About Delhi Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport (IATA: DEL, ICAO: VIDP) serves as the
primary civilian aviation hub for the National Capital Region of Delhi,
India. The airport, spread over an area of 5,106 acres (2,066 ha), is
situated in Palam, 15 km (9.3 mi) south-west of the New Delhi railway
station and 16 km (9.9 mi) from New Delhi city centre.
Named after Indira Gandhi, a former Prime Minister of India. It is the
busiest airport in the country in terms of passenger traffic and
international traffic busiest airport in India since 2009. It is the second
busiest airport in the country in terms of cargo traffic after Mumbai. With
the commencement of operations at Terminal 3 in 2010, it became India's and
South Asia's largest aviation hub, with a current capacity of handling more
than 62 million passengers. The planned expansion program will increase the
airport's capacity to handle 100 million passengers by 2030.
In 2014, the airport handled a total of 39.752 million passengers,
registering a 8.4% growth in traffic over the previous year and as of 2015,
the airport currently is the 26th busiest airport in the world by passenger
traffic.
The airport was operated by the Indian Air Force before its management was
transferred to the Airports Authority of India. In May 2006, the management
of the airport was passed over to Delhi International Airport Limited
(DIAL), a consortium led by the GMR Group. In September 2008, the airport
inaugurated a 4,430 m (14,530 ft) runway. The Terminal 3 building, which
commenced operations in 2010, has a capacity to handle 34 million passengers
annually. Terminal 3 is the world's 8th largest passenger terminal. The
airport uses an advanced system called Airport Collaborative Decision Making
(A-CDM) to help keep takeoffs and landings timely and predictable.
In 2010, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) was conferred the fourth
best airport award in the world in the 15–25 million category, and Best
Improved Airport in the Asia-Pacific Region by Airports Council
International. The airport was rated as the Best airport in the world in the
25-40 million passengers category in 2015, by Airports Council
International. Delhi Airport was awarded The Best Airport in Central Asia
and Best Airport Staff in Central Asia at the Skytrax World Airport Awards
2015.
Terminals
IGI Airport serves as a major hub or a focus destination for several Indian
carriers including Air India, Air India Regional, IndiGo, Jet Airways,
SpiceJet, GoAir and Vistara. Approximately 80 airlines serve this airport.
At present there are two active scheduled passenger terminals, a dedicated
Hajj terminal and a cargo terminal.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 is currently used by low cost carriers IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir.
Terminal 1A
Terminal 1A was built in the early 1990s to cater to Indian Airlines. It had
to be refurbished after a fire gutted the interiors and DIAL significantly
upgraded the terminal. It was used by Air India Regional until it moved to
the new Terminal 3 on 11 November 2010. The terminal is now closed and is
expected to be torn down on the completion of newer terminals.
Terminal 1C
Terminal 1C is used only for domestic arrivals. The terminal has been
upgraded with a new expanded greeting area and a larger luggage reclaim area
with 8 belts.
Terminal 1D
Terminal 1D is the newly built domestic departure terminal with a total
floor space of 35,000 m2 (380,000 sq ft) and has a capacity to handle 10
million passengers per year. Terminal 1D commenced operations on 15 April
2009. It has 72 Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE) enabled check-in
counters, 16 self check-in counters, 16 security channels.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 was opened on 1 May 1986, at a cost of 950 million, The terminal
is currently out of commission.
Terminal 3
Designed by HOK working in consultation with Mott MacDonald, the new
Terminal 3 is a two-tier building spread over an area of 20 acres (8.1 ha),
with the lower floor being the arrivals area, and the upper floor being a
departures area. This terminal has 168 check-in counters, 78 aerobridges at
48 contact stands, 54 parking bays, 95 immigration counters, 15 X-ray
screening areas, for less waiting times, duty-free shops, and other
features.
This new terminal was timed to be completed for the 2010 Commonwealth Games,
which was held in Delhi and is connected to Delhi by an eight-lane Delhi
Gurgaon Expressway and the Delhi Metro. The terminal was officially
inaugurated on 3 July 2010. All international airlines shifted their
operations to the new terminal in late July 2010 and all full service
domestic carriers in November 2010.
The arrival area is equipped with 14 baggage carousels. T3 has India's first
automated parking management and guidance system in a multi level car park,
which comprises 7 levels and a capacity of 4,300 cars. Terminal 3 forms the
first phase of the airport expansion which tentatively includes the
construction of additional passenger & cargo terminals (Terminal 4, 5 & 6).
Domestic full-service airlines operate from the Terminal 3 including Air
India, the national carrier and Jet Airways moved their domestic operations
to the new terminal in November 2010. The recently launched Tata & Singapore
Airlines airline joint-venture Vistara also operates from Terminal 3.
Terminals 4, 5 and 6
Terminals 4, 5 and 6 will be built at a later stage, which will be triggered
by growth in traffic, and once completed, all international flights will
move to these three new terminals, while Terminal 3 will then solely be used
for handling domestic air traffic. A new cargo handling building is also
planned. According to Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), these new
terminals will increase the airport's annual passenger volume capacity to
100 million.
Cargo Terminal
The cargo terminal is located at a distance of 1 km (0.62 mi) from T3. It
handles all the cargo operations. The airport received an award in 2007 for
its excellent and organized cargo handling system.
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