Airport Sector (CISF)
Introduction

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The **Airport Sector** (abbreviated as the **APS**) is one of the sectors of the [Central Industrial Security Force](/wiki/Central_Industrial_Security_Force "Central Industrial Security Force") (CISF), a [Central Armed Police Force](/wiki/Central_Armed_Police_Force "Central Armed Police Force") of India. The sector is responsible for providing security coverage to [civil airports in India](/wiki/Civil_aviation_in_India "Civil aviation in India") under the regulatory frame work of the [Bureau of Civil Aviation Security](/wiki/Bureau_of_Civil_Aviation_Security "Bureau of Civil Aviation Security"), [Ministry of Civil Aviation](/wiki/Ministry_of_Civil_Aviation_%28India%29 "Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)"). Headed by a [additional director general of police](/wiki/Additional_director_general_of_police "Additional director general of police")\-rank officer and headquartered at [New Delhi](/wiki/New_Delhi "New Delhi"). Currently Praveer Ranjan, IPS, is ADG/APS. It is the largest sector of CISF in terms of number of personnel deployed. It provides security coverage to 68 national and international airports in the country.


How does the security provided by the Airport Sector impact airport operations?