Bengaluru International Airport
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| Bengaluru International Airport ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ Bangalore International Airport | |||
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| IATA: BLR – ICAO: VOBL | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) | ||
| Serves | Bengaluru, India | ||
| Location | Devanahalli, Karnataka, India | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 915 m / 3,002 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 13°11′56″N 077°42′20″E / 13.19889°N 77.70556°ECoordinates: 13°11′56″N 077°42′20″E / 13.19889°N 77.70556°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 09/27 | 4,000 | 13,123 | Asphalt |
| Sources: AIP from the Airports Authority of India[1][2] | |||
Bengaluru International Airport (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ) (IATA: BLR, ICAO: VOBL) is a international airport serving the city of Bangalore (Bengaluru), Karnataka, India. The airport is located 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Devanahalli and is 40 km (25 mi) from the central business district of Bengaluru (30 km (19 mi) from the Bangalore City Railway Station[1]) and covers 4,000 acres (1,600 ha).[3] It replaced the old HAL Bangalore International Airport. Construction of the airport began in July 2005, after a decade long postponement. It was expected to be inaugurated on 30 March 2008 but due to delays in air traffic control (ATC) services, it started its operations on the night of 23 May 2008, just before midnight.
According to the World Airport Traffic 2007 report released by Airports Council International, Bangalore Airport is ranked fourth fastest growing international airport in 2007, with a 33.8% increase in passenger traffic. That puts it ahead of Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (7th spot), Chennai International Airport (14th Spot) and New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (25th spot). It is also ahead of Hyderabad International Airport which is at 10th spot.[4][clarification needed]
Future plans for the airport site envisage expansion of the terminal and runways and generous commercial development, including business centers, tax-free shops, entertainment centers, malls and office space.
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[edit] Construction
The new airport was originally planned to accommodate 3.5 million passengers a year, but this was redesigned to handle 12 million passengers per year. The redesign resulted in an increase in the size of the terminal, number of aircraft stands, new taxiway layouts and supporting infrastructure.
A plan is also being processed for a direct rail service from Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station to the Basement Rail terminal at the airport. Access on the National Highway 7 is being widened to a six lane expressway, with a 3 ft (0.91 m) boundary wall, as construction moves ahead.
A new expressway was planned to connect the airport to the city's Ring Road. The expressway, expected to be a tolled road, would begin at Hennur on the Outer Ring Road. However the state government, citing a study report of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), has told the Karnataka High Court that the proposed super expressway connecting the Outer Ring Road and Bengaluru International Airport is not feasible.
[edit] Airport specifications
[edit] Terminal
The passenger terminal is a single, fully air-conditioned, four-level building capable of accommodating international and domestic operations. The basement houses the retail storage, rest areas and services. The arrival and departure areas are separated vertically with a modern, simple, straight-ahead flow system. The domestic and international departure lounges, and the majority of the retail outlets are located on level 2 (first floor). The check-in facilities and baggage reclaim are located on level 1 (ground floor). The terminal is designed for ease of operation and minimum maintenance.
The total floor area is approximately 71,000 m2 (760,000 sq ft) and the terminal building is designed to accommodate 3,000 passengers at peak hour. The design reflects the best industry practice and caters for 24-hour-operations, under all weather conditions. The airport wll meet a the standards set by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA)..[5]
The airport can handle 11 million people per annum with 27 aircraft movement per hour and an estimated 550 movement in May 2008.
Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE) enabled check-in counters: 54 and 20 self check in counters.
The airport has 20 gates, 8 aero-bridges, including one double arm and 19 remote bus bays. There are a total of 42 aircraft stands, all of which have a fueling pit. This is the first time in Indian airports that the parking stands have the fueling pits. The underground pits helps the aircraft to fuel from the stand itself.
In the first phase of development, a car park for 2,000 cars in front of the terminal building at the ground level has been developed for the convenience of passengers and visitors to the airport.
[edit] Runway
The airport has one runway that can accommodate all types of aircraft. There are plans to build a second runway when the annual traffic of the airport reaches 18 million passengers per year which is currently estimated to reach around 2013-2014.
[edit] Miscellaneous
The airport cost a Rs 2,470 crore (approx. $600 Million USD)[clarification needed] and there is a user development fee of Rs. 1,070 that is collected from all outbound international passengers towards the cost of construction and operation of the airport.[6]
[edit] Retail and duty free
The international departure section is one of the largest duty free outlets in India, a duty free area for arrivals is also provided. The domestic departure areas also has retail outlets.
[edit] Domestic Lounges
Domestic departure lounges are provided by:
[edit] International Lounges
The airport has three international departure lounges:
- Kingfisher
- Oberoi
- The Leela
[edit] Hospitality
A 321 room five star hotel is under construction as part of the airport complex, opposite the main terminal building. This hotel, owned and operated jointly by Oberoi Hotels & Resorts and Larsen & Toubro under the Trident Hilton brand, is scheduled for opening in November 2008.
[edit] Transport to the airport
As the new airport is 40 km (25 mi) outside the city, a new high-speed rail link is being planned to connect the city to the airport. Namma Metro is expected to launch commercial operations from March 2010.[7]
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation runs eleven bus routes from as many locations in the city to connect to the new airport.[8]
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