About Hyderabad Airport

Rajiv Gandhi Int'l Airport (Hyderabad Airport) Location
Rajiv Gandhi Int'l Airport Location

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (IATA: HYD, ICAO: VOHS), also known as Hyderabad International Airport, or simply RGIA, is an international airport serving the metropolis of Hyderabad located at Shamshabad, about 22 km (14 mi) south of Hyderabad.

It was named after Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, by the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy. It replaced the former international airport at Begumpet and commercial flight operations began on 23 March 2008.

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is India's second public-private partnership airport venture after Cochin International Airport. Its domestic terminal is named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao. It is the sixth-busiest airport in India by international and overall passenger traffic.

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport was the highest-ranked Indian airport by Skytrax in 2013. It serves as a hub for Spicejet, Lufthansa Cargo, TruJet and Blue Dart Aviation and as a focus city for Air India, Jet Airways, and JetLite.

First Phase

In the first phase of development, the 105,300 m2 (1,133,000 sq ft) Terminal 1, with the capacity to handle 14 million passengers per annum has been constructed. Terminal 1 has 18 contact and 36 remote stands for aircraft parking. Other buildings, including the air traffic control tower, technical building, cargo hangars (100,000 tonnes capacity), maintenance hangars, utilities under a combined area of 49,500 m2 (533,000 sq ft) have been developed. An 1800-car parking lot in front of Terminal 1 is operational for the convenience of passengers and visitors. A hotel has been constructed in this phase.

Second Phase

In the second phase of the airport development, Terminal 1 will be expanded to an area of 260,000 m2 (2,800,000 sq ft) to cater to the growing demand. Post expansion, the terminal building will have 30 stands for aircraft parking. The low-cost terminal will be expanded to its full capacity of 18 million passengers per year.

An increase in established facilities such as hotels, offices, cargo and maintenance facilities will be undertaken. The total developed area at the end of this phase will be approximately 480,000 m2 (5,200,000 sq ft).

Final Phase

The airport will reach its full maturity after the third phase. An additional floor area of 420,000 m2 (4,500,000 sq ft) will be developed bringing the total built-up area to 900,000 m2 (9,700,000 sq ft).

The ultimate master plan provides for a capacity of 40 million passengers yearly with the accompanying air and ground facilities. Further acquisition of land to the north and south will allow expansion of a third and fourth runway on demand.

Cargo Terminal

The state-of-the-art cargo terminal has implemented a concept of an integrated cargo facility housing domestic and international facilities under one roof. The Air Cargo Complex has a built-in area of 14,330 m2 (154,200 sq ft). The complex is a modular building with a capacity to handle cargo throughput of 100,000 MT annually. It has dedicated cargo apron facilities for handling regular and freighter operations.




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