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	[[File:airports and seaports map.png\|thumb\|350px\|right\|[[List of airports in India\|Airports]] and [[Ports in India\|seaports]] in India]]		[[File:airports and seaports map.png\|thumb\|350px\|right\|[[List of airports in India\|Airports]] and [[Ports in India\|seaports]] in India]]
	'''Aviation in India''', broadly divided into military and civil aviation, is the fastest-growing aviation market in the world according to the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA). The hub of the nation's aviation manufacturing industry is at [[Bangalore]] which has a 65% share of this economic sector since 1924.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|title=India crowned world's fastest growing aviation market in 2015 as economy takes off, ''The Telegraph'', 1 January 2016. \|access-date=4 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110005634/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|archive-date=10 January 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The government's [[UDAN]] (regional connectivity scheme) is driving the growth of civil aviation and aviation infrastructure in India.		'''Aviation in India''', broadly divided into military and civil aviation, is the fastest-growing aviation market in the world according to the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA). The hub of the nation's aviation manufacturing industry is at [[Bangalore]] which has a 65% share of this economic sector since 1924.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|title=India crowned world's fastest growing aviation market in 2015 as economy takes off, ''The Telegraph'', 1 January 2016. \|access-date=4 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110005634/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|archive-date=10 January 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The government's [[UDAN]] (regional connectivity scheme) is driving the growth of civil aviation and aviation infrastructure in India.

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	[[File:airports and seaports map.png\|thumb\|350px\|right\|[[List of airports in India\|Airports]] and [[Ports in India\|seaports]] in India]]		[[File:airports and seaports map.png\|thumb\|350px\|right\|[[List of airports in India\|Airports]] and [[Ports in India\|seaports]] in India]]
	'''Aviation in India''', broadly divided into military and civil aviation, is the fastest-growing aviation market in the world according to the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA). The hub of the nation's aviation manufacturing industry is at [[Bangalore]] which has a 65% share of this economic sector.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|title=India crowned world's fastest growing aviation market in 2015 as economy takes off, ''The Telegraph'', 1 January 2016. \|access-date=4 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110005634/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|archive-date=10 January 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The government's [[UDAN]] (regional connectivity scheme) is driving the growth of civil aviation and aviation infrastructure in India.		'''Aviation in India''', broadly divided into military and civil aviation, is the fastest-growing aviation market in the world according to the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA). The hub of the nation's aviation manufacturing industry is at [[Bangalore]] which has a 65% share of this economic sector since 1924.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|title=India crowned world's fastest growing aviation market in 2015 as economy takes off, ''The Telegraph'', 1 January 2016. \|access-date=4 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110005634/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|archive-date=10 January 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The government's [[UDAN]] (regional connectivity scheme) is driving the growth of civil aviation and aviation infrastructure in India.

	==History==		==History==
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	[[File:Tata Sons' Airline Timetable Image, Summer 1935 (interior).jpg\|thumb\|Tata Sons' Airline timetable, {{circa\|1935}}]]		[[File:Tata Sons' Airline Timetable Image, Summer 1935 (interior).jpg\|thumb\|Tata Sons' Airline timetable, {{circa\|1935}}]]

	The first commercial aviation flight in India took place on 18 February 1911. It was a brief demonstration flight of about 15 minutes from the United Provinces Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition in [[Allahabad]], across the ~~Jumna~~ River to [[Naini]], a distance of {{convert\|6\|miles\|km\|order=flip\|abbr=}}. The aircraft, a [[Humber-Sommer biplane\|Humber biplane]] shipped from England specifically for the event, was flown by French aviator [[Henri Pequet]] and carried 6,500 pieces of mail, making it the first official airmail service.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Bluffield\|first=Robert\|publisher=Tattered Flag\|date=19 November 2014\|title=Over Empires and Oceans: Pioneers, Aviators and Adventurers\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ipKPBQAAQBAJ&q=%2218+february+1911%22+allahabad+naini+mail&pg=PA60 \|page=60 \|isbn= 978-0957689268}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=The World's Greatest Civil Aircraft: An Illustrated History \|first=Paul E.\|last=Eden\|publisher=Amber Books\|date=21 December 2015\|isbn=9781782742722\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rms9CwAAQBAJ&q=allahabad+naini+mail&pg=PT8 }}</ref> Regular air mail was not established until two decades later, notably by [[J. R. D. Tata]], who was awarded a contract to carry mail in 1932 and founded an airline which grew to become [[Air India]].<ref name="BR">[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Aircraft/AviationIndia.pdf] Beginning of Aviation in India - Bharat Rakshak {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227142219/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Aircraft/AviationIndia.pdf \|date=27 February 2012 }}</ref>		The first commercial aviation flight in India took place on 18 February 1911. It was a brief demonstration flight of about 15 minutes from the United Provinces Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition in [[Allahabad]], across the Yamuna River to [[Naini]], a distance of {{convert\|6\|miles\|km\|order=flip\|abbr=}}. The aircraft, a [[Humber-Sommer biplane\|Humber biplane]] shipped from England specifically for the event, was flown by French aviator [[Henri Pequet]] and carried 6,500 pieces of mail, making it the first official airmail service.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Bluffield\|first=Robert\|publisher=Tattered Flag\|date=19 November 2014\|title=Over Empires and Oceans: Pioneers, Aviators and Adventurers\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ipKPBQAAQBAJ&q=%2218+february+1911%22+allahabad+naini+mail&pg=PA60 \|page=60 \|isbn= 978-0957689268}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=The World's Greatest Civil Aircraft: An Illustrated History \|first=Paul E.\|last=Eden\|publisher=Amber Books\|date=21 December 2015\|isbn=9781782742722\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rms9CwAAQBAJ&q=allahabad+naini+mail&pg=PT8 }}</ref> Regular air mail was not established until two decades later, notably by [[J. R. D. Tata]], who was awarded a contract to carry mail in 1932 and founded an airline which grew to become [[Air India]].<ref name="BR">[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Aircraft/AviationIndia.pdf] Beginning of Aviation in India - Bharat Rakshak {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227142219/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Aircraft/AviationIndia.pdf \|date=27 February 2012 }}</ref>

			Until 1990, international aviation was restricted to the four major metros of India, viz., [[New Delhi]] (Palam), [[Bombay]] (Santa Cruz), [[Madras]] (Meenambakkam), and [[Calcutta]] (Dum Dum). With the [[Thiruvananthapuram Airport]] having upgraded to an international airport on 1 January 1991, making it the fifth international airport of India, international aviation was expanded to minor metros and non-metros across the country.

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	UDAN is assessing 486 existing airports for potential development.<ref name=udan28>[http://www.airportsindia.org.in/public_notices/aaisite_test/LIST-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf Participating unserved UDAN-RCS airports] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035729/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/public_notices/aaisite_test/LIST-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf \|date=1 December 2017 }}, [[Airport Authority of India]], Nov 2016.</ref> Phase I of UDAN helped to raise the number of operational civil aviation airports to 131, a 34% increase over 20 months.<ref name=udan22>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/state-police-to-stand-guard-at-airports-under-udan-scheme/articleshow/61886945.cms State police to stand guard at Airports under UDAN scheme] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202150934/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/state-police-to-stand-guard-at-airports-under-udan-scheme/articleshow/61886945.cms \|date=2 December 2017 }}, [[The Economic Times\|Economic Times]], 2 December 2015.</ref> In addition, the [[Airport Authority of India]] (AAI) granted in-principal approval to 19 new airports in December 2017.<ref name=add1/> In September 2018, the Civil Aviation Minister said that as many as 100 new airports would be built in the next 10 to 15 years to meet the growing domestic demand.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/india-plans-100-new-airports-costing-60b-1.2274609\|title=India plans 100 new airports costing $60b\|last=PTI\|date=4 September 2018\|work=GulfNews\|access-date=5 September 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905092622/https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/india-plans-100-new-airports-costing-60b-1.2274609\|archive-date=5 September 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref>		UDAN is assessing 486 existing airports for potential development.<ref name=udan28>[http://www.airportsindia.org.in/public_notices/aaisite_test/LIST-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf Participating unserved UDAN-RCS airports] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035729/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/public_notices/aaisite_test/LIST-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf \|date=1 December 2017 }}, [[Airport Authority of India]], Nov 2016.</ref> Phase I of UDAN helped to raise the number of operational civil aviation airports to 131, a 34% increase over 20 months.<ref name=udan22>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/state-police-to-stand-guard-at-airports-under-udan-scheme/articleshow/61886945.cms State police to stand guard at Airports under UDAN scheme] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202150934/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/state-police-to-stand-guard-at-airports-under-udan-scheme/articleshow/61886945.cms \|date=2 December 2017 }}, [[The Economic Times\|Economic Times]], 2 December 2015.</ref> In addition, the [[Airport Authority of India]] (AAI) granted in-principal approval to 19 new airports in December 2017.<ref name=add1/> In September 2018, the Civil Aviation Minister said that as many as 100 new airports would be built in the next 10 to 15 years to meet the growing domestic demand.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/india-plans-100-new-airports-costing-60b-1.2274609\|title=India plans 100 new airports costing $60b\|last=PTI\|date=4 September 2018\|work=GulfNews\|access-date=5 September 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905092622/https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/india-plans-100-new-airports-costing-60b-1.2274609\|archive-date=5 September 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	In 2015, there were 22 airlines operating in India, which add a total of about 50 airliners to their fleets each year.<ref name="add1">{{Cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/in-principle-approval-for-19-greenfield-airports-given-raju/articleshow/62192197.cms \|title=In-principle approval for 19 greenfield airports given: Raju, ''Times of India'', 20 December 2017. \|access-date=22 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518105345/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/in-principle-approval-for-19-greenfield-airports-given-raju/articleshow/62192197.cms \|archive-date=18 May 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> To support these fleets, several aviation-industrial parks are being set up, such as in [[Hisar Airport\|Hisar]]<ref name=ha11>Vijay Mohan. [http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/army-s-helicopter-repair-hub-likely-to-come-up-in-hisar/274173.html Army’s helicopter repair hub likely to come up in Hisar] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203155/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/army-s-helicopter-repair-hub-likely-to-come-up-in-hisar/274173.html \|date=2 December 2017 }}, [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]], 1 August 2016.</ref><ref name=tbm1>[http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/Ministry/haryana-govt-to-develop-international-airport-at-hisar-30068 Haryana to develop international airport at Hisar] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019112209/http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/Ministry/haryana-govt-to-develop-international-airport-at-hisar-30068 \|date=19 October 2017 }}, [http://www.travelbizmonitor.com TravelBizMonitor] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129150531/http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/ \|date=29 November 2017 }}, Retrieved in March 2016.</ref><ref name=trib4>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/state-shelves-hisar-airport-project/87044.html State shelves Hisar airport cargo project] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019111840/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/state-shelves-hisar-airport-project/87044.html \|date=19 October 2017 }}, [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]], 29 May 2015.</ref> [[Gujarat]],<ref>{{citation \|title=Gujarat to set up India's first civil aviation park \|url=http://ibtimes.co.in/gujarat-set-indias-first-civil-aviation-park-666140 \|work=[[International Business Times]] \|date=8 February 2016 \|access-date=10 February 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209160555/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/gujarat-set-indias-first-civil-aviation-park-666140 \|archive-date=9 February 2016 \|url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Chennai Aero Park\|Chennai]].		In 2015, there were 22 airlines operating in India, which add a total of about 50 airliners to their fleets each year.<ref name="add1">{{Cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/in-principle-approval-for-19-greenfield-airports-given-raju/articleshow/62192197.cms \|title=In-principle approval for 19 greenfield airports given: Raju, ''Times of India'', 20 December 2017. \|access-date=22 December 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518105345/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/in-principle-approval-for-19-greenfield-airports-given-raju/articleshow/62192197.cms \|archive-date=18 May 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> To support these fleets, several aviation-industrial parks are being set up, such as in [[Hisar Airport\|Hisar]],<ref name=ha11>Vijay Mohan. [http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/army-s-helicopter-repair-hub-likely-to-come-up-in-hisar/274173.html Army’s helicopter repair hub likely to come up in Hisar] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203155/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/army-s-helicopter-repair-hub-likely-to-come-up-in-hisar/274173.html \|date=2 December 2017 }}, [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]], 1 August 2016.</ref><ref name=tbm1>[http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/Ministry/haryana-govt-to-develop-international-airport-at-hisar-30068 Haryana to develop international airport at Hisar] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019112209/http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/Ministry/haryana-govt-to-develop-international-airport-at-hisar-30068 \|date=19 October 2017 }}, [http://www.travelbizmonitor.com TravelBizMonitor] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129150531/http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/ \|date=29 November 2017 }}, Retrieved in March 2016.</ref><ref name=trib4>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/state-shelves-hisar-airport-project/87044.html State shelves Hisar airport cargo project] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019111840/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/state-shelves-hisar-airport-project/87044.html \|date=19 October 2017 }}, [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]], 29 May 2015.</ref> [[Gujarat]],<ref>{{citation \|title=Gujarat to set up India's first civil aviation park \|url=http://ibtimes.co.in/gujarat-set-indias-first-civil-aviation-park-666140 \|work=[[International Business Times]] \|date=8 February 2016 \|access-date=10 February 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209160555/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/gujarat-set-indias-first-civil-aviation-park-666140 \|archive-date=9 February 2016 \|url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Chennai Aero Park\|Chennai]].

	==Military aviation==		==Military aviation==
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	* [[Transport in India]]		* [[Transport in India]]
	* [[Environmental impact of aviation]]		* [[Environmental impact of aviation]]
			* [[Aerial lift in India]]

	==References==		==References==
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	{{wikimedia\|Indian aviation}}		{{wikimedia\|Indian aviation}}
	* [http://www.bluehadal.com/ Aviation schools]
	* [https://agaz.co.in/ Govt Jobs In India]

	{{Economy of India related topics}}		{{Economy of India related topics}}

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[[File:airports and seaports map.png|thumb|350px|right|[[List of airports in India|Airports]] and [[Ports in India|seaports]] in India]]
'''Aviation in India''', broadly divided into military and civil aviation, is the fastest-growing aviation market in the world according to the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA). The hub of the nation's aviation manufacturing industry is at [[Bangalore]] which has a 65% share of this economic sector.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html |title=India crowned world's fastest growing aviation market in 2015 as economy takes off, ''The Telegraph'', 1 January 2016. |access-date=4 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110005634/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html |archive-date=10 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The government's [[UDAN]] (regional connectivity scheme) is driving the growth of civil aviation and aviation infrastructure in India.

==History==
{{Main|Civil aviation in India#History|History of the Indian Air Force| label 1 = History of Indian civil aviation}}
[[File:Tata Sons' Airline Timetable Image, Summer 1935 (interior).jpg|thumb|Tata Sons' Airline timetable, {{circa|1935}}]]

The first commercial aviation flight in India took place on 18 February 1911. It was a brief demonstration flight of about 15 minutes from the United Provinces Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition in [[Allahabad]], across the Jumna River to [[Naini]], a distance of {{convert|6|miles|km|order=flip|abbr=}}. The aircraft, a [[Humber-Sommer biplane|Humber biplane]] shipped from England specifically for the event, was flown by French aviator [[Henri Pequet]] and carried 6,500 pieces of mail, making it the first official airmail service.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bluffield|first=Robert|publisher=Tattered Flag|date=19 November 2014|title=Over Empires and Oceans: Pioneers, Aviators and Adventurers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ipKPBQAAQBAJ&q=%2218+february+1911%22+allahabad+naini+mail&pg=PA60 |page=60 |isbn= 978-0957689268}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The World's Greatest Civil Aircraft: An Illustrated History |first=Paul E.|last=Eden|publisher=Amber Books|date=21 December 2015|isbn=9781782742722|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rms9CwAAQBAJ&q=allahabad+naini+mail&pg=PT8 }}</ref> Regular air mail was not established until two decades later, notably by [[J. R. D. Tata]], who was awarded a contract to carry mail in 1932 and founded an airline which grew to become [[Air India]].<ref name="BR">[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Aircraft/AviationIndia.pdf] Beginning of Aviation in India - Bharat Rakshak {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227142219/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/Aircraft/AviationIndia.pdf |date=27 February 2012 }}</ref>

==Civil aviation==
[[File:Busiest Indian airports.png|thumb|350px|right|The busiest Indian airports (2015-16).]]
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India had the world's third-largest civil aviation market in 2017,<ref name="size1">{{Cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/62424407.cms |title=In next 6-8 months, we expect to get bids for Air India: Jayant Sinha, ''Economic Times'', 8 January 2018. |access-date=9 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174303/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/62424407.cms |archive-date=10 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-becomes-3rd-largest-aviation-market-in-domestic-traffic/articleshow/57837992.cms|title=India becomes 3rd largest aviation market in domestic traffic - Times of India|website=IndiaTimes.com|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322100317/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-becomes-3rd-largest-aviation-market-in-domestic-traffic/articleshow/57837992.cms|archive-date=22 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> with the number of passengers growing at an average annual rate of 16.3% between 2000 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/indian-aviation-flying-high/|title=Indian aviation is flying high|date=17 March 2017|website=DailyExcelsior.com|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235422/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/indian-aviation-flying-high/|archive-date=9 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It recorded an air traffic of 131 million passengers in 2016.<ref>{{citation|title=Aviation|url=http://www.makeinindia.com/sector/aviation|publisher=[[Make in India]]|access-date=8 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101015320/http://www.makeinindia.com/sector/aviation|archive-date=1 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this growth, much of the country's aviation potential remains untapped.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Mumbai-Delhi-10th-busiest-air-route/articleshow/13102717.cms |title=Mumbai-Delhi 10th busiest air route |work=[[Times of India]] |date=12 May 2012 |access-date=5 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623150453/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Mumbai-Delhi-10th-busiest-air-route/articleshow/13102717.cms |archive-date=23 June 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="thaindian.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/mumbai-airports-traffic-control-tower-design-bags-award_100221024.html |title=Mumbai airport's traffic control tower design bags award |publisher=Thaindian.com |date=21 July 2009 |access-date=16 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103162233/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/mumbai-airports-traffic-control-tower-design-bags-award_100221024.html |archive-date=3 January 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[IndiGo]], [[Air India]], [[SpiceJet]] and [[GoAir]] are the major carriers in order of their market share.<ref name="Airmarketshare">{{cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/reports/Market.pdf|title=Market Share of Scheduled Domestic Airlines|publisher=DGCA|access-date=5 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629165623/http://dgca.nic.in/reports/MARKET.pdf|archive-date=29 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> These airlines connect more than 80 cities across India, and are joined by several foreign airlines in providing international routes.

The [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] is responsible for civilian aviation, through regulatory oversight by the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dgca.nic.in/dgca/visi-ind.htm|title=DGCA RULES AND REGULATIONS|website=dgca.nic.in|access-date=2019-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022010659/http://www.dgca.nic.in/dgca/visi-ind.htm|archive-date=22 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Civil aviation in India#National Civil Aviation Policy 2016|National Civil Aviation Policy 2016]] sets broad goals for safety and operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-top-story/govt-releases-national-civil-aviation-policy-impact-of-fdi-in-aviation-sector-116072200284_1.html|title=Govt releases National Civil Aviation Policy; impact of FDI in Aviation sector|last=indiainfoline.com|website=IndiaInfoline.com|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908202346/https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-top-story/govt-releases-national-civil-aviation-policy-impact-of-fdi-in-aviation-sector-116072200284_1.html|archive-date=8 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[UDAN]] (regional connectivity scheme) is a plan to develop a sustainable air network in over 400 tier-2 cities across India, with an estimated expenditure of {{INRConvert|500|m}} per airstrip.<ref>{{citation|title=Air connectivity for tier-2 cities soon, says MoS Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma |url=http://indiatoday.in/story/air-connectivity-for-tier-2-cities-soon-says-mos-civil-aviation-mahesh-sharma/1/591113.html |date=9 February 2016 |work=[[India Today]] }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=udan41>{{cite web|url=http://www.aai.aero/public_notices/aaisite_test/Final-Regional-Connectivity-Scheme(RCS)311016.pdf|title=GoI AAI's RCS UDAN document (final version), October 2016|website=AAI.aero|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606122530/http://www.aai.aero/public_notices/aaisite_test/Final-Regional-Connectivity-Scheme(RCS)311016.pdf|archive-date=6 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=udan30>{{cite news|title=Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik : Civil Aviation Ministry's Regional Connectivity Scheme "UDAN" Launched Today|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=151850|agency=[[Government of India]]|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=21 October 2016|access-date=22 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106001614/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=151850|archive-date=6 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=udan10>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/FHm9tEhJ8341miVfdRi2GP/Govt-clears-Rs4500-crore-for-50-regional-airports-under-Uda.html|title=Govt clears Rs 45 billion for 50 regional airports under Udan scheme|first=Tarun|last=Shukla|date=6 March 2017|website=LiveMint.com|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025202301/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/FHm9tEhJ8341miVfdRi2GP/Govt-clears-Rs4500-crore-for-50-regional-airports-under-Uda.html|archive-date=25 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=udan42>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/udan-govt-links-airlines-performance-to-award-of-more-routes/articleshow/61656632.cms "UDAN: Govt links airlines' performance to award of more routes."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116194640/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/udan-govt-links-airlines-performance-to-award-of-more-routes/articleshow/61656632.cms |date=16 November 2017 }}, [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]], 14 November 2017.</ref><ref name=udan43>[http://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-udan-scheme-round-ii-government-receives-141-proposals-for-air-routes-31365 "Udan scheme round-II: Government receives 141 proposals for air routes."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116184852/http://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-udan-scheme-round-ii-government-receives-141-proposals-for-air-routes-31365 |date=16 November 2017 }}, [[Zee Business]], 14 November 2017.</ref><ref name=udan18>{{cite report|date=October 2016|title=Regional Connectivity Scheme – UDAN|url=http://www.aai.aero/public_notices/aaisite_test/Final-Regional-Connectivity-Scheme(RCS)311016.pdf|publisher=[[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation – Government of India]]|access-date=31 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401144401/http://www.aai.aero/public_notices/aaisite_test/Final-Regional-Connectivity-Scheme(RCS)311016.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Infrastructure===
{{main | List of the busiest airports in India | List of airports in India| label 1 = Busiest airports in India | label 2 = List of Airports in India | List of airlines of India}}

The primary civilian aviation hub is [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] in the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] of [[Delhi]].<ref name="AIP">{{cite web |url=http://www.aai.aero/public_notices/aaisite_test/eAIP/PUB/2012-04-01/html/index-en-GB.html |title=eAIP India AD-2.1 VIDP |publisher=Aai.aero |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331042733/http://www.aai.aero/public_notices/aaisite_test/eAIP/PUB/2012-04-01/html/index-en-GB.html |archive-date=31 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since 2009, it has been the [[List of the busiest airports in India|busiest airport in India]] in terms of passenger traffic and international traffic, and the second-busiest in terms of cargo traffic (after [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Delhi-s-airport-busier-than-Mumbai-s-by-40-flights-a-day/502562 |title=Delhi Airport busier than Mumbai by 40 flights a day |work=Indianexpress |date=16 August 2009 |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130034146/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/delhi-s-airport-busier-than-mumbai-s-by-40-flights-a-day/502562 |archive-date=30 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 2010, it has had the capacity to handle more than 40 million passengers per year, with a planned expansion for 100 million passengers by 2030.<ref>{{cite web |last=Grammaticas |first=Damian |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6640147.stm |title=Sky's the limit for India flight boom |work=BBC News |date=9 May 2007 |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113072349/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6640147.stm |archive-date=13 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

UDAN is assessing 486 existing airports for potential development.<ref name=udan28>[http://www.airportsindia.org.in/public_notices/aaisite_test/LIST-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf Participating unserved UDAN-RCS airports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035729/http://www.airportsindia.org.in/public_notices/aaisite_test/LIST-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf |date=1 December 2017 }}, [[Airport Authority of India]], Nov 2016.</ref> Phase I of UDAN helped to raise the number of operational civil aviation airports to 131, a 34% increase over 20 months.<ref name=udan22>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/state-police-to-stand-guard-at-airports-under-udan-scheme/articleshow/61886945.cms State police to stand guard at Airports under UDAN scheme] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202150934/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/state-police-to-stand-guard-at-airports-under-udan-scheme/articleshow/61886945.cms |date=2 December 2017 }}, [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]], 2 December 2015.</ref> In addition, the [[Airport Authority of India]] (AAI) granted in-principal approval to 19 new airports in December 2017.<ref name=add1/> In September 2018, the Civil Aviation Minister said that as many as 100 new airports would be built in the next 10 to 15 years to meet the growing domestic demand.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/india-plans-100-new-airports-costing-60b-1.2274609|title=India plans 100 new airports costing $60b|last=PTI|date=4 September 2018|work=GulfNews|access-date=5 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905092622/https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/india-plans-100-new-airports-costing-60b-1.2274609|archive-date=5 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, there were 22 airlines operating in India, which add a total of about 50 airliners to their fleets each year.<ref name="add1">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/in-principle-approval-for-19-greenfield-airports-given-raju/articleshow/62192197.cms |title=In-principle approval for 19 greenfield airports given: Raju, ''Times of India'', 20 December 2017. |access-date=22 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518105345/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/in-principle-approval-for-19-greenfield-airports-given-raju/articleshow/62192197.cms |archive-date=18 May 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> To support these fleets, several aviation-industrial parks are being set up, such as in [[Hisar Airport|Hisar]]<ref name=ha11>Vijay Mohan. [http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/army-s-helicopter-repair-hub-likely-to-come-up-in-hisar/274173.html Army’s helicopter repair hub likely to come up in Hisar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203155/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/army-s-helicopter-repair-hub-likely-to-come-up-in-hisar/274173.html |date=2 December 2017 }}, [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 1 August 2016.</ref><ref name=tbm1>[http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/Ministry/haryana-govt-to-develop-international-airport-at-hisar-30068 Haryana to develop international airport at Hisar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019112209/http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/Ministry/haryana-govt-to-develop-international-airport-at-hisar-30068 |date=19 October 2017 }}, [http://www.travelbizmonitor.com TravelBizMonitor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129150531/http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/ |date=29 November 2017 }}, Retrieved in March 2016.</ref><ref name=trib4>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/state-shelves-hisar-airport-project/87044.html State shelves Hisar airport cargo project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019111840/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/state-shelves-hisar-airport-project/87044.html |date=19 October 2017 }}, [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 29 May 2015.</ref> [[Gujarat]],<ref>{{citation |title=Gujarat to set up India's first civil aviation park |url=http://ibtimes.co.in/gujarat-set-indias-first-civil-aviation-park-666140 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=8 February 2016 |access-date=10 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209160555/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/gujarat-set-indias-first-civil-aviation-park-666140 |archive-date=9 February 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Chennai Aero Park|Chennai]].

==Military aviation==
[[File:Wright R-3350 change on B-29 in India.jpg|thumb|US Army Air Force personnel extracting an engine from a B-29 in India, {{circa|1945}}.]]

The [[President of India]] serves as the ex-officio [[Commander-in-Chief, India|commander-in-chief]] of the [[Indian Armed Forces]], with the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] responsible for policy. The air arms of the armed forces are the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF), commanded by the [[Chief of Air Staff (India)|Chief of Air Staff]], and the [[Indian Naval Air Arm]], [[Army Aviation Corps (India)|Army Aviation Corps]], and [[Indian Coast Guard#Current aircraft|Indian Coast Guard aviation]].

The IAF is the world's fourth-largest air force. In 2015, ''[[Flightglobal]]'' estimated that it had 1,820 aircraft in service: 905 combat planes, 595 fighters and 310 attackers.<ref name="Flightglobal">{{cite web|url=https://d1fmezig7cekam.cloudfront.net/VPP/Global/Flight/Airline%20Business/AB%20home/Edit/WorldAirForces2015.pdf|title=Flightglobal - World Air Forces 2015 (PDF), Flightglobal.com|website=d1fmezig7cekam.Cloudfront.net|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219164437/https://d1fmezig7cekam.cloudfront.net/VPP/Global/Flight/Airline%20Business/AB%20home/Edit/WorldAirForces2015.pdf|archive-date=19 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The defence sector – consisting chiefly of IAF and state-owned [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] (HAL) – are developing numerous indigenous fighter aircraft and new technologies for the aviation industry. These efforts produced the [[HF-24 Marut]] and [[HAL Tejas]] supersonic fighters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best BBA Aviation Colleges in Bangalore {{!}} Airport Management Colleges in Bangalore {{!}} Career, Scope, Job, Salary Details|url=https://campushunt.in/blog/best-bba-aviation-airport-management-colleges-bangalore/|website=campushunt.in|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Transport in India]]
* [[Environmental impact of aviation]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.bluehadal.com/ Aviation schools]
* [https://agaz.co.in/ Govt Jobs In India]

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	'''Aviation in India''', broadly divided into military and civil aviation, is the fastest-growing aviation market in the world according to the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA). The hub of the nation's aviation manufacturing industry is at [[Bangalore]] which has a 65% share of this economic sector since 1924.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|title=India crowned world's fastest growing aviation market in 2015 as economy takes off, ''The Telegraph'', 1 January 2016. \|access-date=4 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110005634/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|archive-date=10 January 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The government's [[UDAN]] (regional connectivity scheme) is driving the growth of civil aviation and aviation infrastructure in India.		'''Aviation in India''', broadly divided into military and civil aviation, is the fastest-growing aviation market in the world according to the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA). The hub of the nation's aviation manufacturing industry is at [[Bangalore]] which has a 65% share of this economic sector since 1924.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|title=India crowned world's fastest growing aviation market in 2015 as economy takes off, ''The Telegraph'', 1 January 2016. \|access-date=4 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110005634/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12077311/India-crowned-worlds-fastest-growing-aviation-market-in-2015-as-economy-takes-off.html \|archive-date=10 January 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The government's [[UDAN]] (regional connectivity scheme) is driving the growth of civil aviation and aviation infrastructure in India.