--- title: "Which state has the highest number of International Airports in India?" description: "Which state has the highest number of International Airports in India?" author: "Rahul Roi" published: 2019-05-09 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52086/which-state-has-the-highest-number-of-international-airports-in-india category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge", "airports"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Which state has the highest number of International Airports in India? Which [state has the highest](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62174/as-per-the-periodic-labor-force-survey-which-state-has-the-highest-unemployment-rate) number of International Airports in [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23266/how-rooftop-solar-can-benefit-india-s-healthcare-industry) ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL **“[Kerala](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39327/who-has-been-sworn-in-as-the-new-chief-justice-of-kerala)” is the only Indian state having a maximum of 4 number of International Airports in India.** ![Which state has the highest number of International Airports in India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/ada0ad8e-b1ff-485b-8d30-315857e241bc/images/57b70572-8fdc-4872-a0fc-37830e49d69c.jpeg)\ \ The latest addition of the**[Airport](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39345/which-indian-airport-has-become-the-world-s-busiest-single-runway-airport) in Kerala is opened in ‘Kannur’ district**. The [Civil Aviation Minister](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45298/who-is-the-current-minister-of-civil-aviation-ministry-of-india) Suresh Prabhu along with the [Chief Minister](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45272/who-became-the-first-chief-minister-of-punjab) of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan, both jointly flagged off the inaugural Air India Express flight, carrying a total of 186 passengers to Abu Dhabi. \ The **Kannur airport built completely on the concept of a public-private partnership model.** The new addition is a class example to represent the new benchmark of how airports will be constructed in the country. **The other three Airports of Kerala are in the city of [Thiruvananthapuram](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44135/what-is-the-placement-and-internship-scenario-at-indian-institute-of-space-science-and-technology-thiruvananthapuram), Kochi, and [Kozhikode](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/46928/what-airline-flies-from-mumbai-to-kozhikode-flights-and-what-times).** \ ![Which state has the highest number of International Airports in India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/ada0ad8e-b1ff-485b-8d30-315857e241bc/images/de9fff99-8b62-4821-8bde-87716a9969cc.jpeg)\ \ **Kannur International Airport will start its operations in September 2019,** like the claim made by Kerala Chief Minister ‘Pinarayi Vijayan’ following his meeting with Union Minister ‘Suresh Prabhu’. The **Kerala [government](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/276/performance-of-government-in-the-center) has 35 per cent stakes, 25 per cent by public sector undertakings, 10 per cent with the Airport Authority of India and the remaining 30 per cent is with Cooperatives, banks and individual [shareholders](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39919/when-steve-jobs-introduced-the-macintosh-computer-at-apple-s-annual-shareholders-meeting-on-january-24-1984-what-words-did-the-computer-first-say-with-the-aid-of-a-voice-synthesizer).** The Airport is spread across the area of 2,000 acres and costing close to Rs. 1,800 crore, to develop the new airport at Kannur in Kerala. \ **The airport has the total capability to handle about 2,000 passengers at a time and it is anticipated that KIAL will serve more than 1.5 million International passengers in a single year**. It will definitely change the face of north Kerala along with **tourism and business activities, especially [handloom](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34110/which-state-is-hosting-the-2018-national-handloom-expo-nhe), textiles, and floriculture**. Initially, the Kannur Airport will start its service with a runway of 3,050 metres and in later when the Airport will open, it will get its total runway length increase to 3,400 metres, and eventually, it will **reach to 4,000 metres, and make it one of the 4th largest [airports](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32110/what-is-the-amount-invested-to-improve-capacity-of-indian-airports-are-needed-by-2030) in the country.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52086/which-state-has-the-highest-number-of-international-airports-in-india Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.