On May 7, 2025, India’s armed forces launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), leading to the closure of 27 airports across northern, western, and central India until 5:29 AM on May 10, 2025.
Airlines including IndiGo (6E), Air India (AI), and SpiceJet (SG) cancelled 430 flights at 27 airports, including Srinagar (SXR) and Amritsar (ATQ), closed until May 10, 2025.
This resulted in the cancellation of 430 flights, approximately 3% of India’s daily scheduled flights, with IndiGo (6E) alone cancelling over 165 services.
At Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), 140 flights were cancelled, including 4 international services.
The 27 closed airports include key civilian and dual-use military facilities.
- Srinagar (SXR)
- Jammu (IXJ)
- Leh (IXL)
- Amritsar (ATQ)
- Chandigarh (IXC)
- Ludhiana (LUH)
- Patiala (unknown IATA)
- Bathinda (BUP)
- Halwara (unknown IATA)
- Pathankot (IXP)
- Bhuntar (KUU)
- Shimla (SLV)
- Gaggal (DHM)
- Dharamsala (DHM)
- Kishangarh (KQH)
- Jaisalmer (JSA)
- Jodhpur (JDH)
- Bikaner (BKB)
- Mundra (unknown IATA)
- Jamnagar (JGA)
- Rajkot (RAJ)
- Porbandar (PBD)
- Kandla (IXY)
- Keshod (unknown IATA)
- Bhuj (BHJ)
- Gwalior (GWL)
- Hindon (unknown IATA)
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