Shamshabad International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Shamshabad | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | March 23, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 617 m / 2,024 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°14′N 78°26′E / 17.24°N 78.43°ECoordinates: 17°14′N 78°26′E / 17.24°N 78.43°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (IATA: HYD, ICAO: VOHS) is an international airport that serves Hyderabad, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Shamshabad, about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Hyderabad. The airport is operated by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, a public–private venture. It was opened in March 2008 to replace Begumpet Airport as the primary commercial airport for Hyderabad. It is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India.
The airport has one passenger terminal, a cargo terminal and two runways. There are also aviation training facilities, a fuel farm, a solar power plant and two MRO facilities. As of 2017, RGIA is the sixth busiest airport by passenger traffic in India. The airport served 17.1 million passengers in 2017. The airport serves as a hub for Air India Regional, Blue Dart Aviation, SpiceJet, Lufthansa Cargo, Quikjet Cargo, and TruJet, and as a focus city for IndiGo and Air India.
The existing commercial airport, Begumpet Airport, was unable to handle rising passenger traffic. The State Government initially considered converting Hakimpet Air Force Station to civilian use; however, the Air Force refused. When the State proposed the construction of a new airport for the Air Force, the Ministry of Defence suggested the State consider sites south of Begumpet Airport. By October 1998, the State had narrowed down to three possible locations for the new airport: Bongloor, Nadergul and Shamshabad. Due to its convenient location near two highways (NH 44 and NH 765) and a railway line, Shamshabad was selected in December 1998.
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