Hyderabad International Airport (IATA: HYD, ICAO: VOHS) also known as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, is a new airport near Shamshabad, about 22 km (14 mi) from the city of Hyderabad, in India. It is named after former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. The airport has replaced the former international airport of the city, Begumpet Airport. The commercial operations began at 12:01 am on March 23, 2008, with Lufthansa Flight 752 from Frankfurt being the first commercial aircraft to land at 12:25. am The same plane was the first commercial aircraft to take off as Lufthansa Fligh 753. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is the first greenfield airport in India and is the second public-private partnership venture in the Indian airports, next to the Cochin International Airport. It is a hub for Jet Lite, Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet and IndiGo Airlines. It also acts as a focus city for Air India, Jet Airways and Deccan. 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Partnership

The airport project is a public private joint venture between GMR Group, Malaysia Airports, the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Airports Authority of India. GMR Group Brief Overview The GMR Group is one of the leading and fastest growing private sector organisations of India with interests in Infrastructure and Agri-business. ... Malaysia Airports Bhd is a Malaysian airport company who manages most of the airports in Malaysia. ... Airports Authority of India Logo The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is an organization working under the Ministry Of Civil Aviation that manages all the airports in India. ...

Project plan

The airport is being constructed in various phases, and once completed it will be able to provide much-needed infrastructure to handle large aircraft and international traffic. The airport is expected to be the largest in terms of area size and will house world-class facilities. In the initial stages of completion, the airport will be able to accommodate 10 million passengers^[1]. In the final stages, it will be able to cater to 40 million passengers a year.^[1] The total cost of the project is Rs 2,370 crore (US$560 million). The airport is being built on an area of 5,400 acres (22 km²). Flying machine redirects here. ... A crore is a unit in the Indian numbering system, still widely used in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. ...

Initial phase

A 105,300 m² (1,133,000 sq ft) terminal, having the capacity to handle 10 million passengers per annum has been constructed. The terminal building has 12 contact and 30 remote stands for aircraft parking. Other buildings, including the air traffic control tower, Technical Building, cargo (100,000 tonnes capacity), maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), CFR Station (crash, fire and rescue station) and utilities having a combined area of 35,000 m² (380,000 sq ft) have been constructed. A Car Park for 1500 cars in front of the terminal building has been developed for the convenience of passengers and visitors to the airport. A hotel has also been constructed in this phase. An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. ... For the Canadian musical group, see Air Traffic Control (band). ... The control tower at Schiphol airport. ... Maintenance, Repair and Operations or Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), is fixing any sort of mechanical or electrical device should it get out of order or broken (repair) as well as performing the routine actions which keep the device in working order (maintenance) or prevent trouble from arising (preventive maintenance). ...

Construction of a low cost terminal will commence in the second half of 2008 and will cater to 0.5 million passengers on the lines of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur airports. For other uses, see Kuala Lumpur International Airport (disambiguation). ...

Second phase

In Phase 2, Terminal 1 will be expanded to an area of 250,000 m² (2,700,000 sq ft) to cater to the growing demand. Post expansion, the terminal building will have 54 stands for aircraft parking. The low cost terminal will also be expanded to its full capacity of 1.5 million passengers per annum.

Hyderabad Airport's modern facilities makes it one of the best airport in South Asia

A second runway will be needed before the commencement of construction for Terminal 2. An increase in the number of established facilities such as hotels, offices, cargo and maintenance facilities will be undertaken. The total built up area at the end of this phase will be approximately 470,000 m² (5,100,000 sq ft).

Final phase

The airport will reach its full maturity in this phase. An additional floor area of 430,000 m² (4,600,000 sq ft) will be constructed bringing the total built up area to 900,000 m² (9,700,000 sq ft).

The ultimate master plan is to cater to 40 million passengers per annum to both airside and landside facilities within the airport site. Further acquisition of land to the north and south will allow expansion of a third and fourth runway.

Facilities in initial phase

Meet and greet area

International departure level

• Aircraft bays: 42
• Aerobridges: 12
• Air traffic control (height): 75 m (250 ft)
• Terminal area: 107,000 m² (1,150,000 sq ft) (including undercroft)
• Peak hour passenger capacity: 3200
• Baggage Handling System: In-line X-ray
• Check-in CUTE counters: 60
• Check-in SELF Checkin counters: 10
• Immigration Counters:30
• Levels (floors): 7 (departures and arrivals)
• Runways: 1, taxiway (additional taxiway)
• Runway elevation: 2,024 ft (617 m)^[2]
• Runway length: 4,260 m (14,000 ft)
• Runway width: 60 m (200 ft)
• Runway shoulder: 7.5 m (25 ft)
• Runway orientation: 09/27
• Apron area: 137,000 m² (1,470,000 sq ft)
• Airport ground lighting: CAT I (both ends)
• Navigation equipment: VOR, NDB, VOR/DME, ILS (CAT I on both ends)
• Aircraft Accommodation: From smallest aircraft to Code F aircraft (such as Airbus A380)
• Cargo capacity: > 100,000 tonnes

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Connectivity to airport

The airport is 25 km (16 mi) from Begumpet Begumpet is located at the heart of the city of Hyderabad, India The Public School (H.P.S.) is present here. ...

The major proposed access points to the new airport include:

• Four-lane National Highway 7 with service lanes (on its west)
• Four-lane Srisailam State Highway (on its east)
• Eight-lane 24.38 km (15.15 mi) access controlled Outer Ring Road (ORR)
• Widening of 52 km (32 mi) Inner Ring Road with many flyovers with six lanes
• Four-lane 11.6 km (7.2 mi) long P. V. Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway
• Multiple traffic management initiatives to decongest city roads
• Alternate four-lane road P7 to decongest Srisailam Highway
• Other alternate modes being worked out with State government include:
• Multi-Modal Transportation System (MMTS)
• Mono Rail Transport System (MRTS)
• Dedicated airport train from city to airport
• 40 km (25 mi) stretch to be covered in around 25 minutes
• Upcoming rail from Begumpet to airport within 30 minutes

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Shuttle service

Aero Express

Passengers can avail themselves of the services of 'Aero Express', the airport shuttle, which is a unique facility provided in India by the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. These buses run 24x7 at 30 minutes interval to/from the following points in the city and the airport between 03:30 hours and 23:30 hours, and at a 1 hour frequency between 23.30 hours to 03.30 hours.

• Paryatak Bhawan, opposite to ITC Kakatia, Green Lands. This location is just before the junction from where the road leads to Ameerpet from Begumpet.
• Keyes Girls Highschool, near Clock Tower, Secunderabad. The location is near Saint John Church & also close to Railway Officer’s Rest House.
• Quli Qutub Shah Stadium opposite to City College. This location is just adjacent to Airtel office in Quli Qutub Shahi stadium, just 500 m (1,600 ft) from Madina junction.
• SD Hospital, Mehdipatnam. This location is in between Defence gate and SD Hospital gate where PVNR expressway ramp starts. This location is on right hand side of the road.
• HITECH City, opposite to Silparamam and diagonally opposite to the HITECH City Phase 1 Towers.

Ameerpet is a busy commercial area located in the north western part of Hyderabad India. ... , Secunderabad   is twinned with the city of Hyderabad, the latter being the state capital of Andhra Pradesh, India. ...

Car rental services

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Radio taxi

Radio Taxi line

• Easy Cabs
• Meru Cabs
• Dot Cabs

Indian Airlines MRO facility

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) has signed a lease agreement with Indian Airlines for setting up a MRO facility at the airport. The existing operations at the defunct Begumpet airport are expected to be transferred to the new MRO facility.

GHIAL will invest and build connecting taxiway, apron and engine run-up bay as common facilities for the Indian Airlines' MRO. The facility in Begumpet airport handles the initial maintenance checks (including C-Checks on IA's Airbus-320 aircraft). The IA will render similar service to its aircraft as well as those belonging to Air India at the new facility. Air India (Hindi: ) is the national flag carrier of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services. ...

Sabena Flight Academy

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd signed an memorandum of understanding with Sabena Flight Academy to establish an Aviation Academy at the new airport. The new joint venture company will set up a modern aviation academy at the airport by January 2009. The academy will offer complete training packages for aviation related activities covering pilot and cabin crew, aviation engineers, technicians and aviation consultants. Training for airport operations staff such as passenger and ramp services agents will also be provided. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. ...

Over €80 million will be invested over the next three years covering infrastructure including accommodation for more than 200 trainees per year, six full flight simulators, cabin trainers and engineering tooling. For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ...

The new company will offer the entire spectrum of training services in an aviation center located in Hyderabad catering to the Indian as well as foreign markets.

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Duty free and retail

The Nuance-Shoppers' Stop consortium provide tax & duty free services at the airport. Shoppers Stop Shoppers Stop is a chain of retail stores in India owned by K Rajeha Corp. ...

Airlines and destinations

Domestic

HYD flight board (10 June 2008)

• Air India (Chennai, Mumbai)
  • Air India Express (Chennai)
  • Indian Airlines (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam)
• Deccan (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Goa, Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam)
• GoAir (Delhi, Mumbai)
• IndiGo Airlines (Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai)
• Jet Airways (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Tirupati)
  • Jet Lite (Bangalore, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Kolkata, Nagpur, Pune, Visakhapatnam)
• Kingfisher Airlines (Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Puttaparthi, Raipur, Visakhapatnam)
• Paramount Airways (Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trivandrum, Visakhapatnam)
• SpiceJet (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam)

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International

• Air India (Dammam, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Riyadh)
  • Air India Express (Dubai, Kuala Lumpur)
  • Indian Airlines (Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat, Sharjah)
• Emirates Airline (Dubai)
• British Airways (London-Heathrow) [begins 27 October]
• Gulf Air (Bahrain)
• KLM (Amsterdam)
• Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
• Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
• Oman Air (Muscat)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah, Riyadh)
• Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
• Srilankan Airlines (Colombo)
• Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)

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Cargo airlines

• Air India Cargo (Chennai, Bangalore, Nagpur)
• Blue Dart Aviation (Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Delhi)
• British Airways World Cargo (London-Heathrow) [begins October 2008]
• DHL
• Emirates Skycargo (Dubai)
• FedEx Express
• United Parcel Service
• Singapore Airlines Cargo(Singapore)
• Lufthansa Cargo(Frankfurt)
• KLM Cargo(Amsterdam)
• GATI Air Express (Hub)
• Crescent Air Cargo
• Flyington Freighters (Hub)

Blue Dart Aviation is a cargo airline based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... A DHL Boeing 757 at Cologne/Bonn Airport. ... Emirates (Arabic: الإمارات al-Imārāt) is an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... FedEx Express is a cargo airline based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It is the worlds largest airline in terms of aircraft, operating 671 planes. ... United Parcel Service, Inc. ... Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo), the fully owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and incorporated in 1 July 2001, is the worlds third biggest cargo airline in terms of international freight tonne kilometres (FTK). ... Lufthansa Cargo is the cargo airline subsidiary of Lufthansa based in Frankfurt, Germany. ... KLM can also refer to KLM (Human Computer Interaction) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is an airline subsidiary of Air France-KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... Crescent Air Cargo was a cargo airline based in Chennai, India. ... Flyington Freighters is a start-up all-cargo airline based in Hyderabad, India. ...

Chartered Airlines

• BJETS^[3]

Incidents and accidents

• On the airport's opening morning, KLM Flight 873 inbound from Amsterdam was supposed to land at HIA, but reports indicated that KLM was unaware of the airport change, and the pilots, confused, decided to divert to New Delhi. After they were denied landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, they diverted to Mumbai, where they made a successful landing ^[4] However, KLM refutes this, saying that instead, the diversion was due to the weather being below minimum limits for landing. This is due to an observant reader of an article about the diversion who contacted Hyderabad ATC and then realized that it was the weather. ^[5]
• On 3 April 2008, an outbound Kingfisher Airlines, Flight 801 to Delhi, made an emergency landing soon after takeoff from Hyderabad International Airport. This incident was caused by smoke in the cargo hold of the flight, due to acidulous liquid content.
• SpiceJet - First plane to land at Shamshabad International Airport. Spice crashes party - A SpiceJet Airlines flight scrambled its schedules and landed first at the new international airport ind Shamshabad on Sunday to set a record. By touching down almost 50 minutes ahead of schedule, the SpiceJet flight pulled a fast one and spoilt the show for Lufthansa which was all set to become the first airline to land at the new airport. SpiceJet flight SG 397 from Ahmedabad to Hyderabad was scheduled to land at 12.50 pm, but it touched down at 12.01 pm because "the pilot decided to take off early". Airport officials were puzzled by SpiceJet's explanation that their pilots had decided to take off early though the management had agreed to fly in late. But it was Lufthansa that arrived from Frankfurt at 12.19 pm, six minutes ahead of its scheduled time, which got the official welcome. Fire tenders

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Fixed base operators (FBO)

Flight catering

• LSG Sky Chefs (100% subsidiary of Lufthansa, and the world's largest provider of airline catering and in-flight solutions)
• Sky Gourmet (one of the leading airlines catering companies in the country)

An LSG Sky Chefs truck services a Boeing 777 at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport LSG Sky Chefs is the brand name of LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG, which specializes in airline catering. ...

Ground handlers

Menzies Aviation Plc & Bobba Group - Singapore Airport Terminal Services Singapore Airlines has over 50 subsidiaries and associates, including: // SIA Engineering Company Limited (SGX: S59) is a major provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services in Asia-Pacific and is part of the Singapore Airlines Group. ...

Fuelers

• Reliance Industries

The open access model would allow any ATF supplier to supply fuel to airlines according to their own agreements. (NSE: RELIANCE) is Indias largest private sector company with a turnover of US $19. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Airport capacity
2. ^ As per Jeppesen charts
3. ^ BJETS news release
4. ^ Original Report Claiming KLM Did Not Know About New Airport
5. ^ Revised Report Which Shows The Official Story

External links

• Official website of the new Hyderabad International Airport
• Getting to the new airport
• News article on naming controversy
• Airport information for VOHY at World Aero Data
• Accident history for HYD at Aviation Safety Network