From Bengaluru To Kolkata: List Of India's Most Profitable Airports

In her interim budget speech earlier this month, India¡¯s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sitharaman revealed that the number of airports in our country has doubled to 149 in the last decade. She also emphasizes on the govt¡¯s continuous focus to expand airports across India.

While the future of aviation sector does seem bright, are you aware of how much profit some of India¡¯s top airports are able to make? And how many are in losses? Lets find out.

List Of India's Profit Earning Airports

1.Bengaluru Airport

bengaluru airport/hok

Profit-Rs 528.3

2.Cochin Airport

Profit- Rs 267.1 crore

3.Hyderabad Airport

Profit-Rs 32.9 crore

4.Kolkata Airport

kolkata airport/telegraph

Profit-Rs 482.3 crore

5.Chennai Airport

Profit-Rs 169.5 crore

6.Calicut Airport

Profit-Rs 95.3 crore

7.Tiruchirapalli Airport

Profit-Rs 31.5 crore

8.Coimbatore Airport

Profit-Rs 12.6 crore

9.Bhubaneswar Airport

Profit-Rs 11.8 crore

10.Chandigarh Airport

Profit-Rs 9.5 crore

11.Bagdogra Airport

Profit-Rs 2.7 crore

12.Asansol Airport

Profit-Rs 2 crore

13.Leh Airport

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Profit-Rs 1.8 crore

14.Kanpur Chakeri Airport

Profit-Rs 1.4 crore

15.Darbhanga Airport

Profit-Rs 1.1 crore

List Of India's Loss Incurring Airports

1.Ahmedabad Airport

Loss-Rs 408.51 crore

2.Delhi Airport

IGI Airport/NBT

Loss-Rs 284.8

3.Lucknow Airport

Loss-Rs 160.6 crore

4.Mopa Airport

Loss-Rs 148.3 crore

5.Kannur Airport

Loss-Rs 131.9 crore

6.Jaipur Airport

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Loss-Rs 128.5 crore

7.Mangaluru Airport

Loss-Rs 125.9 crore

8.Thiruvananthapuram Airport

Loss-Rs 110.1 crore

9.Guwahati Airport

Loss-Rs 60.9 crore

10.Durgapur Airport

Loss-Rs 9.1 crore

11.Mumbai Airport

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Loss-Rs 1.04 crore

(Profit/loss of previous financial year 2022-23)

Also Read: How Do Airports In India Earn Money?

Most Profitable/Loss Incurring Airport In India

Bengaluru has turned out to be India's most profitable airport, with Rs 528.3 profit in FY 2022-23. On the other hand, Ahmedabad incurred the highest losses of Rs 408.51 crore in previous financial year.

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