Uttar Pradesh currently has 24 airports, of which 16 are operational. The Jewar Airport is complete and set for inauguration soon, while seven more airports are under construction.
Operational airports include Agra, Bareilly (Trishul), Gorakhpur, Hindon (Ghaziabad), Prayagraj, Kanpur, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Moradabad, Shravasti, Chitrakoot, and Saharanpur for domestic flights, while Lucknow, Varanasi, Kushinagar, and Ayodhya serve international routes.
With the opening of Noida International Airport, Uttar Pradesh will become the only state in India with five international airports.
Airports under construction in Sonbhadra, Lalitpur, Meerut, Ghazipur, Jhansi, Amethi, and Palia are progressing rapidly, further strengthening the state's air connectivity and tourism potential. |
