Air travel (Air Transport) can be separated into two general classifications: national/domestic and international flights. A flight from one point to another within the same country is called a domestic flight. Flight from a point in one country to a point within a different country is known as an international flight. Travelers can use domestic or international flights in either private or public travel.
- In 1935 the ‘Tata Air Lines’ started its operation of Air Transport between Mumbai and Thiruvanathapuram and in 1937 between Mumbai and Delhi.
- In 1953, all the private airline companies were nationalized and Indian Airlines and Air India came into existence.
- Vayudoot Limited Started in 1981 as a private air carrier and late on is managed by Indian Airlines.
- International Airports Authority of India and National Airports Authority were merged in 1995 to form the Airport Authority of India.
- The Authority manages the Civil Aviation Traning College at Allahabad and the National Institute of Aviation Management and Research in Delhi.
| S. No | International Airports | City |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | Hyderabad |
| 2. | Calicut International Airport | Calicut |
| 3. | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | Mumbai |
| 4. | Kempe gowda International Airport | Bengaluru |
| 5. | Goa Airport in Vasco di Gama City | Goa |
| 6. | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport | Kolkata |
| 7. | Thiruvananthapuram International Airport | Thiruvanan-thapuram |
| 8. | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airports | Guwahati |
| 9. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airports | Ahmedabad |
| 10. | Indira Gandhi International Airports | Delhi |
| 11. | Chennai International Airports | Chennai |
| 12. | Shri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airports | Amritsar |
| 13. | Pakyong Airport (First green field airport in Northeast region) | Sikkim |
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