Uttarakhand has three main airports, a few airstrips and a couple of proposed airstrips for military and emergency purposes. The Dehradun Airport in Dehradun, Pantnagar Airport in Pantnagar, and Naini–Saini Airport in Pithoragarh are operated by the Airports Authority of India. Three airstrips, Chaukhutia Airport, Gauchar Airport and Chinyalisaur Airport are proposed for expansion in the future under UDAN scheme.

Recently, a new terminal was constructed at Dehradun Airport. The new terminal was inaugurated in October 2021. In 2020, Uttarakhand's then Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat had announced that the Pantnagar Airport will be expanded to become Uttarakhand's first international airport.

List The list includes the airports in Uttarakhand with their respective ICAO and IATA codes.

Dual use= Civilian and military use.

+List of airports in Uttarakhand Sl. No. District (Location) Airport name ICAO IATA Operator Category Role 1 Almora district (Chaukhutia) Chaukhutia Airport——Government of UttarakhandProposed Commercial 2 Dehradun district (Dehradun) Dehradun AirportVIDNDEDAirports Authority of IndiaDomesticCommercial 3 Chamoli district (Gauchar) Gauchar Airport——Ministry of DefenceDual use Commercial 4 Pithoragarh district (Gunji) Gunji Airport——Government of UttarakhandProposed Commercial 5 Pithoragarh district (Pithoragarh) Naini–Saini AirportVIDFNNSAirports Authority of IndiaDual use Domestic Commercial 6 Udham Singh Nagar district (Pantnagar) Pantnagar AirportVIPTPGHAirports Authority of IndiaDomesticCommercial 7 Uttarkashi district (Chinyalisaur) Chinyalisaur AirportVI82—Ministry of DefenceDual use Commercial

See also

List of airports in India Transport in Uttarakhand Railway in Himachal, Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh Geostrategic border rail lines of India Tourism in Uttarakhand

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