September 2, 2026 10:32 AM
100 new airports to be built in India over next 10 years: Aviation Minister Naidu
India will build 100 new airports in the next 10 years under the Centre's regional connectivity scheme UDAN with an outlay of Rs 30,000 crore, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu has said. He inaugurated India's third 'hub & spoke' operations from Ahmedabad airport on Tuesday. "While there were 74 airports in 2014, today we can proudly say that India's map features 166 airports. Going from 74 to 166 set a record for the country. Over the last 12 years, we completed work on a new airpo...