
Chitrakoot Chitrakoot Airport CWK VECT Domestic Operational Govt. of UP and AAI[2]
Etawah Saifai Airstrip NA NA State/private Govt. of UP
Farrukhabad Mohammadabad Airstrip NA NA State/private Govt. of UP
Ghaziabad Hindon Airport HDO VIDX Domestic (CE) Operational MoD and AAI
Ghazipur Andhau Airstrip NA NA State/private Govt. of UP
Gorakhpur Gorakhpur Airport GOP VEGK Domestic (CE) Operational MoD and AAI
Jhansi Datia Airport (Madhya Pradesh) Domestic Under construction AAI
Jhansi Airstrip NA NA State/private Govt. of UP
Kanpur Flight Laboratory, IIT Kanpur Flying school IIT Kanpur
Kanpur Airport KNU VICX Domestic (CE) Operational MoD and AAI
Kanpur Dehat Marhamtabad Airstrip NA NA State/private Govt. of UP
Kushinagar Kushinagar International Airport KBK VEKI International Operational AAI
Lakhimpur Kheri Lakhimpur Kheri Airport NA NA Domestic Under land acquisition Govt. of UP
Lalitpur Lalitpur Airport Domestic Under land acquisition AAI
Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport LKO VILK International Operational LIAL[†]
Meerut Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Airstrip NA NA State/private AAI[3]
Moradabad Moradabad Airport MZS VIMB Domestic Operational AAI[3]
Noida Noida International Airport DXN VIND International Under construction Zurich Airport AG
Prayagraj Prayagraj Airport IXD VEAB Domestic (CE) Operational MoD and AAI
Raebareli/Amethi Fursatganj Airfield VERB Flying school MoCA
Saharanpur Sarsawa Airport NA NA Domestic (CE) Under construction MoD and AAI[4]
Shravasti Shravasti Airport VSV VISV Domestic Operational Govt. of UP and AAI[2]
Sonbhadra Muirpur Airport VI1D Domestic Under construction Govt. of UP and AAI[2]
Sultanpur Amhat Airstrip NA NA State/private Govt. of UP
Varanasi Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport VNS VEBN International Operational AAI

LIAL (Lucknow International Airport Limited) is a consortium of Adani Group and AAI.

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References

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  1. ^ "Airport Authority of India". Aai.aero. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "UP govt signs MoU with AAI to operate 5 airports". ANI News. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "MoU Signed for Development of Airports in UP". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ Pankaj Shah (18 January 2021). "Uttar Pradesh aviation to get wings with swanky civil enclaves | Lucknow News – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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