Greenfield Airport

The rapid growth of air traffic passenger has put enormous pressure on airport infrastructure which causes severe congestion at the major airports.
Non-metro airports are also not handling these increases flow of traffic.

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The PM of India, inaugurated the Mopa International Airport, Goa on 11th December, 2022. It is one of the Greenfield Airport of India.

In the past, government policy relating to Greenfield airports was restrictive and aimed at protecting the financial viability of the existing airports.
However, the spurt in traffic suggests a liberalized approach towards setting up of Greenfield airports with a view to bridging the growing deficit in airport infrastructure.
The investment plan through public and private sources is over Rs 40,000 crores in the airport development including for Greenfield airports.
It is, therefore, necessary to lay down the policy guidelines that would govern proposals for setting up Greenfield airports, other than defense airports.
Greenfield airports to be set up by AAI would be preferably constructed through Public Private Partnership (PPP) and such airports would be financed substantially through PPP concessions.
The land for the Greenfield airport will have to provide by the Airport Authority of India. Further, financing gaps, if any, can be bridged through the Viability Gap Funding scheme, which provides for a capital grant of up to 20% of the project cost.
It may not feasible for public private partnership in the north eastern states, AAI set up greenfield airport by itself.