17 scheduled airlines operating in the country through 148 operational airports

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As on 09.03.2023, there are 17 scheduled airlines operating in India. The number of the aircrafts endorsed by the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) on the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) is 718.

Presently, there are 148 operational airports in the country, which includes 137 airports, 02 Water aerodromes and 09 Heliports. There were 96 operational Airports of the Airports Authority of India as on March, 2017.

VGF (Viability Gap Funding) amount of around Rs. 2454 crore has been released to Selected Airline Operators as on 07.03.2023 for the operation of UDAN flights across the country. The State-wise break-up of VGF given to airlines is as per Annexure.

Amount of VGF disbursed to Airlines (State-wise) as on 07.03.2023

S. No.

Name of the State/UT

VGF Disbursed (in Rupees crore)

1

Nagaland

21.80

2

Sikkim

9.12

3

Uttarakhand

42.34

4

West Bengal

84.15

5

Odisha

150.53

6

Arunachal Pradesh

38.81

7

Andhra Pradesh

126.41

8

Karnataka

570.36

9

Uttar Pradesh

243.54

10

Madhya Pradesh

149.83

11

Tamil Nadu

23.14

12

Maharashtra

282.22

13

Chhattisgarh

63.76

14

Meghalaya

36.10

15

Diu

1.49

16

Gujarat

82.57

17

Assam

51.57

18

Kerala

105.09

19

Haryana

0.66

20

Punjab

86.42

21

Rajasthan

176.05

22

Himachal Pradesh

47.57

23

Jharkhand

1.29

24

Tripura

12.90

25

Mizoram

3.93

26

Manipur

12.57

27

Bihar

10.15

28

Delhi

18.52

29

Telangana

1.40

Total

2454.29