What is UDAN scheme?
UDAN scheme is an initiative taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. UDAN stands for Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik, which means now even the common people can fly across the Indian territories without spending much. This scheme also aims at making the regional connectivity easier. Air India's subsidiary Airline Allied Services, SpiceJet, Air Deccan, Air Odisha and Turbo Megha are the operators.
Purpose of the scheme
The purpose of this scheme is to enable people of the country to travel in lesser time without paying much. Also, its aim is to connect 70 airports of the country. Under-served and unserved airports of the country also get air connectivity with the help of this scheme.
Key features of the UDAN scheme
- This scheme aims to strengthen regional connectivity with flights which cover distances up to 800 km.
- In India's flight connectivity grid, 43 cities will be mainstreamed.
- Air India's subsidiary Alliance Air has become the first airline that started operating flights between Delhi and Shimla under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).
- The states are expected to provide minimum land, free of cost, for development of the RCS airports.
- Under the scheme after a bidding process, airlines like Alliance Air, SpiceJet, Turbo Megha, Air Odisha and Air Deccan, were awarded 128 routes.
- Airfare for a 1-hour journey of approximately 500 km is Rs.2500.
- The scheme is National Civil Aviation Policy's component which was released on 15 June, 2016.
States covered under this scheme
States and Union Territories covered under this scheme include Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The airports which will be connected under UDAN include Bhatinda, Shimla, Bilaspur, Neyveli, Cooch Behar, Nanded and Kadapa.
Some of the proposed routes are Hyderabad-Cuddapah, Hyderabad-Nanded, Nanded-Mumbai, Chennai-Mysuru, Chennai-Salem, Mumbai-Porbandar, Kolkata-Aizwal, Pune-Nashik, Delhi-Dehradun, and Ranchi-Raipur.
About Fares under UDAN Scheme
One seat/hour costs 2,500 INR. The fares will vary as per the distance and routes.
| City/ Airport | Connected To | Airline Operator | Seating Capacity | RCS Seats | No. of flights per week | Maximum Airfare (INR) |
|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh |
| Fixed Wing |
| Passighat | Jorhat | Zoom Air | 50 | 25 | 4 | 1490 |
| Tezu | Guwahati | TruJet | 50 | 25 | 3 | 1660 |
| | Jorhat | Zoom Air | 72 | 36 | 7 | 2480 |
| Helicopters |
| Daparizo | Yinghiong | Skyone | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4120 |
| Itanagar | Lilabari | Skyone | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2480 |
| | Tezpur | Skyone | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3320 |
| Passighat | Tuting | Skyone | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3720 |
| Tezu | Walong | Skyone | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4120 |
| Tuting | Dibrugarh | Skyone | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4970 |
| Walong | Dibrugarh | Skyone | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4970 |
| Yinghiong | Dibrugarh | Skyone | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4970 |
| Ziro | Dibrugarh | Heligo Charters | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4970 |
| Assam |
| Fixed Wing |
| Jorhat | Kolkata | Zoom Air | 50 | 25 | 4+3 | 3470 |
| | Kolkata | Indigo | 180 | 40 | 7 | 3199 |
| | Passighat | Zoom Air | 50 | 25 | 4 | 1490 |
| | Tezu | Zoom Air | 50 | 25 | 3 | 1660 |
| Lilabari | Kolkata | Spicejet | 78 | 39 | 7 | 3470 |
| | Kolkata | AAA Aviation | 50 | 25 | 7 | 3470 |
| | Tezpur | AAA Aviation | 50 | 25 | 7 | 1410 |
| Rupsi | Guwahati | TruJet | 72 | 36 | 7 | 1490* |
| Tezpur | Kolkata | Zoom Air | 50 | 25 | 7 | 3110 |
| | Lilabari | AAA Aviation | 50 | 25 | 7 | 1410 |
| | Shillong | AAA Aviation | 50 | 25 | 7 | 1490 |
| Helicopters |
| Jorhat | Dibrugarh | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3720 |
| | Tezpur | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4120 |
| Lilabari | Dibrugarh | Skyone | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3320 |
| | Itanagar | Skyone | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2480 |
| Haryana |
| Fixed Wing |
| Hissar | Chandigarh | Pinnacle Air | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1490 |
| | Delhi | Pinnacle Air | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1410 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
| Helicopters |
| Kasauli | Shimla | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| Manali | Kullu | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| Mandi | Dharamshala | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2880 |
| | Kullu | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3+3 | 2480 |
| | Shimla | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3+3 | 2880 |
| NathpaJhakri | Rampur | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| Rampur | NathpaJhakri | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| | Shimla | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| Shimla | Kasauli | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| | Mandi | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3+3 | 2880 |
| | Rampur | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| Jharkhand |
| Fixed Wing |
| Bokaro | Kolkata | To be decided | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1740 |
| | Kolkata | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7 | 1740 |
| | Patna | To be decided | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1740 |
| Dumka | Kolkata | To be decided | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1570 |
| | Ranchi | To be decided | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1570 |
| Karnataka |
| Fixed Wing |
| Baldota/Koppal | Bangalore | Turbo Aviation | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1980 |
| | Goa | Turbo Aviation | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1810 |
| | Hyderabad | Turbo Aviation | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2060 |
| Hubli | Ahmedabad | Indigo | 180 | 40 | 7 | 3199 |
| | Chennai | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7+7 | 2840 |
| | Chennai | Indigo | 180 | 40 | 7 | 2599 |
| | Cochin | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2599 |
| | Goa | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 1299 |
| | Hindan | Ghodawat | 50 | 25 | 7 | 3470 |
| | Hyderabad | Alliance Air | 70 | 35 | 7 | 2480 |
| | Hyderabad | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7 | 2480 |
| | Kannur | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 1999 |
| Karnataka |
| Fixed Wing |
| Hubli | Pune | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7 | 2150 |
| | Pune | Ghodawat | 50 | 25 | 7 | 2150 |
| | Tirupati | Ghodawat | 50 | 25 | 7 | 2570 |
| Kerala |
| Fixed Wing |
| Kannur | Bangalore | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7+7 | 1810 |
| | Bangalore | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 1699 |
| | Chennai | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7+7 | 2660 |
| | Chennai | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2499 |
| | Cochin | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 1399 |
| | Goa | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2099 |
| | Hindan | Indigo | 180 | 40 | 7 | 3199 |
| | Hubli | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 1999 |
| | Mumbai | Indigo | 180 | 40 | 7 | 3199 |
| | Thiruvananthapuram | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2099 |
| Maharashtra |
| Fixed Wing |
| | Ahmedabad | TruJet | 72 | 36 | 7 | 2230 |
| Kolhapur | Bangalore | Alliance Air | 70 | 35 | 7 | 2570 |
| | Hyderabad | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2099 |
| | Hyderabad | Alliance Air | 70 | 35 | 7 | 2310 |
| | Tirupati | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2799 |
| Ozar(Nasik) | Ahmedabad | TruJet | 72 | 36 | 7 | 2060 |
| | Ahmedabad | Alliance Air | 70 | 35 | 7 | 2060 |
| | Bangalore | Indigo | 180 | 40 | 7 | 3199 |
| | Bhopal | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2299 |
| | Delhi | Jet Airways | 168 | 40 | 3 | 3460 |
| | Goa | SpiceJet | 189 | 40 | 7 | 2300 |
| | Hindan | Indigo | 180 | 40 | 7 | 3199 |
| | Hyderabad | Alliance Air | 70 | 35 | 7 | 3110 |
| | Hyderabad | SpiceJet | 189 | 40 | 7 | 2800 |
| Sholapur | Bangalore | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7 | 2750 |
| | Hyderabad | Alliance Air | 70 | 35 | 7 | 1740 |
| Manipur |
| Helicopters |
| Jiribam | Tamenglong | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2480 |
| Moreh | Imphal | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2880 |
| Parbung | Thanlon | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2480 |
| Tamenglong | Imphal | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2480 |
| | Jiribam | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2480 |
| Thanlon | Imphal | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2480 |
| | Parbung | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2480 |
| Punjab |
| Fixed Wing |
| Bhatinda | Jammu | Alliance Air | 70 | 35 | 7 | 1980 |
| Rajasthan |
| Fixed Wing |
| Bikaner | Jaipur | Alliance Air | 70 | 35 | 7 | 1810 |
| Jaisalmer | Ahmedabad | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7 | 2930 |
| | Ahmedabad | TruJet | 72 | 36 | 7 | 2930 |
| | Surat | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7 | 3200 |
| | Udaipur | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2099 |
| Kishangarh | Delhi | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7 | 1900 |
| Uterlai | Delhi | Zoom Air | 50 | 25 | 3 | 2930 |
| Sikkim |
| Fixed Wing |
| Pakyong | Delhi | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7 | 3470 |
| | Guwahati | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7 | 1980 |
| | Kolkata | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7+7 | 2570 |
| Tamil Nadu |
| Fixed Wing |
| Tanjore | Chennai | SpiceJet | 78 | 39 | 7 | 1980 |
| Vellore | Bangalore Airport | Turbo Aviation | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1490 |
| | Chennai | Turbo Aviation | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1410 |
| Uttarakhand |
| Fixed Wing |
| Pthoragarh | Dehradun | Heritage | 9 | 9 | 14 | 1570 |
| | Hindan | Heritage | 9 | 9 | 14 | 2150 |
| | Pantnagar | Heritage | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1410 |
| Helicopters |
| Almora | Pantnagar | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| | Pithoragarh | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| Chinyali Saur | Sahastradhara | Heritage | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3320 |
| Dharchula | Haldwani | Heritage | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4570 |
| Gaucher | Joshimath | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| | Sahastradhara | Heritage | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4120 |
| | Srinagar | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| Haldwani | Dharchula | Heritage | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4570 |
| | Haridwar | Heritage | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4570 |
| Haridwar | Haldwani | Heritage | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4570 |
| Joshimath | Gaucher | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| Mussoorie | Dehradun | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2480 |
| Nainital | Pantnagar | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| New Tehri | Dehradun | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| | Srinagar | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| Pithoragarh | Almora | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| Ramnagar | Dehradun | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3320 |
| | Pantnagar | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3320 |
| Sahastradhara | Chinyali Saur | Heritage | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3320 |
| | Gaucher | Heritage | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4120 |
| Srinagar | Gaucher | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| | New Tehri | Pawan Hans | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2480 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
| Fixed Wing |
| Aligarh | Lucknow | To be decided | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1810 |
| Allahabad | Bangalore | Indigo | 180 | 40 | 7 | 3199 |
| | Bhopal | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2299 |
| | Bhubaneshwar | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2999 |
| | Dehradun | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2699 |
| | Gorakhpur | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 1499 |
| | Indore | Jet Airways | 72 | 36 | 3 | 2945 |
| | Kolkata | Zoom Air | 50 | 25 | 7 | 3380 |
| | Kolkata | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 3199 |
| | Lucknow | Jet Airways | 72 | 36 | 3 | 1330 |
| | Lucknow | Turbo Aviation | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1410 |
| | Mumbai | Indigo | 180 | 40 | 7 | 3199 |
| | Nagpur | Jet Airways | 72 | 36 | 3 | 2520 |
| | Patna | Jet Airways | 72 | 36 | 3 | 1875 |
| | Pune | Indigo | 180 | 40 | 7 | 3199 |
| | Raipur | Indigo | 74 | 37 | 7 | 2299 |
List of new airports and new regional routes for UDAN scheme
| S.no. | Underserved / Unserved Airport | Connected to | Likely Month of Operation | Airline Operator |
|---|
| 1 | Bhatinda | Delhi | March | Alliance Air |
| 2 | Shimla | Delhi | April | Alliance Air & Air Deccan |
| 3 | Agra | Jaipur | June | Alliance Air |
| | | Delhi | August | Air Deccan |
| 4 | Bikaner (NAL) | Delhi | June | Alliance Air |
| 5 | Gwalior | Delhi | June | Alliance Air |
| | | | September | Air Odisha |
| | | Indore | June | Alliance Air |
| | | Lucknow | September | Air Odisha |
| 6 | Kadapa | Bengaluru | June | TruJet |
| | | | September | Air Odisha |
| | | Hyderabad | June | TruJet |
| | | Chenni | September | TruJet & Air Odisha |
| | | Vijayawada | September | TruJet |
| 7 | Ludhiana | Delhi | June | Alliance Air |
| | | | August | Deccan Charters |
| 8 | Nanded | Mumbai | June | TruJet |
| | | Hyderabad | June | TruJet |
| 9 | Pathankot | Delhi | June | Alliance Air |
| 10 | Vidyanagar | Hyderabad | June | TruJet |
| | | Bengaluru | July | TruJet |
| 11 | Andal (Durgapur) | Bagdogra | July | Air Deccan |
| | | Kolkata | July | Air Deccan |
| 12 | Burnpur | Kolkata | July | Air Deccan |
| 13 | Cooch Behar | Kolkata | July | Air Deccan |
| 14 | Jamshedpur | Kolkata | July | Air Deccan |
| 15 | Rourkela | Kolkata | July | Air Deccan |
| | | Bhubaneshwar | September | Air Odisha |
| 16 | Bhavnagar | Ahmedabad | August | Air Odisha |
| | | Surat | August | Air Odisha |
| 17 | Diu | Ahmedabad | August | Air Odisha |
| 18 | Jamnagar | Ahmedabad | August | Air Odisha |
| 19 | Adampur | Delhi | August | Spice Jet |
| 20 | Kandla | Mumbai | August | Spice Jet |
| 21 | Kanpur (Chakeri) | Delhi | August | Spice Jet |
| | | Delhi | September | Air Odisha |
| | | Varanasi | September | Air Odisha |
| 22 | Kullu (Bhuntar) | Delhi | August | Air Deccan |
| 23 | Mithapur (Dwarka) | Ahmedabad | August | Air Odisha |
| 24 | Mundra | Ahmedabad | August | Air Odisha |
| 25 | Pantnagar | Dehradun | August | Air Deccan |
| | | Delhi | August | Air Deccan |
| | | Hyderabad | August | Spice Jet |
| 26 | Pondicherry | Chenni | September | Air Odisha |
| | | Salem | September | Air Odisha |
| 27 | Porbandar | Mumbai | August | Spice Jet |
| 28 | Shillong (Barapani) | Agartala | August | Air Deccan |
| | | Aizawl | August | Air Deccan |
| | | Dimapur | August | Air Deccan |
| | | Imphal | August | Air Deccan |
| | | Silchar | August | Air Deccan |
| 29 | Ambikapur | Bilaspur | September | Air Odisha |
| 30 | Bilaspur | Ambikapur | September | Air Odisha |
| | | Raipur | September | Air Odisha |
| 31 | Jagdalpur | Raipur | September | Air Odisha |
| | | Vishakhapatnam | September | Air Odisha |
| 32 | Jaisalmer | Jaipur | September | Spice Jet |
| 33 | Jalgaon | Mumbai | September | Air Deccan |
| 34 | Jeypore | Bhubaneshwar | September | Air Odisha |
| 35 | Jharsuguda | Bhubaneshwar | September | Air Odisha |
| | | Raipur | September | Air Odisha |
| | | Ranchi | September | Air Odisha |
| 36 | Kolhapur | Mumbai | September | Air Deccan |
| 37 | Mysore (Mandacally) | Chennai | September | TruJet & Air Odisha |
| 38 | Neyveli | Chennai | September | Air Odisha |
| 39 | Ozar Nasik | Mumbai | September | Air Deccan |
| | | Pune | September | Air Deccan |
| 40 | Raigarh | Raipur | September | Air Odisha |
| 41 | Salem | Bengaluru | September | Air Odisha |
| | | Chennai | September | TruJet |
| | | Pondicherry | September | Air Odisha |
| 42 | Sholapur | Mumbai | September | Air Deccan |
| 43 | Utkela | Bhubaneshwar | September | Air Odisha |
| | | Raipur | September | Air Odisha |
| 44 | Bidar | Bengaluru | Approval Awaited | TruJet |
| 45 | Hosur | Chennai | Approval Awaited | TruJet |
Source :- http://www.india.com
Last Updated on : February 17, 2018
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