'Every 50 days a new airport is being built in the country', said Aviation Minister Naidu at the conference.:

News Topical, Digital Desk : Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Friday that a new airport is being built in India every 50 days, a pace unprecedented for any country in the world.

Addressing the two-day CII Partnership Summit-2025, the minister said Andhra Pradesh currently has seven airports and an equal number of airports are being built in the state.

"Every 50 days, we are opening a new airport. We have achieved similar success in airport construction, passenger capacity, and many other areas of aviation," Naidu said. Four organizations are coming to the state to provide flight training. An MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) ecosystem and an aviation skills university are being established in Visakhapatnam.

The minister also stated that the state hopes to expand the drone sector by establishing a drone city and promote aerospace and aircraft manufacturing. Air travel in India has seen significant growth over the past decade.

During this period, India has emerged as the world's third-largest domestic aviation market. Air passenger traffic is projected to grow from 103 million in 2014 to over 350 million by 2025. Mumbai and Delhi are among the world's busiest airports.