Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
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Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is an international airport that serves Hyderabad, the capital of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Shamshabad, about 24 kilometres south of Hyderabad. It was opened on 23 March 2008 to replace Begumpet Airport. It is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It has also ranked in AirHelp’s list of top 10 airports in the world. In FY-2021, for the first time, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport over took Chennai to become the fourth busiest airport in India by passengers traffic. It handled 8.04 million passengers between April 2020 and March 2021.
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. The airport serves as a hub for Alliance Air (India), Blue Dart Aviation, SpiceJet, Lufthansa Cargo, Quikjet Cargo, TruJet and IndiGo. It is a focus city for Air India.
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GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd Achieves LEED Platinum Certification for Terminal Expansion of RGIA Hyderabad
GHIAL operated Rajiv Gandhi International Airport achieves prestigious ACA Level 5 Carbon Accreditation
GMR School of Aviation & GMR Aero Academy and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology signs MoU
GMR Airports unveils AI powered Digital Twin to transform Passenger Experience and Enhance Airport Operations
Contact
Shamshabad
Hyderabad
Telangana 500409
India
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