Hyderabad New International Airport Highlights

Hyderabad gifts the nation its first gen next airport.

Hyderabad: The new international airport in the city is almost ready and the first trial run will take place on Tuesday. The first flight is scheduled to land at 4 pm, at the airport that is being touted as a traveler’s paradise.

The Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad which has been open since the days of Nizam’s rule will soon be consigned to history. The city is getting a new, modern replacement — the 2500 crore Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.

The airport will be equipped with the following.

• A 70 meter high Air Traffic Control tower.


• 4,260-metre-long runway— India’s longest, and capable of handling the world’s largest aircraft—the Airbus A380.


• 4,260-metre taxiway for emergency takeoffs.


• A seven-storey passenger terminal.


• 42 parking bays.


• 60 check-in counters.


• An airport village.


• A business hotel with 308 rooms.


• And many shopping outlets.

In its initial phase, the airport will be capable of handling over one crore passengers and more than one lakh tonnes of cargo a year. And once the airport is completed, it will handle over four crore passengers and ten lakh tonnes of cargo a year.

The new airport will be commercially operational from March 16, and the first trial run of a passenger aircraft will take place on Tuesday.

Courtesy: ibnlive