New Delhi Airport (DEL)

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Country India | Continent Asia | IATA: DEL | ICAO: VIDP | Elevation 777 ft · 237 m | Local time —

Destinations
172
Flights / day
647
Busiest route
Mumbai
Top airline
IndiGo

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport averages 647 flights per day to 172 destinations, with 63 domestic routes and 71 international routes. A total of 72 airlines operate at DEL, led by IndiGo. This airport provides direct service to 53 countries across five continents, with United Arab Emirates representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from New Delhi Indira Gandhi connects to San Francisco, with a typical flight time of 15 hr 5 mins. Updated: February 16, 2026

Route Network

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport connects 134 destinations worldwide, with Mumbai standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to San Francisco, and the shortest flight is to Lucknow.

Mumbai (BOM) – India
6 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
707 mi · 1,138 km
55
per day
Bangalore (BLR) – India
5 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,063 mi · 1,710 km
44
per day
Hyderabad (HYD) – India
5 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
788 mi · 1,268 km
27
per day
Kolkata (CCU) – India
5 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
816 mi · 1,313 km
26
per day
Pune (PNQ) – India
5 airlines
—
DEL → PNQ
21
per day
Ahmedabad (AMD) – India
5 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
470 mi · 757 km
20
per day
Chennai (MAA) – India
4 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,094 mi · 1,761 km
18
per day
Patna (PAT) – India
5 airlines
—
DEL → PAT
14
per day
Lucknow (LKO) – India
4 airlines
1 hr 20 mins
263 mi · 423 km
14
per day
Guwahati (GAU) – India
5 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
904 mi · 1,456 km
13
per day
Dubai (DXB) – United Arab Emirates
5 airlines
4 hr 5 mins
1,357 mi · 2,184 km
12
per day
Srinagar (SXR) – India
5 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
399 mi · 642 km
12
per day
Bhubaneswar (BBI) – India
4 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
794 mi · 1,278 km
12
per day
Siliguri (IXB) – India
4 airlines
—
DEL → IXB
10
per day
Amritsar (ATQ) – India
3 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
257 mi · 414 km
10
per day
Kathmandu (KTM) –   Nepal
5 airlines
1 hr 50 mins
507 mi · 815 km
10
per day
Vasco da Gama (GOI) – India
3 airlines
—
DEL → GOI
10
per day
Varanasi (VNS) – India
5 airlines
—
DEL → VNS
10
per day
Indore (IDR) – India
3 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
412 mi · 663 km
9
per day
Kochi (COK) – India
2 airlines
3 hr 40 mins
1,273 mi · 2,049 km
9
per day
Bangkok (BKK) – Thailand
3 airlines
4 hr 30 mins
1,832 mi · 2,948 km
9
per day
Mopa (GOX) – India
4 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
910 mi · 1,465 km
9
per day
Udaipur (UDR) – India
4 airlines
—
DEL → UDR
8
per day
Naqpur (NAG) – India
3 airlines
2 hr 5 mins
531 mi · 854 km
8
per day
Raipur (RPR) – India
3 airlines
—
DEL → RPR
8
per day
London (LHR) – United Kingdom
4 airlines
9 hr 10 mins
4,183 mi · 6,731 km
8
per day
Jaipur (JAI) – India
5 airlines
1 hr 25 mins
144 mi · 232 km
7
per day
Chandigarh (IXC) – India
5 airlines
—
DEL → IXC
7
per day
Ranchi (IXR) – India
3 airlines
—
DEL → IXR
7
per day
Bhopal (BHO) – India
3 airlines
—
DEL → BHO
6
per day
Singapore (SIN) – Singapore
3 airlines
5 hr 55 mins
2,585 mi · 4,159 km
6
per day
Dehradun (DED) – India
2 airlines
—
DEL → DED
6
per day
Vadodara (BDQ) – India
3 airlines
—
DEL → BDQ
6
per day
Jammu (IXJ) – India
3 airlines
—
DEL → IXJ
5
per day
Doha (DOH) – Qatar
3 airlines
4 hr 30 mins
1,584 mi · 2,549 km
5
per day
Leh (IXL) – India
3 airlines
—
DEL → IXL
5
per day
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Malaysia
4 airlines
5 hr 40 mins
2,409 mi · 3,877 km
4
per day
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – United Arab Emirates
3 airlines
4 hr 10 mins
1,415 mi · 2,277 km
4
per day
Colombo (CMB) – Sri Lanka
5 airlines
4 hr 5 mins
1,489 mi · 2,396 km
4
per day
Coimbatore (CJB) – India
2 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,212 mi · 1,950 km
4
per day
Jodhpur (JDH) – India
4 airlines
—
DEL → JDH
4
per day
Phuket (HKT) – Thailand
2 airlines
4 hr 50 mins
1,976 mi · 3,179 km
4
per day
Visakhapatnam (VTZ) – India
2 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
844 mi · 1,358 km
4
per day
Hong Kong (HKG) – Hong Kong
3 airlines
5 hr 25 mins
2,328 mi · 3,746 km
4
per day
Trivandrum (TRV) – India
2 airlines
3 hr 55 mins
1,388 mi · 2,233 km
4
per day
Gorakhpur (GOP) – India
3 airlines
—
DEL → GOP
4
per day
Jeddah (JED) – Saudi Arabia
3 airlines
6 hr 5 mins
2,411 mi · 3,880 km
4
per day
Kuwait City (KWI) – Kuwait
3 airlines
4 hr 50 mins
1,758 mi · 2,830 km
3
per day
Paris (CDG) – France
2 airlines
9 hr 0 mins
4,080 mi · 6,565 km
3
per day
Aurangabad (IXU) – India
3 airlines
—
DEL → IXU
3
per day
Muscat (MCT) – Oman
2 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,216 mi · 1,957 km
3
per day
Mangalore (IXE) – India
2 airlines
—
DEL → IXE
3
per day
Port Blair (IXZ) – India
2 airlines
—
DEL → IXZ
3
per day
Sharjah (SHJ) – United Arab Emirates
2 airlines
4 hr 5 mins
1,346 mi · 2,167 km
3
per day
Darbhanga (DBR) – India
3 airlines
—
DEL → DBR
3
per day
Imphal (IMF) – India
2 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
1,069 mi · 1,720 km
3
per day
Riyadh (RUH) – Saudi Arabia
4 airlines
5 hr 5 mins
1,887 mi · 3,037 km
3
per day
Tokyo (HND) – Japan
3 airlines
7 hr 50 mins
3,641 mi · 5,860 km
3
per day
Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) – Germany
2 airlines
8 hr 30 mins
3,804 mi · 6,123 km
2
per day
Dhaka (DAC) – Bangladesh
3 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
886 mi · 1,425 km
2
per day
Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands
2 airlines
8 hr 45 mins
3,954 mi · 6,363 km
2
per day
Dibrugarh (DIB) – India
2 airlines
—
DEL → DIB
2
per day
New York (JFK) – United States of America
2 airlines
14 hr 35 mins
7,304 mi · 11,754 km
2
per day
Hanoi (HAN) – Viet Nam
4 airlines
4 hr 35 mins
1,864 mi · 3,000 km
2
per day
Manama (BAH) – Bahrain
1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,628 mi · 2,620 km
2
per day
Addis Ababa (ADD) – Ethiopia
1 airline
6 hr 50 mins
2,829 mi · 4,552 km
2
per day
Pantnagar (PGH) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → PGH
2
per day
San Francisco (SFO) – United States of America
1 airline
15 hr 5 mins
7,693 mi · 12,381 km
2
per day
Bangkok (DMK) – Thailand
3 airlines
4 hr 30 mins
1,815 mi · 2,921 km
2
per day
Ad Dammam (DMM) – Saudi Arabia
2 airlines
4 hr 40 mins
1,676 mi · 2,697 km
2
per day
Nasik (ISK) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → ISK
2
per day
Denpasar-Bali Island (DPS) – Indonesia
1 airline
7 hr 50 mins
3,618 mi · 5,822 km
2
per day
Aizawl (AJL) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → AJL
2
per day
Seoul (ICN) – South Korea
2 airlines
6 hr 30 mins
2,891 mi · 4,652 km
2
per day
Shanghai (PVG) – China
2 airlines
6 hr 0 mins
2,667 mi · 4,291 km
2
per day
Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland
2 airlines
8 hr 35 mins
3,820 mi · 6,148 km
2
per day
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) – Viet Nam
3 airlines
5 hr 20 mins
2,269 mi · 3,651 km
1
per day
Istanbul (IST) – Türkiye
2 airlines
6 hr 50 mins
2,837 mi · 4,565 km
1
per day
Newark (EWR) – United States of America
2 airlines
14 hr 35 mins
7,310 mi · 11,764 km
1
per day
Toronto (YYZ) – Canada
2 airlines
14 hr 30 mins
7,232 mi · 11,639 km
1
per day
Melbourne (MEL) – Australia
2 airlines
12 hr 40 mins
6,333 mi · 10,192 km
1
per day
Agartala (IXA) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → IXA
1
per day
Paro (PBH) – Bhutan
2 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
756 mi · 1,216 km
1
per day
Jharsuguda (JRG) – India
2 airlines
—
DEL → JRG
1
per day
Dimapur (DMU) – India
2 airlines
—
DEL → DMU
1
per day
Hubli (HBX) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → HBX
1
per day
Kannur (CNN) – India
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,155 mi · 1,858 km
1
per day
Malé (MLE) – Maldives
1 airline
4 hr 30 mins
1,700 mi · 2,737 km
1
per day
Vancouver (YVR) – Canada
1 airline
13 hr 45 mins
6,920 mi · 11,137 km
1
per day
Belgaum (IXG) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → IXG
1
per day
Bhuj (BHJ) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → BHJ
1
per day
Bikaner (BKB) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → BKB
1
per day
Calicut (CCJ) – India
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,207 mi · 1,942 km
1
per day
Gwalior (GWL) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → GWL
1
per day
Helsinki (HEL) – Finland
1 airline
7 hr 30 mins
3,245 mi · 5,223 km
1
per day
Higleig (HGI) – South Sudan
1 airline
—
DEL → HGI
1
per day
Khajuraho (HJR) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → HJR
1
per day
Moscow (SVO) – Russian Federation
1 airline
6 hr 30 mins
2,711 mi · 4,363 km
1
per day
Shirdi (SAG) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → SAG
1
per day
Tiruchirappally (TRZ) – India
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,234 mi · 1,986 km
1
per day
Tirumala - Tirupati (TIR) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → TIR
1
per day
Tokyo (NRT) – Japan
4 airlines
7 hr 55 mins
3,672 mi · 5,909 km
7
per week
Allahabad (IXD) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → IXD
6
per week
Almaty (ALA) – Kazakhstan
1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,022 mi · 1,644 km
6
per week
Madurai (IXM) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → IXM
6
per week
Milan (MXP) – Italy
1 airline
8 hr 35 mins
3,826 mi · 6,158 km
6
per week
Rome (FCO) – Italy
1 airline
8 hr 20 mins
3,686 mi · 5,932 km
6
per week
Sydney (SYD) – Australia
1 airline
12 hr 55 mins
6,484 mi · 10,435 km
6
per week
Tashkent (TAS) – Uzbekistan
2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
981 mi · 1,579 km
5
per week
Cairo (CAI) – Egypt
1 airline
6 hr 40 mins
2,736 mi · 4,403 km
5
per week
Copenhagen (CPH) – Denmark
1 airline
8 hr 10 mins
3,628 mi · 5,839 km
5
per week
Kabul (KBL) – Afghanistan
2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
622 mi · 1,001 km
5
per week
Manila (MNL) – Philippines
1 airline
6 hr 35 mins
2,966 mi · 4,773 km
5
per week
Munich (MUC) – Germany
1 airline
8 hr 15 mins
3,666 mi · 5,899 km
5
per week
Rajahmundry (RJA) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → RJA
5
per week
Vienna (VIE) – Austria
1 airline
7 hr 55 mins
3,446 mi · 5,546 km
5
per week
Athens (ATH) – Greece
2 airlines
7 hr 15 mins
3,097 mi · 4,984 km
4
per week
Krabi (KBV) – Thailand
1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
2,007 mi · 3,230 km
4
per week
Birmingham (BHX) – United Kingdom
1 airline
9 hr 15 mins
4,225 mi · 6,799 km
4
per week
Manchester (MAN) – United Kingdom
1 airline
9 hr 15 mins
4,235 mi · 6,816 km
4
per week
Montreal (YUL) – Canada
1 airline
14 hr 5 mins
7,003 mi · 11,271 km
4
per week
Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV) – Israel
1 airline
6 hr 15 mins
2,514 mi · 4,046 km
4
per week
Yangon (RGN) – Myanmar
2 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,452 mi · 2,338 km
4
per week
Warsaw (WAW) – Poland
1 airline
7 hr 35 mins
3,270 mi · 5,262 km
4
per week
Baghdad (BGW) – Iraq
1 airline
5 hr 15 mins
1,967 mi · 3,165 km
3
per week
Jorhat (JRH) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → JRH
3
per week
Bishkek (BSZ) – Kyrgyzstan
2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,012 mi · 1,629 km
2
per week
Dushanbe (DYU) – Tajikistan
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
837 mi · 1,347 km
2
per week
Port Louis (MRU) – Mauritius
2 airlines
8 hr 5 mins
3,625 mi · 5,834 km
2
per week
Shillong (SHL) – India
1 airline
—
DEL → SHL
2
per week
Basrah (BSR) – Iraq
1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
1,770 mi · 2,848 km
1
per week
Minsk (MSQ) – Belarus
1 airline
7 hr 5 mins
3,005 mi · 4,837 km
1
per week
Phnom Penh (KTI) – Cambodia
1 airline
5 hr 5 mins
2,152 mi · 3,464 km
1
per week
Tehran (IKA) – Iran
1 airline
4 hr 30 mins
1,587 mi · 2,554 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport is served by 72 airlines, with IndiGo in the lead at 26% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 57% of routes. 55 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 67 airlines operate international routes, compared with seven airlines serving domestic routes. Air India is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to San Francisco with a flight time of 15 hrs 5 mins.

IndiGo (96 routes)
Air India (80 routes)
Private (31 routes)
Air India Express (30 routes)
SpiceJet (25 routes)
Starlight Airline (15 routes)
Airline (10 routes)
Alliance Air (4 routes)
Air Canada (3 routes)
Bhutan Airlines (2 routes)
Saudi Arabian Airlines (2 routes)
ANA (2 routes)
Japan Airlines International Co (2 routes)
Lufthansa (2 routes)
VietJetAir (2 routes)
Vietnam Airlines (2 routes)
I A W (2 routes)
Emirates (1 routes)
flydubai (1 routes)
FlexFlight (1 routes)
Nepal Airlines (1 routes)
Thai Airways International (1 routes)
British Airways (1 routes)
Virgin Atlantic (1 routes)
Singapore Airlines (1 routes)
Qatar Airways (1 routes)
AirAsia X (1 routes)
Malaysia Airlines (1 routes)
Malindo Air (1 routes)
Etihad Airways (1 routes)
SriLankan Airlines (1 routes)
Cathay Pacific (1 routes)
Jazeera Airways (1 routes)
Kuwait Airways (1 routes)
Air France (1 routes)
Oman Air (1 routes)
Air Arabia (1 routes)
flynas (1 routes)
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (1 routes)
KLM (1 routes)
American Airlines (1 routes)
Gulf Air (1 routes)
Ethiopian Airlines (1 routes)
Thai AirAsia X (1 routes)
Thai Lion Air (1 routes)
Korean Air (1 routes)
China Eastern Airlines (1 routes)
SWISS (1 routes)
Turkish Airlines (1 routes)
United Airlines (1 routes)
Qantas (1 routes)
Drukair (1 routes)
Finnair (1 routes)
Aeroflot (1 routes)
Japan Airlines (1 routes)
Air Astana (1 routes)
ITA Airways (1 routes)
Uzbekistan Airways (1 routes)
EgyptAir (1 routes)
Ariana Afghan Airlines (1 routes)
Kam Air (1 routes)
Myanmar Airways International (1 routes)
LOT - Polish Airlines (1 routes)
Kalitta Charters (1 routes)
Cathay Dragon (1 routes)
Somon Air (1 routes)
Air Mauritius (1 routes)
Turkmenistan Airlines (1 routes)
Belavia (1 routes)
Cambodia Angkor Air (1 routes)
Mahan Air (1 routes)
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (1 routes)

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport provides direct service to 53 countries across five continents. The route network is 47% domestic and 53% international. United Arab Emirates is the primary international destination.

India - 475/day
United Arab Emirates - 19/day
Thailand - 15/day
  Nepal - 10/day
United Kingdom - 9/day
Saudi Arabia - 8/day
Singapore - 6/day
Qatar - 5/day
United States of America - 5/day
Malaysia - 4/day
Sri Lanka - 4/day
Hong Kong - 4/day
Japan - 4/day
Viet Nam - 4/day
Kuwait - 3/day
France - 3/day
Oman - 3/day
Germany - 3/day
Canada - 3/day
Bangladesh - 2/day
Netherlands - 2/day
Bahrain - 2/day
Ethiopia - 2/day
Indonesia - 2/day
South Korea - 2/day
China - 2/day
Switzerland - 2/day
Australia - 2/day
Italy - 2/day
Türkiye - 1/day
Bhutan - 1/day
Maldives - 1/day
Finland - 1/day
South Sudan - 1/day
Russian Federation - 1/day
Kazakhstan - 1/day
Uzbekistan - 1/day
Egypt - 1/day
Denmark - 1/day
Afghanistan - 1/day
Philippines - 1/day
Austria - 1/day
Greece - 1/day
Israel - 1/day
Myanmar - 1/day
Poland - 1/day
Iraq - 1/day
Kyrgyzstan - 0/day
Tajikistan - 0/day
Mauritius - 0/day
Belarus - 0/day
Cambodia - 0/day
Iran - 0/day

Global Rankings

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and runway utilization.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul reach and distance efficiency.

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
14,364 ft 4,378 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
14,364 ft 4,378 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
12,497 ft 3,809 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
12,497 ft 3,809 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
9,278 ft 2,828 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
9,278 ft 2,828 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

Runways at New Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport are long enough for all aircraft with known takeoff and landing distances.

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