<div align="justify">Karnataka airports had the highest number of fliers among South Indian states while it ranked third nationally in 2016-17.<br /> <br />According to the statistics provided by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Karnataka also topped the number of aircraft movement among five South Indian states and two Union Territories.<br /> <br />There were 247.4 lakh passengers who took flights from Karnataka in 2016-17, clocking a growth of 21.2% compared to 2014-15, according to a report by Ministry of Civil Aviation.<br /> <br />Only Delhi and Maharashtra is ahead of Karnataka when it comes to a number of passengers -- 577 lakh and 543.2 lakh respectively. The growth rate for Karnataka has been impressive compared to Delhi (18.7%) and Maharashtra (12.6%).<br /> <br />Among the South Indian states, Tamil Nadu follows Karnataka with 229.1 lakh fliers (13.8% growth) and Kerala at 154.9 lakh (12.8%), Telangana 151 lakh (20.5%) and Andhra Pradesh 37.3 lakh (46.8%).<br /> <br />When it comes to aircraft movements, Karnataka had 1.95 lakh services in 2016-17, which is a growth of 15% compared to 2014-15. Delhi and Maharashtra had 3.97 lakh (15%) and 3.95 lakh (7.2%) aircraft movement.<br /> <br />However, on cargo movement, Tamil Nadu has a better record with 3.77 lakh tonne followed by Karnataka at 3.2 lakh tonne. Nationally, airports in Delhi and Maharashtra dealt with the highest quantity of cargo -- 8.57 lakh tonne and 8.25 lakh tonne respectively.<br /> <br />Overall, Indian domestic carriers flew more than 10 crores passengers as against 6.1 crore in 2013-14. Indian carriers operated 496 aircraft in March 2017, up from 395 in March 2014.<br /> <br />The report said aviation sector is one of the fastest growing industries in India with over 13.1 crore total departures in 2016-17, registering a 20% year-on-year growth.<br /> <br />“The distance flown by scheduled operators rose to 17,000 crore km (2016-17) from 11,400 crore km (2013-14),” it said.</div>
<div align="justify">Karnataka airports had the highest number of fliers among South Indian states while it ranked third nationally in 2016-17.<br /> <br />According to the statistics provided by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Karnataka also topped the number of aircraft movement among five South Indian states and two Union Territories.<br /> <br />There were 247.4 lakh passengers who took flights from Karnataka in 2016-17, clocking a growth of 21.2% compared to 2014-15, according to a report by Ministry of Civil Aviation.<br /> <br />Only Delhi and Maharashtra is ahead of Karnataka when it comes to a number of passengers -- 577 lakh and 543.2 lakh respectively. The growth rate for Karnataka has been impressive compared to Delhi (18.7%) and Maharashtra (12.6%).<br /> <br />Among the South Indian states, Tamil Nadu follows Karnataka with 229.1 lakh fliers (13.8% growth) and Kerala at 154.9 lakh (12.8%), Telangana 151 lakh (20.5%) and Andhra Pradesh 37.3 lakh (46.8%).<br /> <br />When it comes to aircraft movements, Karnataka had 1.95 lakh services in 2016-17, which is a growth of 15% compared to 2014-15. Delhi and Maharashtra had 3.97 lakh (15%) and 3.95 lakh (7.2%) aircraft movement.<br /> <br />However, on cargo movement, Tamil Nadu has a better record with 3.77 lakh tonne followed by Karnataka at 3.2 lakh tonne. Nationally, airports in Delhi and Maharashtra dealt with the highest quantity of cargo -- 8.57 lakh tonne and 8.25 lakh tonne respectively.<br /> <br />Overall, Indian domestic carriers flew more than 10 crores passengers as against 6.1 crore in 2013-14. Indian carriers operated 496 aircraft in March 2017, up from 395 in March 2014.<br /> <br />The report said aviation sector is one of the fastest growing industries in India with over 13.1 crore total departures in 2016-17, registering a 20% year-on-year growth.<br /> <br />“The distance flown by scheduled operators rose to 17,000 crore km (2016-17) from 11,400 crore km (2013-14),” it said.</div>
