Infrastructure · Airports
Where India flies from.
Operational airports with scheduled commercial service, ranked by FY 2024-25 passenger throughput from AAI.
Key Takeaways
- India's airports together handled 413.0 million passengers in FY 2024-25, per AAI.
- Delhi (IGIA) is the busiest at 79.3 million passengers, ahead of Mumbai and Bengaluru.
- The top five airports together carry about 55% of all-India passenger traffic, showing how concentrated Indian aviation still is.
- 38 of the airports listed are designated international airports, with the remainder either customs airports or domestic-only.
All-India passenger traffic over time
Million passengers per fiscal year (AAI annual statistics).
Year-on-year passenger growth
Percent change in total passengers vs prior fiscal year.
Top airports by air freight (FY 2024-25)
Cargo handled in tonnes — the cargo hierarchy is far more concentrated than passengers.
Top airports by ATC movements (FY 2024-25)
Aircraft movements (landings + takeoffs) — a better proxy than passengers for runway congestion.
UDAN regional-connectivity coverage
Share of airports in this list flagged as UDAN regional-connectivity beneficiaries — the bulk of low-traffic tier-2/3 airfields.
Source material
AAI: Traffic news / annual statistics (FY 2024-25)AAI: Investors — annual reports (multi-year traffic series)AAI: Airports listDGCA: Monthly traffic statisticsMinistry of Civil Aviation: UDAN schemeWikipedia: List of busiest airports in India (multi-year AAI series)Wikipedia: List of airports in India (state-wise)