<Tr> <Td> 4 . </Td> <Td> East Coast </Td> <Td> ECoR </Td> <Td> 2,572 </Td> <Td> Bhubaneswar </Td> <Td> 1 April 2003 </Td> <Td> Khurda Road, Sambalpur, Waltair </Td> <Td> Visakhapatnam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 . </Td> <Td> Konkan </Td> <Td> KR </Td> <Td> 741 </Td> <Td> Navi Mumbai </Td> <Td> 26 January 1988 </Td> <Td> Karwar, Ratnagiri </Td> <Td> Madgaon </Td> </Tr> <P> In March 1930, a discussion initiated by pilot G. Vlasto led to the founding of Madras Flying Club which became a pioneer in pilot training South India . On 15 October 1932, Indian aviator J.R.D. Tata flew a Puss Moth aircraft carrying mail from Karachi to Bombay (currently Mumbai) and the aircraft continued to Madras (currently Chennai) piloted by Neville Vincent, a former Royal Air Force pilot and friend of Tata . </P> <P> There are 9 international airports, 2 customs airports, 15 domestic airports and 11 air bases in South India . Chennai airport serves as the regional headquarters of the Airports Authority of India for the southern region of India comprising the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana and the union territories of Puducherry and Lakshadweep . Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi are amongst the top 10 busiest airports in the country . </P>

Which is the largest state in south by area