Published on : 29 Oct 2025, 9:27 am 1 min read

Uttar Pradesh’s aviation sector is soaring to new heights, powered by improved infrastructure and enhanced connectivity. Between April and August 2025 alone, more than 60 lakh passengers flew from airports across the state, a 14.6% jump from the same period last year. The state’s share in India’s total air traffic has now risen to 3.52%, meaning that one in every 30 air passengers in the country travels through Uttar Pradesh.

Rapid rise in passenger traffic

From 59.97 lakh flyers in 2016–17 to 142.28 lakh in 2024–25, Uttar Pradesh’s airports have seen a compound annual growth rate of 10.1%. Despite the sharp dip to 48.35 lakh passengers during the pandemic in FY 2020–21, the state witnessed one of the fastest recoveries in India, do

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