Bhartiya Airport Jobs (BAJ) is dedicated to providing aviation recruitment services to support the rapidly expanding aviation industry in India. The Government of India (GoI) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) have granted ‘in principle’ approval for establishing 18 Greenfield Airports across the country. These include Mopa in Goa (₹3100 crore), Navi Mumbai (₹16,704 crore), Shirdi (₹320.54 crore), and Sindhudurg (₹520 crore) in Maharashtra; Bijapur (₹150 crore), Gulbarga (₹13.78 crore), Hasan (₹592 crore), and Shimoga (₹38.91 crore) in Karnataka; Kannur in Kerala (₹1892 crore); Durgapur in West Bengal (₹670 crore); Dabra in Madhya Pradesh (₹200 crore); Pakyong in Sikkim (₹553.53 crore); Karaikal in Puducherry (₹170 crore); Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh (₹448 crore); Dholera in Gujarat (₹1712 crore); and Dagadarthi (₹293 crore), Bhogapuram (₹2260 crore), and Oravakallu (₹200 crore) in Andhra Pradesh. The construction timeline for these airports depends on factors such as land acquisition, mandatory clearances, and financial closures by the operators. In Maharashtra, the tendering process has been completed for some projects, with M/s. MIAL being the highest bidder.

Additionally, MoCA has received proposals for Greenfield Airports at locations like Ankleshwar and Rajkot in Gujarat; Bhiwadi (Alwar) and Shivdaspur (Jaipur) in Rajasthan; Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram, Tadepalligudem, Oravakallu, and Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh; Chingleput near Chennai in Tamil Nadu; Gwalior and Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh; Hisar in Haryana; Kothagudem in Telangana; Noida International Airport near Jewar and Saifai in Uttar Pradesh; and Karwar and Chikmagalur in Karnataka. Site clearance approvals have been granted for airports at Bhiwadi, Kothagudem, Rajkot, and Noida, while ‘in principle’ approval has been given for Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram, and Oravakallu. The development of these airports highlights a significant step in enhancing India’s aviation infrastructure.

This information was provided by the Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri Jayant Sinha, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Forecasts from leading aviation industry players, including Airbus, Boeing, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the BC Aviation Council, indicate continued growth across all sectors of the aviation industry, both domestically and internationally. Over the next decade, the industry is poised for a significant increase in capacity, creating numerous opportunities for entry-level airport operations specialists worldwide.