Archive · 4 Aug 2026
India Boosts Airport Capacity to 580 Million Passengers
India’s airports can now handle more than 580 million people each year.
The Airports Authority of India and other operators keep adding space and new equipment to meet growing travel demand.
The minister told lawmakers that the country handled about 420 million passengers last year.
These upgrades help airlines and passengers travel more smoothly.
The government keeps checking traffic and technology to decide when to add more capacity.
India’s total annual passenger handling capacity at airports now exceeds 580 million passengers per annum.
The Airports Authority of India and other operators upgrade capacity based on traffic growth, operational needs, airline demand, financial viability, and techno‑economic factors.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol told the Rajya Sabha that capacity has risen to over 580 MPPA.
Passenger traffic handled in 2025‑26 was about 420 million passengers.
Modernisation projects are undertaken periodically to meet growing demand and operational requirements.
- Who
- Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol
- What
- announced that India's airport passenger handling capacity has risen to over 580 million per year
- When
- Monday
- Where
- New Delhi, Rajya Sabha
- Why
- capacity upgrades are driven by traffic growth, operational needs, airline demand, financial viability and techno‑economic factors
- Total passenger handling capacity
- 580 million passengers per annum
- Passenger traffic 2025-26
- 420 million passengers
- Authority responsible
- Airports Authority of India
- Minister speaking
- Murlidhar Mohol
- Location
- New Delhi, India