Overview
- About 60 lakh passengers flew through Uttar Pradesh airports between April and August 2025, up 14.6% year-on-year as the state’s share of India’s traffic reached 3.52%.
- For FY 2024–25, airports in the state handled 142.28 lakh passengers—129.29 lakh domestic and 12.99 lakh international—marking a 25.9% annual increase and a 10.1% CAGR since 2016–17.
- Ayodhya surpassed 11 lakh passengers in 2024–25, Varanasi crossed 40 lakh, and Prayagraj reached 10.77 lakh, with officials pointing to strong pilgrimage travel and expanded regional connectivity.
- Air cargo climbed to 28,360 tonnes in FY 2024–25 with a 19.1% CAGR since 2016–17; Lucknow moved 22,099 tonnes, and April–August saw sharp gains in Kanpur (165%) and Agra (247%), taking the state’s cargo share to 0.79%.
- Aviation officials attribute recent gains to facility upgrades and new routes across regional airports, and they project further growth as infrastructure and cargo handling capacity expand.