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 and it was opened on 23 March 2008 to replace Begumpet Airport, which was till then the sole civilian airport serving Hyderabad. It is named after Rajiv Gandhi…
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 and it was opened on 23 March 2008 to replace Begumpet Airport, which was till then the sole civilian airport serving Hyderabad. It is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. Built over an area of 5,500 acres, it is the largest airport of India by area. It is owned and operated by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited, a public–private consortium. It was the first airport in India to launch domestic e-boarding facility in December 2015 and international e-boarding facility in October 2020. It has ranked in AirHelp's list of top 10 airports in the world. The fourth busiest airport in India by passengers traffic, it handled over 25 million passengers and around 150,000 tonnes of cargo between April 2023 and March 2024.
Location: Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Opened: 23 March 2008
Airport type: Public
Owner/Operator: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) · GMR Group (74%) · Airports Authority of India (13%) · Government of Telangana (13%)
Serves: Hyderabad Metropolitan Region
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