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![]() Airports Authority of India | |
![]() Ministry of Civil Aviation | |
Company type | Statutory body[1] |
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Industry | Airport Construction and Maintenance |
Predecessor | Civil Aviation Department, Government of India |
Founded | 1 April 1995 |
Headquarters | Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi-110003, |
Area served | India |
Key people | Sanjeev Kumar
(Chairman) Vikram Dev Dutt, DGCA (Ex-Officio)[2] |
Products | Airport management and Air Navigation Services (ANS) |
Owner | Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India |
Number of employees | 17,346 (As on 31.03.2020) |
Divisions | Indian Airports |
Website | www |
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. It is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining, and managing civil aviation infrastructure in India. It provides Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) services over the Indian airspace and adjoining oceanic areas. AAI currently manages a total of 137[3] airports, including 34[3] international airports, 10 Customs Airports, 81 domestic airports, and 23 Civil enclaves at Defense airfields. AAI also has ground installations at all airports and 25 other locations to ensure the safety of aircraft operations. AAI covers all major air routes over the Indian landmass via 29 Radar installations at 11 locations along with 700 VOR/DVOR installations co-located with Distance Measuring Equipment (DME). 52 runways are provided with Instrument landing system (ILS) installations with Night Landing Facilities at most of these airports and an Automatic Message Switching System at 15 Airports.