Question

Which is not the name of an international airport?
A. Netaji subhash Chandra bose airport
B. Indira Gandhi international airport
C. Palam airport
D. MeenamBakkam
E. None of these

Answer 1

Hint:1. An international airport enables passengers to travel between countries and sub – continents.
2. There are a total of 35 international airports in India. They often play host to some domestic flights.

Complete answer:
An international airport is comparatively larger than a domestic airport; it features longer runways and facilitates heavy aircrafts used for international and inter – continental travel. By the second decade of the 21st century we had 1,200 international airports all over the world, which has been accompanied by ever increasing numbers of passengers (around two billion) and 50 million metric tonnes of cargo passing through them annually.
The first international airport that operated in India was the Cochin International airport in Kerala; Kerala also has the largest number of international airports in India. Now –
Netaji subhas Chandra bose airport – it is an international airport located in Dum Dum, west Bengal.
Indira Gandhi international airport – it is an international airport serving Delhi.
Palam airport – Palam is the place where Indira Gandhi international airport is situated.
MeenamBakkam –it is a place in the state of Tamil nadu and is the home to Chennai international airport.

Hence, the correct solution for the above question is option (c), i.e. Palam airport.

Note:1.The first airport to operate scheduled international commercial service was Hounslow Heath Aerodrome, in London in August 1919.
2. Airport authority of India maintains, creates & updates etc the airports of India and was founded in 1995.
3. Kerala became the largest holder of international airports in India after the opening of Kannur airport in 2018.