Bangalore International Airport

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Bangalore International Airport
IATA: BLR - ICAO: VOBG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Green field Airport - Siemens, Zurich Airport & AAI
Serves Bangalore, India
Elevation AMSL ... ft (... m)
Coordinates 12°57′06″N, 77°39′95″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 13,123 4,000 Asphalt

Bangalore International Airport (IATA: BLR, ICAO: VOBG) is a 4,050 acre international airport that is being built to service the city of Bangalore, India. The airport is located in Devanahalli, which is 30 km from the city. Construction of the airport began in July 2005, after a decade long postponement. It is expected to be completed and operational by April 2, 2008. It will then take all the commercial flights that are currently operating out of the HAL Airport. There is a proposal that this airport shall be named after the founder of Bangalore "Nadaprabhu Sri.Kempe Gowda".

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[edit] Construction

BIAL is working on a redesign of the Bangalore International Airport project. BIAL was originally planned to accommodate 3.5 million passengers a year, but this has now been redesigned to handle 11 million passengers. The redesign will see an increase in the size of the terminal, number of aircraft stands, new taxiway layouts and supporting infrastructure. However, the redesign will be incorporated into the present project schedule as BIAL is committed to opening the new Bangalore International Airport in April 2008.

A plan is also being processed for a direct Rail Service from Bangalore Cantonement Railway Station to the Basement Rail terminal at the New International Airport. Access on the National Highway is being widenend to a six lane expressway, with a 3 feet boundary wall, though construction is moving extremely slowly.

As of August 2006, a brand new expressway is expected to connect the International Airport to the City's Ring Road. The Expressway will begin after the Hebbal Flyover on the [Ring Road]. This is expected to be a tolled road. Land Acquisition for the road is expected to be complete by December 2006.

The Union Government has recently approved the proposed amendment to the concession agreement of Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) to enable the joint venture company to redesign the initial phase of the project to cater to 8.4 million passengers by 2010 as against the earlier target of 2020.

The amendment will allow the firm to re-design the airport under construction at Devanahalli, near Bangalore. It was felt that the facilities in the initial phase of the project would be grossly inadequate at the time of opening of the airport and hence the need to re-design was recognised.

[edit] Airport Specifications

[edit] Terminal

Layout: The passenger terminal is proposed as a single, fully air-conditioned, two-level building capable of accommodating international and domestic operations. The basement houses the retail storage, rest areas and services. It will cover 71,000 square meters.

Capacity: 11 million people per annum

Aircraft Movements: 27 per hour

Check-in Counters: 35

Gates: 7

Aero-bridges: 5

Aircraft stands: 40

Terminal parking: In the first phase of development, a car park in front of the terminal building at the ground level will be developed for the convenience of passengers and visitors to the airport.

[edit] Runway

Length: 4000 meters

Width: 45 meters

Width plus light paved shoulders: 60 m

Orientation: 09/27

ICAO reference code: 4E

[edit] Miscellaneous

Cost: Rs 1,930.29 crore

[edit] Food and Beverages

[edit] Arrivals & Check-In

  1. The Nuance Group/Shopper’s Stop
  2. HMSHost
  3. SSP International/RKHS
  4. Global Franchise Architects (Coffee World/Pizza Corner)
  5. Cafe Coffee Day

[edit] Domestic Departures

  1. The Nuance Group/Shopper’s Stop
  2. HMS Host
  3. SSP International/RKHS
  4. The Oberoi Group
  5. Skygourmet

[edit] International Departures

  1. The Nuance Group/Shopper’s Stop
  2. HMS Host
  3. SSP International/RKHS
  4. The Oberoi Group
  5. Alpha Airports Group

[edit] Retail and Duty Free

[edit] International Departures

  1. The Nuance Group/Shopper’s Stop
  2. DFS Group
  3. Dufry International
  4. Alpha Airports Group
  5. Gebr Heinemann/Oberoi Group

[edit] Domestic Departures

  1. The Nuance Group/Shopper’s Stop
  2. Dufry International
  3. Pantaloon Retail

[edit] Competition With Hyderabad Airport

With the boom in the skies, both Bangalore and Hyderabad are racing to try and be the next 'hub' for south India. Hyderabad has been given clearance for a new airport and construction has started. The builders are the GMR Group.

[edit] Airlines that will serve BIAL

[edit] Domestic

  1. Air Deccan (Belgaum, Calicut, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Hubli, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Vizag)
  2. Air India
  3. Air Sahara (Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune)
  4. Go Air (Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai)
  5. Indian Airlines (Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Tiruvandrum)
  6. IndiGo Airlines (Delhi, Pune)
  7. Jet Airways (Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Trivandrum)
  8. Kingfisher Airlines (Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mangalore, Mumbai, Pune)
  9. Paramount Airways (Chennai, Madurai)
  10. SpiceJet (Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune)

[edit] International

  1. Air France (Paris)
  2. Air India (Chicago, Dubai, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Jeddah, Riyadh, Kuwait)
  3. British Airways (London)
  4. Emirates (Dubai)
  5. Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
  6. Gulf Air (Muscat, Bahrain)
  7. Indian Airlines (Bahrain, Bangkok, Male, Muscat, Sharjah, Singapore)
  8. Jetstar Asia Airways (Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong)
  9. Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
  10. Malaysian Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
  11. Nok Air (Bangkok)
  12. Thai Airways (Bangkok)
  13. Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
  14. SriLankan Airlines (Colombo)

[edit] Destinations

See List of Destinations to/from all Karnataka Airports

[edit] External links

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