Airports Authority of India (AAI) was constituted on

1st April, 1995 by merging erstwhile National Airports

Authority and International Airports Authority of India.

Organization entrusted with the responsibility of

creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing Civil
Aviation infrastructure both on the ground and air
space in the country.
 About Organisation
AAI manages 129 airports, which include 12
international airports, 89 domestic airports and
28 civil enclaves at Defense airfields.
AAI provides air navigation services over 2.8
million square nautical miles of airspace.
During the year 2002-03, AAI at various
airports handled about 5 lakhs aircraft
movements (4 lakhs domestic and 1 lakh
international);40 million passengers (26 million
domestic and 14 million international) and 9
lakh tonnes of cargo (3 lakh domestic and 6
lakh international).
 Responsibility of AAI
Passenger Facilities
Air Navigation Services
Security
Aerodrome Facilities
HRD-Training
IT Implementation
 Functions of AAI
Control and management of the Indian
airspace extending beyond the territorial limits
of the  country, as accepted by ICAO
Design, Development, Operation and
Maintenance of International and Domestic
Airports and Civil Enclaves.
Construction, Modification and Management of
Passenger Terminals
Development and Management of Cargo
Terminals at International and Domestic
airports.
 Functions of AAI contd.
Provision of Passenger Facilities and
Information System at the Passenger
Terminals at airports.
Expansion and strengthening of
operation area viz. Runways, Aprons,
Taxiway, etc.
Provision of visual aids.
Provision of Communication and
Navigational aids viz. ILS, DVOR, DME,
Radar, etc.
 TOP 10 INDIAN AIRPORTS
in aircraft movement
 Mumbai
 Hyderabad

 Delhi
 Thiruvananthapuram
 
 
 Chennai
 Ahmedabad
 
 Calcutta
 Goa
 
 
 Bangalore
 Calicut
 
PRIVATE SECTOR
PARTICIPATION
The Government of India keeping in line with
its policy of liberalisation decided to corporatise
Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Calcutta airports
in order to induct the much needed capital for
expansion and modernisation of these airports
to world class standards. Accordingly, AAI
sought for consultants, both for Financial and
Legal to advise AAI for the entire process.
AAI has invited Expression of Interest for
appointment of a Consultant for advising on
the modalities of forming a Joint Venture.
 PPP contd.
AAI signed MOU in the month of May, 1999
with Karnataka State Industrial Investment
& Development Corporation Limited
(KSIIDC) to establish a new airport of
interntional standards at a site near
Devanhalli, Bangalore by bringing in funds
from the private sector to handle both
passenger and cargo, domestic and
international traffic to meet the growing
demand of Bangalore city.
 PPP contd.
AAI signed MOU in May 1999 with Cochin
International Airport Limited - the new
airport constructed at Cochin (in Kerala
State) jointly by State Govt and Private
Sector. The MOU provides for limited equity
participation of AAI towards the cost of
CNS/ATM facilities and also for rendering the
services for operation and maintenance of
CNS/ATM facilities on chargeable basis
 FUTURE
PLANS:
TRANSITION INTO21st
Replacement of ground based Communication,
Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) with
Satellite based CNS system.
Establishment of Differential Global Positioning
System (DGPS).
Automation in the Air Traffic Control Services.
Establishment of Automatic Dependent
Surveillance (ADS).
Coverage of the Indian land mass through
Satellite Communication, VHF Data Links and
Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar with
Mode 'S' Capability
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