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Major Airports of India 📌
NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Transport & Infrastructure (UPSC).
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Key locations covered (26)
- Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi) — Delhi
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Mumbai) — Maharashtra
- Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru) — Karnataka
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad) — Telangana
- Chennai International Airport — Tamil Nadu
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata) — West Bengal
- Cochin International Airport (Kochi) — Kerala
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (Ahmedabad) — Gujarat
- Pune International Airport (Lohegaon) — Maharashtra
- Goa International Airport (Dabolim) — Goa
- Manohar International Airport (Mopa, North Goa) — Goa
- Trivandrum International Airport — Kerala
- Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (Amritsar) — Punjab
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (Guwahati) — Assam
- Jaipur International Airport — Rajasthan
- Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport — Uttar Pradesh
- Mangaluru International Airport — Karnataka
- Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport (Indore) — Madhya Pradesh
- Veer Savarkar International Airport (Port Blair) — Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Sheikh ul-Aalam International Airport (Srinagar) — Jammu & Kashmir (UT)
- Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (Leh) — Ladakh (UT)
- Donyi Polo Airport (Itanagar/Hollongi) — Arunachal Pradesh
- Pakyong Greenfield Airport (Sikkim) — Sikkim
- Bhogapuram International Airport (Andhra Pradesh) — Andhra Pradesh
- Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) — Maharashtra
- Noida International Airport (Jewar) — Uttar Pradesh
Sample questions (12 of 112)
What is the IATA / ICAO code of Delhi airport?
DEL / VIDP.
Who operates IGI Airport?
Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) — a GMR-led consortium under PPP with AAI.
When did Terminal 3 commission?
2010 — built for the Commonwealth Games.
How many runways does IGI Delhi have post-Aug 2023?
Four — including the new 4F-rated 4th runway (28L/10R).
Annual passenger traffic at Delhi airport (FY 2023-24)?
Approximately 73.7 million — India's busiest airport.
What was IGI Delhi's earlier name and year established?
Palam Airport, military origin 1930s; civil terminal 1962, renamed Indira Gandhi 1986.
Which architectural award did Terminal 3 receive?
Skytrax 'Best Airport in India' multiple years.
Delhi airport's transit linkage to the city is via?
The Airport Express Line of Delhi Metro (Orange Line).
Which 'open-skies' bilateral expansions benefit IGI?
Liberalised bilateral with US, UAE, Singapore, etc.
Which cargo terminal at Delhi handles perishables?
Cargo Service Centre (CSC) terminal with cold-chain facilities.
Mumbai airport IATA / ICAO code?
BOM / VABB.
Who currently operates Mumbai airport?
Adani Airports Holdings Ltd (acquired from GVK in 2021).
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter Transport & Infrastructure (UPSC). Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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