Airports & Sea Ports in India

Airports and Seaports contribute pace to the economic development of a country. When it comes to AirPort and Air Travel, anyone can easily observe that the most developed and developing countries are handling a busy and meshy domestic as well as international air traffic compared to the least ones. Light, delicate and emergency freight is preferably transported using Air cargo for their timely delivery. On the contrary, Maritime transport using bulk ships has its own importance in transporting huge containers, heavy machinery, Bulk supply of food, etc from one port to another.

Need for Air Travel in India

The vast land of India is a physiographic combination of mountains, Plateaus, deserts, Plains, and Islands. Making a road in some hilly areas is a very tuff task. Travelling to the territorial islands which are engulfed by sea is time taking if using cruise ships. So the need for Airtravel in India is felt to timely approach these locations. Besides the above geographic limitations, aIr travel is less time-consuming, safe, convenient and cozy. After the implementation of the Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik), air travel inside the country become affordable.

Air Ports in India

As per the data given by the Airports Authority of India, India has 17 International Airports, but the real tally is many more. The following table tabulated the updated data of International and Domestic airports with their location.

Domestic Airport & International Airports in India
State	Location	Name	Type
Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam International Airport	International Airport
	Vijayawada	Vijayawada Airport	International Airport
	Tirupati	Tirupati Airport	International Airport
	Kadapa	Kadapa Airport	Domestic Airport
	Puttaparthi	Sri Sathya Sai Airport	Private Airport
Arunachal Pradesh	Along	Along Airport	Domestic Airport
	Pasighat	Pasighat Airport	Domestic Airport
	Tezu	Tezu Airport	Domestic Airport
Assam	Guwahati	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport	International Airport
	Dibrugarh	Dibrugarh Airport	Domestic Airport
	Dhubri	Rupsi Airport	Domestic Airport
	Silchar	Silchar Airport	Domestic Airport
	Tezpur	Tezpur Airport	Domestic Airport
Bihar	Patna	Jay Prakash Narayan Airport	International Airport
	Darbhanga	Darbhanga Airport	Domestic Airport
Chhattisgarh	Raipur	Swami Vivekananda International Airport	International Airport
	Jagdalpur	Jagdalpur Airport	Domestic Airport
	Bilaspur	Bilaspur Airport	Domestic Airport
Goa	Dabolim	Dabolim Airport	International Airport
Gujarat	Ahmedabad	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport	International Airport
	Vadodara	Vadodara Airport	International Airport
	Surat	Surat Airport	Public Airport
	Bhuj	Bhuj Airport	Domestic Airport
	Kandla	Kandla Airport	Domestic Airport
	Porbandar	Porbandar Airport	Domestic Airport
	Rajkot	Rajkot Airport	Domestic Airport
Haryana	Hisar	Hisar Airport	Domestic Airport
Himachal Pradesh	Kangra	Kangra Airport	Domestic Airport
	Kullu	Kullu–Manali Airport	Domestic Airport
	Shimla	Shimla Airport	Domestic Airport
Jharkhand	Dhanbad	Dhanbad Airport	Domestic Airport
	Bokaro	Bokaro Airport	Domestic Airport
	Ranchi	Birsa Munda Airport	Domestic Airport
Karnataka	Bangalore	Kempegowda International Airport	International Airport
	Mangalore	Mangalore International Airport	International Airport
	Belgaum	Belgaum Airport	Domestic Airport
	Hubli	Hubli Airport	Domestic Airport
	Mysore	Mysore Airport	Domestic Airport
Kerala	Kozhikode	Calicut International Airport	International Airport
	Kannur	Kannur International Airport	International Airport
	Kochi	Cochin International Airport	International Airport
	Thiruvananthapuram	Trivandrum International Airport	International Airport
Madhya Pradesh	Indore	Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport	International Airport
	Bhopal	Raja Bhoj Airport	Domestic Airport
	Gwalior	Gwalior Airport	Domestic Airport
	Jabalpur	Jabalpur Airport	Domestic Airport
	Khandwa	Khandwa Airport	Domestic Airport
	Satna	Satna Airport	Domestic Airport
Maharashtra	Mumbai	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	International Airport
	Nagpur	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport	International Airport
	Pune	Pune Airport	International Airport
	Akola	Akola Airport	Domestic Airport
	Aurangabad	Aurangabad Airport	Domestic Airport
	Jalgaon	Jalgaon Airport	Domestic Airport
	Kolhapur	Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport	Domestic Airport
	Nanded	Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport	Domestic Airport
	Nashik	Nashik Airport	Domestic Airport
	Solapur	Solapur Airport	Domestic Airport
	Yavatmal	Yavatmal Airport	Domestic Airport
Manipur	Imphal	Imphal International Airport	International Airport
Meghalaya	Shillong	Shillong Airport	Domestic Airport
	Shella	Shella Airport	Domestic Airport
	Tura	Baljek Airport	Domestic Airport
Mizoram	Aizawl	Lengpui Airport	Domestic Airport
Nagaland	Dimapur	Dimapur Airport	Domestic Airport
Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Biju Patnaik International Airport	International Airport
	Balangir	Nuagaon Airport	Domestic Airport
	Bhawanipatna	Utkela Airstrip	Domestic Airport
	Jeypore	Jeypore Airport	Domestic Airport
	Jharsuguda	Veer Surendra Sai Airport	Domestic Airport
	Rourkela	Rourkela Airport	Domestic Airport
Punjab	Amritsar	Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport	International Airport
	Bathinda	Bathinda Airport	Domestic Airport
	Jalandhar	Adampur Airport	Domestic Airport
	Ludhiana	Sahnewal Airport	Domestic Airport
	Pathankot	Pathankot Airport	Domestic Airport
Rajasthan	Jaipur	Jaipur International Airport	International Airport
	Ajmer	Kishangarh Airport	Domestic Airport
	Bikaner	Nal Airport	Domestic Airport
	Jaisalmer	Jaisalmer Airport	Domestic Airport
	Jhalawar	Kolana Airport	Domestic Airport
	Jodhpur	Jodhpur Airport	Domestic Airport
	Kota	Kota Airport	Domestic Airport
	Udaipur	Maharana Pratap Airport	Domestic Airport
Sikkim	Pakyong	Pakyong Airport	Domestic Airport
Tamil Nadu	Chennai	Chennai International Airport	International Airport
	Coimbatore	Coimbatore International Airport	International Airport
	Madurai	Madurai Airport	International Airport
	Salem	Salem Airport	Domestic Airport
	Tuticorin	Tuticorin Airport	Domestic Airport
	Vellore	Vellore Airport	Domestic Airport
Telangana	Hyderabad	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	International Airport
Tripura	Agartala	Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport	Domestic Airport
Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport	International Airport
	Varanasi	Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport	International Airport
	Agra	Agra Airport	Domestic Airport
	Allahabad	Allahabad Airport	Domestic Airport
	Bareilly	Bareilly Airport	Domestic Airport
	Ghaziabad	Hindon Airport	Domestic Airport
	Gorakhpur	Gorakhpur Airport	Domestic Airport
	Kanpur	Kanpur Airport	Domestic Airport
Uttarakhand	Dehradun	Jolly Grant Airport	Domestic Airport
	Pantnagar	Pantnagar Airport	Domestic Airport
	Pithoragarh	Naini Saini Airport	Domestic Airport
West Bengal	Kolkata	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport	International Airport
	Siliguri	Bagdogra International Airport	International Airport
	Asansol	Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport	Domestic Airport
	Balurghat	Balurghat Airport	Domestic Airport
	Cooch Behar	Cooch Behar Airport	Domestic Airport
Union Territory	Location	Name	Type
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair	Veer Savarkar International Airport	International Airport
Chandigarh	Chandigarh	Chandigarh Airport	International Airport
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	Diu	Diu Airport	Domestic Airport
Delhi	Delhi	Indira Gandhi International Airport	International Airport
Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar	Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport	International Airport
	Jammu	Jammu Airport	Domestic Airport
Ladakh	Kargil	Kargil Airport	Domestic Airport
	Leh	Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport	Domestic Airport
Lakshadweep	Agatti	Agatti Airport	Domestic Airport
Puducherry	Pondicherry	Pondicherry Airport	Domestic Airport

Sea Ports of India

Sea transport using ships in India is a major mode of import and export. The Sea route is a cost-effective solution for the shipping of goods. India is having a coastline of 7516.6 kilometres. The total number of seaports India have is 224. Some important seaports are given in the following table.

State/UT	Location	Name	Key Points
West Bengal	Kolkata	Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust	Previously known as Kolkata Port. Oldest Port in operation in India Only major Riverine Port in India. One of the tidal ports in India.
	Haldia	Haldia Dock Complex
Odisha	Paradeep	Paradip Port Trust	It is a natural harbour. Situated at the confluence of the river Mahanadi and the Bay of Bengal Mainly used to import and export of iron ore, coal, chemicals and fertilisers. The first major port on the east coast was commissioned after Independence. Busiest Cargo Port in India
Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam Port Trust	Only Natural harbours in the bay of Bengal shore. India’s third-largest state-owned port by volume of cargo handled and the largest on the Eastern Coast. Known as the “Jewel of all ports in India”
	Kakinada	Kakinada Deep Water Port
Tamil Nadu	Ennore	Kamarajar Port Limited	Previously known as Ennore Port. First port in India which is a public enterprise and the only corporate port owned by the Govt. of India. All-weather port with State-of-the-art infrastructure and modern navigational facilities.
	Chennai	Chennai Port	Earlier known as Madras Port. Oldest active Port in India. The second biggest port in India. Largest Artificial Port in India. Largest Port on the East Coast.
	Nagapattinam	Nagapattinam Port
	Tuticorin	V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust	Previously known as Tuticorin Port
Kerala	Kochi	Cochin Port	Called the “Queen of the Arabian Sea”.
Karnataka	Mangalore	New Mangalore Port Trust	Previously known as Panambur Port.
Goa	Mormugao	Marmagoa Port	Located on the estuary formed by Zuari and Mandovi Rivers. Leading Iron Ore exporting port in India.
Maharashtra	Ratnagiri	Ratnagiri Port
	Navi Mumbai	Jawaharlal Nehru Port	Previously known as Nhava Sheva. Largest container port in India. Largest Artificial Port in India. Largest Port in the Arabian Sea. it is a world-class international container handling port.
	Mumbai	Mumbai Port Trust	Largest natural port in India. The busiest port in India. Largest harbour In India Believed to be used by the Navies of Shivaji
Gujarat	Kandla	Deendayal Port Trust	Previously known as Kandla Port Asia’s First Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The largest port of India by volume of cargo handled. The first major port commissioned after Independence. One of the tidal ports in India.
	Okha	Okha Port
	Porbandar	Porbandar Port
	Veraval	Veraval Port
	Bhavnagar	Bhavnagar Port
	Bharuch	Bharuch Port
	Surat	Hazira Port	It was the biggest port during the Mughal Period.
Andaman and Nicobar	Port Blair	Port Blair Port	Natural harbour.