The Airports Authority of India (AAI) undertook the development of the airport at Kolhapur—taking into consideration the tremendous passenger traffic growth seen there—to augment its capacity. The project includes construction of a new terminal building, strengthening and extending the existing runway, and construction of new apron and isolation bay.
The Kolhapur airport was identified for Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) operations under the UDAN scheme, and was, currently, connected to Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Tirupati.
Recently, its airport Aerodrome licence was upgraded to 24X7 flight operations.
