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Delhi Airport

Indira Gandhi International Airport
IGI Airport logo
Delhi T3 Int Terminal.jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Airports Authority of India
Operator Delhi International Airport Private Limited (DIAL)
Serves Delhi/ NCR
Location South West Delhi, Delhi, India
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 777 ft / 237 m
Coordinates 28°34′07″N 077°06′44″E / 28.56861°N 77.11222°E / 28.56861; 77.11222Coordinates: 28°34′07″N 077°06′44″E / 28.56861°N 77.11222°E / 28.56861; 77.11222
Website www.newdelhiairport.in
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,810 12,500 Asphalt
09/27 2,813 9,229 Asphalt
11/29 4,430 14,534 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passenger movements 55,631,385
Aircraft movements 386,685
Cargo tonnage 832,927
Source: AAI

Passenger movements 55,631,385
Aircraft movements 386,685
Cargo tonnage 832,927
External video
Official Terminal 3 Video

Indira Gandhi International Airport (IATA: DELICAO: 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 since 2009. It is busiest airport in the country in terms of cargo traffic in the recent year overtaking Mumbai during late 2015.

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 40 million passengers. The planned expansion program will increase the airport's capacity to handle 100 million passengers by 2030. In calendar year 2015, the airport was the 25th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic and 12th busiest airports in Asia. The airport handled over 48 million passengers in the fiscal year 2015-16 (a growth of 18% in traffic over the previous year). The airport's passenger traffic crossed 55 million mark in calendar year 2016.

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.


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