The States of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh have been connected via air services since 2014. All the Eight North Eastern States have now air connectivity.
Under the UDAN Scheme, 36 Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodromes have been identified in the NE States for development and operation of RCS flights, and 68 RCS routes have already been operationalised so far.
The details of air traffic in the North Eastern region during last three years is as follows-
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TOTAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT IN NORTH EASTERN STATES FROM 2020-21 to 2022-23 |
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AIRPORT |
STATE |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
|
Dibrugarh |
ASSAM |
3766 |
5394 |
7382 |
|
Guwahati |
ASSAM |
23442 |
33572 |
45909 |
|
Jorhat |
ASSAM |
516 |
728 |
1253 |
|
Lakhimpur (Lilabari) |
ASSAM |
618 |
1000 |
1220 |
|
Rupasi |
ASSAM |
0 |
742 |
1076 |
|
Silchar |
ASSAM |
2465 |
3417 |
3731
|
|
Tezpur |
ASSAM |
296 |
416 |
712 |
|
Holongi |
Arunachal Pradesh |
0 |
0 |
476 |
|
Pasighat |
Arunachal Pradesh |
120 |
458 |
777 |
|
Tezu |
Arunachal Pradesh |
4 |
274 |
928 |
|
Zeero |
Arunachal Pradesh |
0 |
0 |
40 |
|
Imphal |
Manipur |
5681 |
8811 |
12098 |
|
Barapani (Shillong) |
Meghalaya |
146 |
1816 |
3198 |
|
Aizawl (Lingpui) |
Mizoram |
1206 |
2307 |
4038 |
|
Dimapur |
Nagaland |
2529 |
4848 |
5415 |
|
Pakyong |
Sikkim |
194 |
754 |
324 |
|
Agartala |
Tripura |
5063 |
8272 |
12203 |
This information was given by the Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Shri B. L.Verma in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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