Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

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{{short description|Airport serving Hyderabad, Telangana, India}}
{{Redirect|Hyderabad Airport}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
| image = Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Logo.svg
| image-width = 200px
| caption =
| image2 = RGIA 26112021 2.jpg
| image2-width = 250px
| IATA = HYD
| ICAO = VOHS
| type = Public
| operator = GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL)
| owner = {{ubl|GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) Taqi Jadoon <small> (63%) </small>|[[Government of Telangana]] <small>(13%) </small>|[[Airports Authority of India]] <small>(13%) </small>|
[[Malaysia Airports Holdings]] <small>(11%) </small>}}
| area-served = Gaddey Naram
| location = [[Shamshabad]]
| opened = {{start date and years ago|df=y|2008|3|23|p=y}}
| hub = <div>
*[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]
*[[AirAsia India]]
*[[IndiGo]]
*[[ Go First]]
*[[Lufthansa Cargo]]
*[[Blue Dart Aviation]]
*[[SpiceJet]]
*[[TruJet]]
</div>
| focus_city = <div>
*[[Air India]]
</div>
| elevation-f = 2,024
| elevation-m = 617
| metric-elev = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|17|13|48|N|78|25|55|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.hyderabad.aero}}
| pushpin_map = India Telangana#India
| pushpin_label = '''HYD'''
| r1-number = 09L/27R
| r1-length-f = 12,162
| r1-length-m = 3,800
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| metric-rwy = y
| r2-number = 09R/27L
| r2-length-f = 13,976
| r2-length-m = 4,260
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = April 2020 – March 2021
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 8,048,248 ({{decrease}}62.8%)
| stat3-header = Aircraft movements
| stat3-data = 86,015 ({{decrease}}53.1%)
| stat4-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat4-data = 110,789 ({{decrease}}23%)
| footnotes = Statistics: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Annexure III - Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex3.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex2.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar202kAnnex4.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
}}

'''Rajiv Gandhi International Airport''' {{airport codes|HYD|VOHS}} is an [[international airport]] that serves [[Hyderabad]], the capital of the Indian state of [[Telangana]]. It is located in [[Shamshabad]], about {{convert|24|km}} south of Hyderabad. It was opened on 23 March 2008 to replace [[Begumpet Airport]]. It is named after [[Rajiv Gandhi]], former [[Prime Minister of India]]. It has also ranked in [[AirHelp]]'s list of top 10 airports in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-has-one-of-the-world-s-top-10-airports-1557377294734.html|title=India has one of the world's top 10 airports |date=9 May 2019 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref> In FY-2021, for the first time, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport overtook [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]] to become the fourth [[List of busiest airports in India by passenger traffic|busiest airport in India by passengers traffic]]. It handled 8.04 million passengers between April 2020 and March 2021.<ref name="auto"/>

The airport has one passenger terminal, a cargo terminal and two runways. There are also aviation training facilities, a fuel farm, a [[solar power]] plant and two [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|MRO]] facilities. The airport serves as a hub for [[Alliance Air (India)]], [[Blue Dart Aviation]], [[SpiceJet]], [[Lufthansa Cargo]], [[Quikjet Cargo]], [[TruJet]] and [[IndiGo]]. It is a focus city for [[Air India]].

==History==
[[File:Hyderabad International Airport 2018 stampsheet of India.jpg|thumb|left|A 2018 stamp sheet dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]]

===Planning (1997–2004)===
The existing commercial airport, [[Begumpet Airport]], was unable to handle rising passenger traffic. The state government lead by then chief minister [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] initially considered converting [[Hakimpet Air Force Station]] to civilian use; however, the [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]] refused.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ahmed|first=M.|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/iaf-grounds-hyderabad-international-airport-plan-197051201049_1.html|title=Iaf Grounds Hyderabad International Airport Plan|date=12 May 1997|work=[[Business Today (business magazine)|Business Today]]|access-date=11 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/iaf-grounds-hyderabad-international-airport-plan-197051201049_1.html|archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> When the State proposed the construction of a new airport for the Air Force, the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] suggested the State consider sites south of Begumpet Airport.<ref name="reddy05">{{cite news|last=Reddy|first=B. Dasarath|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/work-on-hyd-intl-airport-to-start-on-march-16-105031501031_1.html|title=Work on Hyd intl airport to start on March 16|date=15 March 2005|work=[[Business Today (business magazine)|Business Today]]|access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref> By October 1998, the State had narrowed down to three possible locations for the new airport: [[Bongloor]], [[Nadergul]] and [[Shamshabad]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/business/1998/oct/23hydair.htm |title=Three sites shortlisted for international airport project in Hyderabad |date=23 October 1998 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006164537/http://www.rediff.com/business/1998/oct/23hydair.htm |archive-date=6 October 2008}}</ref> Due to its convenient location near two highways ([[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] and [[National Highway 765 (India)|NH 765]]) and a railway line,<ref name="reddy05"/> Shamshabad was selected in December 1998.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/19981202/33655484.html |title=Executive Briefing |date=2 December 1998 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422002846/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/19981202/33655484.html |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>

In November 2000, under the [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] government and the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] on the [[greenfield airport]] project, establishing it as a [[public–private partnership]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timeprojects.net/news_clips3.htm|title=SHAMSHABAD AIRPORT TO BE READY IN 4 YEARS CM Chandrababu Naidu- Hyderabad, July 1, 2001|website=www.timeprojects.net|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> The State and AAI together would hold a 26% stake in the project, while the remaining 74% would be allotted to private companies.<ref name="pibnic">{{cite press release |date=15 December 2004 |title=Cabinet approves Draft Concession Agreement for Hyderabad International Airport |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=5722 |publisher=[[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)]] |access-date=22 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422005327/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=5722 |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> Through a bidding process the Shamshabad international airport with already land acquired of {{convert|5000|acre|order=flip}} is in government possession and [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] assigned bid to consortium consisting of [[GMR Group|Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR Group)]] and [[Malaysia Airports|Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad]] was chosen as the holder of the 74% stake.<ref name="reddy05"/><ref name="pibnic"/> In December 2002, Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (HIAL), later renamed GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), was created as a [[special purpose entity]], into which the State, AAI and GMR–MAHB placed their stakes.<ref name="reddy05"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/new-hyderabad-airport-to-be-named-after-rajiv-gandhi/article2171621.ece |title=New Hyderabad airport to be named after Rajiv Gandhi |date=14 March 2005 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422005630/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/new-hyderabad-airport-to-be-named-after-rajiv-gandhi/article2171621.ece |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>

In September 2003, the members of GHIAL signed a [[shareholders' agreement]], as well as an agreement for state subsidy of over {{INRConvert|4|b}}.<ref name="reddy05"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-10-01/news/27556335_1_malaysia-airports-holdings-berhad-first-phase-developer |title=Hyderabad airport pact inked |date=1 October 2003 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922073953/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-10-01/news/27556335_1_malaysia-airports-holdings-berhad-first-phase-developer |archive-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> A [[concession agreement]] between GHIAL and the [[Government of India|Central Government]] was signed in December 2004, stipulating that no airport within a {{convert|150|km|adj=on}} radius of RGIA could be operated.<ref name="concession">{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-10/news/51301049_1_new-airports-telangana-rashtra-samithi-telangana-government |title=GMR considers legal ways to stall Telangana government's airport plans near Hyderabad |last=Sukumar |first=C. R. |date=10 July 2014 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> Thus, the closure of Begumpet Airport was required.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/centre-confirms-closure-of-begumpet-airport/article1218250.ece |title=Centre confirms closure of Begumpet airport |date=12 March 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422005909/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/centre-confirms-closure-of-begumpet-airport/article1218250.ece |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>

===Construction and opening (2005–2008)===
[[File:RGIA Airport departure (15877163797).jpg|thumb|Check-in area of the terminal]]
[[File:RGIA departures area (2938006353).jpg|thumb|Departures area]]
The project was forwarded when [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] gained power and construction began by [[Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao|GMR]] on 16 March 2005 when [[Sonia Gandhi]] laid the [[cornerstone|foundation stone]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/sonia-lays-foundation-for-rajiv-gandhi-airport-navi-mumbai-pune-ludhiana-to-get-international-airports/article2171855.ece |title=Sonia lays foundation for Rajiv Gandhi airport Navi Mumbai, Pune, Ludhiana to get international airports |date=16 March 2005 |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422010019/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/sonia-lays-foundation-for-rajiv-gandhi-airport-navi-mumbai-pune-ludhiana-to-get-international-airports/article2171855.ece |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> Two days prior, the Central Government had named the airport after former Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/new-hyderabad-airport-to-be-named-after-rajiv-gandhi/article2171621.ece |title=New Hyderabad airport to be named after Rajiv Gandhi |date=14 March 2005 |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422005630/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/new-hyderabad-airport-to-be-named-after-rajiv-gandhi/article2171621.ece |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> who had undergone pilot training in Hyderabad.<ref name="outlook">{{cite news |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/new-international-airport-at-hyderabad-inaugurated/553791 |title=New international airport at Hyderabad inaugurated |date=14 March 2008 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422010209/http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/new-international-airport-at-hyderabad-inaugurated/553791 |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> The naming resulted in opposition from the [[Telugu Desam Party|Telugu Desam Party (TDP)]]. At Begumpet Airport, the international terminal was named after Rajiv Gandhi while the domestic terminal was named after TDP founder [[N. T. Rama Rao]]; the TDP wanted to continue this naming convention at the new airport. However, the new airport has only one terminal.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/03/16/stories/2005031609190400.htm |title=Shamshabad airport issue precedes Sonia visit |date=15 March 2005 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=11 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422010301/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/03/16/stories/2005031609190400.htm |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>

Roughly three years after the foundation stone laying ceremony, the airport was inaugurated on 14 March 2008 amid protests. The [[Telugu Desam Party|Telugu Desam Party (TDP)]] repeated its demand for the naming of the domestic terminal.<ref name="outlook"/> In addition, on 12 and 13 March, 20,000 AAI employees had conducted a strike against the closure of Begumpet Airport, as well as that of [[HAL Bangalore Airport|HAL Airport]] in Bangalore, fearing they would lose their jobs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/slow-take-off-for-airport-stir-1.91196 |title=Slow take-off for airport stir |date=13 March 2008 |work=[[Gulf News]] |access-date=30 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105007/http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/slow-take-off-for-airport-stir-1.91196 |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oneindia.com/2008/03/13/hyderabad-greenfield-airport-ready-inauguration-aai-employees-protest-1205402880.html |title=New Hyderabad greenfield airport ready for inauguration despite AAI employees protest |date=13 March 2008 |work=[[Oneindia]] |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422010434/http://www.oneindia.com/2008/03/13/hyderabad-greenfield-airport-ready-inauguration-aai-employees-protest-1205402880.html |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>

RGIA was originally scheduled to open to commercial operations on 16 March 2008; however, the date was delayed due to protests from some airlines over the high [[Aircraft ground handling|ground handling]] rates at the airport. Once the rates were reduced, the launch date was set for 23 March 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/hyderabad-airport-will-open-on-march-23-ground-handling-rates-cut/article1619620.ece |title=Hyderabad airport will open on March 23; ground handling rates cut |date=20 March 2008 |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422010518/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/hyderabad-airport-will-open-on-march-23-ground-handling-rates-cut/article1619620.ece |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> Although [[Lufthansa]] Flight 752 from [[Frankfurt]] was scheduled to be the first flight to land at RGIA, two [[SpiceJet]] flights landed earlier.<ref name="outlook2">{{cite news |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/new-hyd-airport-opening-takes-off-with-spicejet-flights/556120 |title=New Hyd airport opening takes off with SpiceJet flights |date=23 March 2008 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422010649/http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/new-hyd-airport-opening-takes-off-with-spicejet-flights/556120 |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> However, the Lufthansa flight still received the planned ceremonial welcome upon its 12:25 am arrival.<ref name="outlook2"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/mar/23airport.htm |title=New Hyderabad airport takes off |last=Jafri |first=Syed Amin |date=23 March 2008 |work=Rediff |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422010649/http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/new-hyd-airport-opening-takes-off-with-spicejet-flights/556120 |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>

===Later developments (2009–present)===
In September 2011, [[SpiceJet]] launched its regional hub at RGIA, using its new [[Q400|Bombardier Q400]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite press release |date=15 September 2011 |title=SpiceJet now connects Hyderabad with 12 destinations with its Q400s. Commercial operations commence 21st September 2011 with flights to Tirupati. Announces Trivandrum as the 29th domestic destination with daily flights to Hyderabad and Chennai |url=http://spicejet.com/newspage.aspx?strNews=Q400_HYD_Operations |location=Hyderabad |publisher=[[SpiceJet]] |access-date=17 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426012414/http://spicejet.com/newspage.aspx?strNews=Q400_HYD_Operations |archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> The airline, which chose Hyderabad due to its central location in the country,<ref>{{cite press release |date=8 April 2011 |title=Hyderabad's RGIA to be a key base for SpiceJet's Q-400 operations |url=http://spicejet.com/newspage.aspx?strNews=RGIA_KeyBaseForSJ_Q_400_Operation |location=Hyderabad |publisher=[[SpiceJet]] |access-date=17 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425235111/http://spicejet.com/newspage.aspx?strNews=RGIA_KeyBaseForSJ_Q_400_Operation |archive-date=25 April 2016 }}</ref> flies to several [[Classification of Indian cities|Tier-II]] and Tier-III cities from the airport.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramana |first=K. V. |date=16 September 2011 |title=SpiceJet plans 'game changer' Q400 flights |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-spicejet-plans-game-changer-q400-flights-1587595 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> Regional airline [[TruJet]] too opened a hub at RGIA upon commencing operations in July 2015.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 July 2015 |title=TruJet announces operations starting with Rajahmundry and Tirupati |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/trujet-announces-operations-starting-with-rajahmundry-and-tirupati-115071000791_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=17 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403153245/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/trujet-announces-operations-starting-with-rajahmundry-and-tirupati-115071000791_1.html |archive-date=3 April 2016 }}</ref>

In November 2014, the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] resolved that the domestic terminal of RGIA would be named after [[N. T. Rama Rao]], resulting in protests from members of the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{cite news |date=26 November 2014 |title=Row over renaming Hyderabad airport rocks Rajya Sabha |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/row-over-renaming-hyderabad-airport-rocks-rajya-sabha/1/403795.html |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=19 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508071938/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/row-over-renaming-hyderabad-airport-rocks-rajya-sabha/1/403795.html |archive-date=8 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=26 November 2014 |title=Cong Protests Renaming of Hyderabad Airport in RS |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/cong-protests-renaming-of-hyderabad-airport-in-rs/869666 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |access-date=19 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513071008/http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/cong-protests-renaming-of-hyderabad-airport-in-rs/869666 |archive-date=13 May 2016 }}</ref> Airport officials remained unsure as to how the naming would occur.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 November 2014 |title=Change of name puts Hyderabad International airport staff in a piquant situation |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141121/nation-current-affairs/article/change-name-puts-hyderabad-international-airport-staff-piquant |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=19 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050711/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141121/nation-current-affairs/article/change-name-puts-hyderabad-international-airport-staff-piquant |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>

==Ownership==
RGIA is owned and operated by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), a [[public–private partnership|public–private venture]]. It is composed of public entities [[Airports Authority of India]] (13%) and the [[Government of Telangana]] (13%), as well as a private consortium between [[GMR Group]] (63%) and [[Malaysia Airports|Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad]] (11%).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-03-21/news/71705385_1_user-development-hyderabad-airport-airport-operator |title=Hyderabad Airport may seek hike in tariffs |last=Chowdhury |first=Anirban |date=21 March 2016 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=14 April 2016}}</ref> Per the concession agreement between GHIAL and the Central Government, GHIAL has the right to operate the airport for 30 years, with the option to continue doing so for another 30 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/sectors/transport/index.php?id=8 |title=Regulatory Authorities and Airports |work=National Portal of India: Archive |access-date=14 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020114622/http://www.archive.india.gov.in/sectors/transport/index.php?id=8 |archive-date=20 October 2015 }}</ref>

==Facilities==
===Structure===
The airport is spread over {{convert|5495|acre|order=flip}}. Out of which {{convert|2000|acre|order=flip}} have been developed towards airport needs which mainly constitutes {{convert|1700|acre|order=flip}} of land is airside and {{convert|300|acre|order=flip}} of land is landside facilities. The remaining {{convert|3495|acre|order=flip}} is expansion of the airport. No further land will be acquired. The airport is fully planned within {{convert|5495|acre|order=flip}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hyderabad's RGIA airport to expand, plan gets environmental clearance from Centre |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/hyderabads-rgia-airport-expand-plan-gets-environmental-clearance-centre-63628 |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=The News Minute |date=14 June 2017}}</ref>

===Runways===
The airport has two [[runway]]s:<ref>{{cite report |date=15 May 2014 |title=Aeronautical Charts Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (Hyd) |url=http://www.aai.aero/misc/AIPS_2014_20.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602010101/http://www.aai.aero/misc/AIPS_2014_20.pdf|publisher=[[Airports Authority of India]] |access-date=2 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 June 2016 }}</ref>
* Runway 09L/27R: {{convert|3707|x|45|m}}.
* Runway 09R/27L: {{convert|4260|x|60|m}}, [[Instrument landing system|ILS]] equipped.

Runway 09R/27L, the original and primary runway, is long enough to be able to receive the [[Airbus A380]] which is the world's largest passenger aircraft.<ref name="atech">{{cite web |url=http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/hypderbadindia/ |title=Rajiv Gandhi (Hyderabad) International Airport, Andhra Pradesh, India |work=Airport Technology |access-date=12 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414155822/http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/hypderbadindia |archive-date=14 April 2016 }}</ref> Originally a taxiway, runway 09L/27R was inaugurated in February 2012. Its length is shorter than the main runway and able to handle aircraft such as the [[Airbus A340]] and [[Boeing 747]]. It is mainly used when runway 09R/27L is undergoing maintenance, and as air traffic to the airport rises it will be used more often.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 February 2012 |title=Second runway opened at RGIA |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/second-runway-opened-at-rgia/article2877281.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602234730/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/second-runway-opened-at-rgia/article2877281.ece |archive-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> North of these runways are the three [[airport apron|parking aprons]]: the cargo, passenger terminal and MRO aprons. The passenger terminal apron contains parking stands on both the north and south sides of the terminal.

===Terminal===
RGIA has a single integrated passenger terminal, which covers {{convert|105300|m2|abbr=on}} and has a capacity for 12 million passengers per year.<ref name="rediffslide">{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/aug/25slid3.htm |title=India's 10 longest runways |date=25 August 2008 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227175813/http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/aug/25slid3.htm |archive-date=27 December 2011}}</ref> The western side of the terminal handles international flights while the eastern side is for domestic operations.<ref name="wakeup">{{cite news |last=Reddy |first=K. |date=22 March 2008 |title=Wake up to a sleek and snazzy airport |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/wake-up-to-a-sleek-and-snazzy-airport/article1224797.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602234835/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/wake-up-to-a-sleek-and-snazzy-airport/article1224797.ece |archive-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> There are 46 immigration counters and 96 check-in desks with 19 kiosks for self check-in.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hyderabad.aero/airport-facilitie.aspx |title=Airport facilities: Terminal facilities |work=Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415111322/http://www.hyderabad.aero/airport-facilitie.aspx |archive-date=15 April 2016 }}</ref> There is a total of nine gates, seven of which are located on the south side of the terminal and the other two on the north side. Three gates are each equipped with two jetways to accelerate the handling of [[wide-body aircraft|widebody aircraft]]. Public [[airport lounge|lounge]] facilities are provided by Plaza Premium Lounge, which operates three lounges in the terminal; there are also three separate lounges for VIPs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hyderabad.aero/business-vip-facilities.aspx |title=Business & VIP facilities |work=Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport |access-date=12 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418181459/http://www.hyderabad.aero/business-vip-facilities.aspx |archive-date=18 April 2016 }}</ref> The pre-security "airport village" is a meeting point for passenger pick-up.<ref name="wakeup"/>

The airport has 57 parking bays 47 remote parking bays and 10 aero bridges. In January 2019 the GHAIL added another 26 parking bays which takes a total of 83 parking bays.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rajiv Gandhi International Airport - News & Events |url=https://www.hyderabad.aero/gmr-hyderabad-airport-commissions-26-new-aircraft-parking-stands.aspx |website=www.hyderabad.aero |access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==

===Passenger===


{{Airport destination list

|{{nowrap|[[Air Arabia]]}}| [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airarabia.com/en/flights-to-hyderabad|title=Flights from Hyderabad|publisher=[[Air Arabia]]|access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref>

| {{nowrap|[[AirAsia India]]}} | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Biju Patnaik Airport|Bhubaneswar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airasia.com/flights/rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-hyderabad|title=Air asia destinations from hyderabad|website=AirAsia|access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dabolim Airport|Goa]], [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Visakhapatnam International Airport|Visakhapatnam]]

| [[Air India]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Biju Patnaik Airport|Bhubaneswar]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/air-india-launches-direct-non-stop-service-between-chicago-and-hyderabad-details-here-11610691896474.html|title=Air India begind Direct flight service between Hyderabad and Chicago|access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref name=AIFS>{{cite web|url=https://www.airindia.in/images/pdf/Time-Table-Sep2021.pdf|title=Air India Flight Schedule|website=airindia.in|access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref> [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]],<ref name=AIFS/> [[Surat Airport|Surat]], [[Tirupati Airport|Tirupati]]

| [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Alliance Air to Commence Daily Flights Between Bengaluru and Hyderabad|url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/auto/alliance-air-to-commence-daily-flights-between-bengaluru-and-hyderabad-from-july-12-3900563.html|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hyderabadairport.com/rgia-departures-airline-alliance-air|title=Alliance Air Depatures from RGIA|website=hyderabadairport.com|access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref> [[Hubli Airport|Hubli]], [[Jagdalpur Airport|Jagdalpur]], [[Kolhapur Airport|Kolhapur]], [[Mysore Airport|Mysore]],<ref name=AIFS/> [[Vijayawada Airport|Vijayawada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/alliance-air-daily-flights-from-dec1/article37458792.ece|title=Alliance Air to commence direct flights from Hyderabad to Vijayawada|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>

| [[British Airways]] | [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/destinations/hyderabad/flights-to-hyderabad|title=British Airways resumes flights to Hyderabad|access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref>

| [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Emirates Flight Schedule|url=https://www.emirates.com/in/english/book/flight-schedules/results/HYD/DXB/|publisher=[[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>

| [[Etihad Airways]]| [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etihad.com/en-in/destinations|title=Etihad Destinations|access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref>

| [[Flydubai]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Flydubai Resumption of Flights|url=https://www.flydubai.com/en/plan/covid-19/resumption-of-flights|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>

| [[Go First (airline)|Go First]]| [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo–Banadaranaike]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dabolim Airport|Goa]], [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]], [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]], [[Kochi International Airport|Kochi]], [[Velana International Airport|Malé]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]], [[Birsa Munda Airport|Ranchi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flygofirst.com/plan-my-trip/flight-schedule/|title=Go First Schedule Dec 2021|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>

| [[IndiGo]] | [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Aurangabad Airport|Aurangabad]], [[Bagdogra Airport|Bagdogra]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Belgaum Airport|Belgaum]], [[Raja Bhoj Airport|Bhopal]], [[Biju Patnaik Airport|Bhubaneswar]], [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Coimbatore International Airport|Coimbatore]], [[Darbhanga Airport|Darbhanga]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport|Durgapur]], [[Goa Airport|Goa]], [[Gorakhpur Airport|Gorakhpur]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Imphal International Airport|Imphal]], [[Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport|Indore]], [[Jabalpur Airport|Jabalpur]], [[Jodhpur Airport|Jodhpur]], [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]], [[Kanpur Airport|Kanpur]], [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]], [[Kolhapur Airport|Kolhapur]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Calicut International Airport|Kozhikode]], [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport|Lucknow]], [[Madurai Airport|Madurai]], [[Velana International Airport|Malé]], [[Mangalore International Airport|Mangalore]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport|Nagpur]], [[Patna Airport|Patna]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]], [[Raipur Airport|Raipur]], [[Rajahmundry Airport|Rajahmundry]], [[Rajkot Airport|Rajkot]], [[Birsa Munda Airport|Ranchi]], [[Surat Airport|Surat]], [[Tiruchirappalli International Airport|Tiruchirappalli]], [[Tirupati Airport|Tirupati]], [[Trivandrum International Airport|Trivandrum]], [[Vadodara Airport|Vadodara]], [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport|Varanasi]], [[Vijayawada Airport|Vijayawada]], [[Visakhapatnam Airport|Visakhapatnam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/direct-flights.html?linkNav=direct-flights_footer|title=Direct Domestic Flights From Hyderabad|access-date=6 December 2021|publisher=[[Indigo]]}}</ref>

| [[Oman Air]] | [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omanair.com/gbl/en/TravelAdvice/flight-resumption-updates|title=Flight Resumption from Muscat|publisher=[[Oman Air]]|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>

| [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qatarairways.com/en/destinations/flights-to-hyderabad.html|title= Qatar lights to hyderabad|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>

| {{nowrap|[[Singapore Airlines]]}}| [[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/singapore-airlines-to-resume-services-across-india/article37758988.ece|title=Singapore Airlines to resume services across India|first=Our|last=Bureau|website=www.thehindubusinessline.com}}</ref>

| [[SpiceJet]] | [[Kishangarh Airport|Ajmer]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Belgaum Airport|Belgaum]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dabolim Airport|Goa]], [[Gwalior Airport|Gwalior]], [[Jabalpur Airport|Jabalpur]], [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]], [[Jharsuguda Airport|Jharsuguda]], [[Mangalore International Airport|Mangalore]], [[Nashik Airport|Nashik]], [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport|Patna]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]], [[Rajkot Airport|Rajkot]], [[Shirdi Airport|Shirdi]], [[Surat Airport|Surat]], [[Tirupati Airport|Tirupati]], [[Visakhapatnam Airport|Visakhapatnam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx|title=SpiceJet flight schedule Dec 2021|website=www.spicejet.com|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>

| [[SriLankan Airlines]] | [[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo–Bandaranaike]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Sri Lankan Airlines Resumes Direct Flight Service Between Hyderabad and Colombo|url=https://www.news18.com/news/auto/sri-lankan-airlines-resumes-direct-flight-service-between-hyderabad-and-colombo-4169879.html|publisher=News18|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>

| [[Star Air (India)|Star Air]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Jamnagar Airport|Jamnagar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://starair.in/home/flightschedules|title=Flight Schedule|publisher=[[Star Air (India)|Star Air]]|access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref>

| {{nowrap|[[Thai Airways]]}} | [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/2197755/thai-airways-to-resume-international-services|title=Thai Airways to resume international services to 36 destinations including Hyderabad and Bengaluru|website=BangkokPost|access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref>

| [[TruJet]] | [[Belgaum Airport|Belgaum]], [[Kadapa Airport|Kadapa]], [[Nanded Airport|Nanded]], [[Rajahmundry Airport|Rajahmundry]], [[Tirupati Airport|Tirupati]], [[Vijayawada Airport|Vijayawada]], [[Jindal Vijaynagar Airport|Vijaynagar]]<ref>{{cite web|title=TruJet Schedule|url=https://d37ze9qx56fv1m.cloudfront.net/docs/Flight_Schedule_PDF_New.pdf|website=www.trujet.com|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>

| [[Vistara]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Vistara Flights from Hyderabad | url=https://www.airvistara.com/in/en/destinations/hyderabad|website=www.airvistara.com | access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref>

}}

===Cargo===
{{Airport-dest-list|3rdcoltitle={{Abbr|Refs.|References}}|3rdcolunsortable=yes
| [[Blue Dart Aviation]] | [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]] | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://info.flightmapper.net/airline/BZ/HYD |title=Blue Dart Aviation (BZ) flights from Hyderabad (HYD) |work=FlightMapper |access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref>
| [[Cathay Pacific Cargo]] | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]] | <ref>{{cite news |date=17 April 2012 |title=Cathay Pacific to launch new freighter services |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/article3324072.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=15 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218164222/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/article3324072.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home |archive-date=18 February 2016 }}</ref>
| [[Ethiopian Airlines Cargo]] | [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]] | <ref>{{cite news |date=27 April 2020 |title=Hyderabad Airport gets connected to African markets with launch of cargo services by Ethiopian Airlines |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/hyderabad-airport-gets-connected-to-african-markets-with-launch-of-cargo-services-by-ethiopian-airlines/article31441684.ece |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=27 April 2020 }}</ref>
| [[Lufthansa Cargo]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]] | <ref>{{cite news |date=26 May 2011 |title=Lufthansa Cargo to use GMR Hyderabad airport as pharmaceuticals hub |url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/lufthansa-cargo-to-use-gmr-hyderabad-airport-as-pharmaceuticals-hub/article2048636.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=15 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231041739/http://www.thehindu.com/business/lufthansa-cargo-to-use-gmr-hyderabad-airport-as-pharmaceuticals-hub/article2048636.ece |archive-date=31 December 2013 }}</ref>
| [[Qatar Airways Cargo]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]] | <ref>{{cite news |date=3 March 2014 |title=Qatar Airways Cargo plans freight services to Hyderabad, Stansted |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/qatar-airways-cargo-plans-freight-services-to-hyderabad-stansted/article5746728.ece |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=15 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117085537/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/qatar-airways-cargo-plans-freight-services-to-hyderabad-stansted/article5746728.ece |archive-date=17 January 2016 }}</ref>
| [[Quikjet Cargo]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] | <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stattimes.com/index.php/quikjet-cargos-inaugural-flight-touches-down-at-kiab-bengaluru/|title=QuikJet Cargo's inaugural flight touches down at KIAB, Bengaluru|date=17 February 2016|work=The Stat Trade Times|access-date=17 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220141212/http://www.stattimes.com/index.php/quikjet-cargos-inaugural-flight-touches-down-at-kiab-bengaluru/|archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref>

| [[Spicejet|SpiceXpress]] | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Yangon International Airport|Yangon]] | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=V. Rishi |title=GMR Hyderabad International Airport adds new domestic freighter service |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/gmr-hyderabad-international-airport-adds-new-domestic-freighter-service/article28796629.ece |access-date=21 August 2019 |work=@businessline |date=2 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

| [[Turkish Cargo]] | [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Istanbul–Atatürk]], [[Phnom Penh International Airport|Phnom Penh]], [[Singapore Changi Airport|Singapore]] | <ref>{{cite news |date=28 August 2014 |title=Turkish Cargo launches service from Hyderabad |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/turkish-cargo-launches-service-from-hyderabad/article6360939.ece |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref>
}}

== Statistics ==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=HYD}}

==GMR Aerospace Park==
The GMR Aerospace Park contains several facilities primarily related to the aviation sector.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 May 2009 |title=GMR subsidiary to set up 250-acre aerospace park in Hyderabad |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-gmr-subsidiary-to-set-up-250-acre-aerospace-park-in-hyderabad-1253776 |work=[[Daily News & Analysis]] |access-date=16 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422012048/http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-gmr-subsidiary-to-set-up-250-acre-aerospace-park-in-hyderabad-1253776 |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> It has a {{convert|250|acre|adj=on|order=flip}} [[special economic zone]], which includes a {{convert|20|acre|adj=on|order=flip}} [[FTWZ|Free Trade and Warehousing Zone]], as well as a [[domestic tariff area]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gmraerospacepark.in/faq.html |title=GMR Aerospace Parks: FAQs |work=[[GMR Group|GMR]] Aerospace Park |access-date=16 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201083142/http://gmraerospacepark.in/faq.html |archive-date=1 December 2015}}</ref>

===Aviation training===
The GMR Aviation Academy is located in the park. It was established in 2009 in co-operation with the [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA), [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO), [[Airports Council International]] (ACI) and the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA). The academy offers programmes related to airport operations, which are accredited by the listed organisations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/gmr-aviation-academy-chosen-as-regional-training-centre/article7098316.ece |title=GMR Aviation Academy chosen as regional training centre |date=13 April 2015 |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/gmr-aviation-academy-courses-to-begin-from-dec-112111500149_1.html |title=GMR Aviation Academy courses to begin from Dec |last=Samal |first=Itishree |date=15 November 2012 |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405132121/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/gmr-aviation-academy-courses-to-begin-from-dec-112111500149_1.html |archive-date=5 April 2016 }}</ref> The park also includes the Asia Pacific Flight Training (APFT) academy, an initiative of [[GMR Group]] and [[Asia Pacific Flight Training]]. Launched in 2013, it provides pilot training courses.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=V. Rishi |date=22 June 2013 |title=GMR launches flight training academy |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/gmr-launches-flight-training-academy/article4840500.ece |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pinto |first=Stanley |date=22 June 2013 |title=GMR launches flight training academy |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/GMR-launches-flight-training-academy/articleshow/20716552.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=16 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625085822/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/GMR-launches-flight-training-academy/articleshow/20716552.cms |archive-date=25 June 2016 }}</ref>

===GMR Aero Technic Ltd MRO===
The [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|MRO]] operated by GMR Aero Technic Ltd is one of two MROs at the airport. Built at a cost of {{INRConvert|3.5|b}} and inaugurated in March 2012,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/first-aircraft-mro-unit-inaugurated/article2993060.ece |title=First aircraft MRO unit inaugurated |date=14 March 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> the facility can handle up to five aircraft simultaneously.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/TarroVU5YZ4TUPNT0WDYaL/GMR-puts-aircraft-maintenance-unit-on-sale.html |title=GMR puts aircraft maintenance unit on sale |last1=Sanjai |first1=P. R. |last2=Joshi |first2=Malvika |date=31 March 2014 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Livemint]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425061345/http://www.livemint.com/Companies/TarroVU5YZ4TUPNT0WDYaL/GMR-puts-aircraft-maintenance-unit-on-sale.html |archive-date=25 April 2016 }}</ref> Initially, the MRO was a joint venture between GMR Group and Malaysian Aerospace Engineering (MAE), a subsidiary of [[Malaysia Airlines]]. However, amid its parent's poor financial situation following the [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]] incident, MAE was unable to fund the MRO, which had been accruing losses.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-05/news/52470890_1_gmr-aerospace-engineering-co-mro-facility-mro-unit |title=GMR gets conditional nod to buy Malaysian Aerospace Engineering's stake in MRO unit |date=5 August 2014 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> GMR bought out MAE's stake in December 2014.

GMR Aero Technic Ltd is the only one MRO in private sector in [[India]] with extensive capability to maintain [[Airbus A320]] family aircraft, [[Boeing 737]], ATR 72/42 and Bombardier DHC Q400 aircraft. GMR Aero Technic is a world class aircraft maintenance organisation approved by [[EASA]] and [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)]] and various civil aviation authorities and one of the few MROs certified for AS9110 standards in [[South East Asia]] region.

<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/gmr-arm-buys-malaysian-cos-stake-in-mas-gmr-aerospace/article6686234.ece |title=GMR unit buys out Malaysia Aerospace stake in Hyderabad repair, overhaul unit |date=12 December 2014 |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref>

==Other facilities==

===Air India MRO===
The other MRO is operated by Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), a subsidiary of [[Air India]]. Spread over {{convert|5|acre|0|order=flip}}, the facility cost {{INRConvert|790|m}} to construct and was opened in May 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Air-India-MRO-at-Hyd-airport-takes-off/articleshow/47477684.cms |title=Air India MRO at Hyd airport takes off |date=30 May 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317201645/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Air-India-MRO-at-Hyd-airport-takes-off/articleshow/47477684.cms |archive-date=17 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/air-india-opens-hyderabad-mro-facility-412971/ |title=Air India opens Hyderabad MRO facility |last=Chong |first=Aaron |date=2 June 2015 |work=[[Flightglobal]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426003236/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/air-india-opens-hyderabad-mro-facility-412971/ |archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref>

===Cargo terminal===
[[File:HYD-CARGO-RAMP-IMG 1510-Edit (22301372810).jpg|thumb|The cargo terminal, with a [[Lufthansa Cargo]] [[Boeing 777F]] being unloaded]]
The cargo terminal is located west of the passenger terminal. It covers {{convert|14330|m2}} and can handle {{convert|150000|t|ST}} of cargo annually.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/south/hyderabad-airport-aims-at-being-indias-first-cargo-hub-476464 |title=Hyderabad airport aims at being India's first cargo hub |date=13 April 2012 |work=[[NDTV]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427105901/http://www.ndtv.com/south/hyderabad-airport-aims-at-being-indias-first-cargo-hub-476464 |archive-date=27 April 2016 }}</ref> The terminal is operated by Hyderabad Menzies Air Cargo Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between GHIAL (51%) and [[John Menzies#Aviation|Menzies Aviation]] (49%).<ref name="hindupharma">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/dedicated-pharma-cargo-zone-opened-at-hyderabad-airport/article928429.ece |title=Dedicated pharma cargo zone opened at Hyderabad airport |date=3 December 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> Within the terminal is the Pharma Zone, a temperature-controlled facility designed for storing [[pharmaceutical drug|pharmaceuticals]]. The first such facility to be opened at an Indian airport, it is important to RGIA as pharmaceuticals account for 70% of exports from the airport.<ref name="hindupharma"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/pharma-zone-at-hyderabad-airport-launched-110120300046_1.html |title=Pharma zone at Hyderabad airport launched |date=3 December 2010 |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405083523/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/pharma-zone-at-hyderabad-airport-launched-110120300046_1.html |archive-date=5 April 2016 }}</ref> In May 2011, [[Lufthansa Cargo]] launched its first pharma hub at the airport.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 May 2011 |title=Lufthansa Cargo to use GMR Hyderabad airport as pharmaceuticals hub |url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/lufthansa-cargo-to-use-gmr-hyderabad-airport-as-pharmaceuticals-hub/article2048636.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=16 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231041739/http://www.thehindu.com/business/lufthansa-cargo-to-use-gmr-hyderabad-airport-as-pharmaceuticals-hub/article2048636.ece |archive-date=31 December 2013 }}</ref>

===Fuel farm===
The airport has a fuel farm consisting of three storage tanks, with a total capacity for {{convert|13500|kl}} of [[jet fuel]]. The tanks are connected to the apron via underground pipelines.<ref name="atech"/> [[Reliance Industries]] built and operates the farm, which can be used by any oil company under an open-access model.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/ril-gets-gmrs-fuel-farm-contract/article3057518.ece |title=RIL gets GMR's fuel farm contract |date=7 October 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422012608/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/ril-gets-gmrs-fuel-farm-contract/article3057518.ece |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>

===Solar power plant===
In January 2016, GHIAL commissioned a 5 MW [[solar power]] plant near RGIA, which will be used to serve the airport's energy needs. It was built over {{convert|24|acre|order=flip}} at a cost of {{INRConvert|300|m}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/hyderabad-news/hyderabad-international-airport-begins-switch-to-green-energy-1265056 |title=Hyderabad International Airport Begins Switch To Green Energy |last=Sudhir |first=Uma |date=12 January 2016 |work=[[NDTV]] |access-date=14 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428065521/http://www.ndtv.com/hyderabad-news/hyderabad-international-airport-begins-switch-to-green-energy-1265056 |archive-date=28 April 2016 }}</ref> Over the following two to three years, the capacity of the plant will be raised to 30 MW, allowing RGIA to become fully solar powered.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/gmr-hyderabad-airport-commissions-5-mw-solar-plant/article8097116.ece |title=GMR commissions 5 MW solar unit at Hyderabad airport |date=12 January 2016 |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=14 April 2016}}</ref>

===Airport hotel===
[[File:Novotel Hyderabad Airport Exterior.jpg|thumb|Novotel hotel at Hyderabad Airport]]
The [[Novotel]] Hyderabad Airport, located {{convert|3.5|km}} from RGIA, was opened in October 2008. The hotel includes 305 rooms, two restaurants and a lounge for [[aircrew]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/novotel-hyderabad-airport-opens/article1349812.ece |title=Novotel Hyderabad Airport opens |date=2 October 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422012806/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/novotel-hyderabad-airport-opens/article1349812.ece |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> It was initially owned by GHIAL before being shifted to subsidiary GMR Hotels and Resorts Ltd. Owing to high losses from low occupancy,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/GMRs-proposal-to-sell-Novotel-hits-roadblock/articleshow/46995261.cms |title=GMR's proposal to sell Novotel hits roadblock |last=Mahesh |first=Koride |date=21 April 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103200235/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/GMRs-proposal-to-sell-Novotel-hits-roadblock/articleshow/46995261.cms |archive-date=3 January 2017 }}</ref> GMR began seeking buyers of the hotel in August 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/gmr-group-plans-to-sell-hyderabad-airport-hotel/article7579351.ece |title=GMR Group plans to sell Hyderabad airport hotel |last=Kumar |first=V. Rishi |date=25 August 2015 |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref>

===Luxury cars drive-away===
On 18 April 2021, a first-of-its-kind offer in India, the GMR Hyderabad International Airport introduced a new option of luxury commute on landing in the city. Passengers can pick from a range of ultra-modern, state-of-the-art cars to drive away in.

4 Wheel, located at the Arrivals of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, offers luxury cars including Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, Jaguar F Type, Lamborghini Gallardo, Lexus ES 300h, Audi A3 Cabriolet, Mercedes Benz E 250, BMW 3GT, BMW 7 Series, Ford Mustang, Volvo S 60, Maserati Ghibli, Toyota Fortuner and Maruti Suzuki Ciaz to name a few.

The cars can be rented through a phone call or online. Bookings can be done in advance. Passengers can opt for a chauffeur-driven or self-driven experience.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/cities/hyderabad/story/hyderabad-international-airport-introduces-drive-luxury-cars-1792180-2021-04-18|title=Hyderabad International Airport introduces drive-away in luxury cars|publisher=[[India Today]]|access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref>

==Connectivity==
[[File:HYD Radio taxis.jpg|thumb|Taxi stand outside the terminal]]

===Road===
RGIA is connected to the city of Hyderabad by [[National Highway 44 (India) (new numbering)|NH 44]], NH 765 and the [[Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad|Outer Ring Road]]. In October 2009, the [[Hyderabad Elevated Expressways|PV Narasimha Rao Expressway]] was completed between [[Mehdipatnam]] and Aramghar, where it joins NH 44. This long flyover which is 13 km has reduced travel time between the airport and the city to 30–40 minutes and also provides three entry and exit points.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/biggest-flyover-from-ians-326962.html |title=Hyderabad throws open India's longest flyover |date=19 October 2009 |work=[[CNN-News18]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422013050/http://www.news18.com/news/india/biggest-flyover-from-ians-326962.html |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>

The "Pushpak – Airport Liner" service of the [[Telangana State Road Transport Corporation]] provides bus transportation to different parts of the city.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/pushpak-flagged-off-at-shamshabad-airport/article4203079.ece |title=Pushpak flagged off at Shamshabad Airport |date=15 December 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710113717/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/pushpak-flagged-off-at-shamshabad-airport/article4203079.ece |archive-date=10 July 2014 }}</ref> It was launched in December 2012 to replace GMR's Aero Express service.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Pushpak-fails-to-take-off-for-Andhra-Pradesh-State-Road-Transport-Corporation/articleshow/20284950.cms |title='Pushpak' fails to take off for Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation |last=Vudali |first=Srinath |date=27 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104021908/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Pushpak-fails-to-take-off-for-Andhra-Pradesh-State-Road-Transport-Corporation/articleshow/20284950.cms |archive-date=4 January 2017 }}</ref>

===Rail===
Under the second phase of the [[Hyderabad Metro Rail]] project, a {{convert|31|km|adj=on}} rail link between Raidurg/[[Gachibowli]] and RGIA will be constructed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/metro-line-to-rgia-under-study/article22531377.ece|title=Metro line to RGIA under study|first=V.|last=Geetanath|date=27 January 2018|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> As of late 2015, feasibility studies on the phase are underway.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/Metro-Rail-Services-From-Nagole-Miyapur-Early-Next-Year/2015/12/19/article3185295.ece1 |title=Metro Rail Services From Nagole, Miyapur Early Next Year |date=19 December 2015 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424110029/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/Metro-Rail-Services-From-Nagole-Miyapur-Early-Next-Year/2015/12/19/article3185295.ece1 |archive-date=24 April 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/telangana-government-plans-to-expand-metro-rail-by-83-km/1/550599.html |title=Telangana government plans to expand Metro rail project by 83 km |last=Dass |first=Aastha |date=18 December 2015 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426185950/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/telangana-government-plans-to-expand-metro-rail-by-83-km/1/550599.html |archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> In August 2019, [[K. T. Rama Rao]] said that state cabinet has approved the Hyderabad Metro Airport Express Link from Raidurg to the airport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/metro-link-work-on-it-hub-to-hyderabad-airport-will-begin-soon-says-kt-rama-rao/article29092498.ece|title=Metro link work on IT Hub to Hyderabad airport will begin soon, says KT Rama Rao|first=V. Rishi|last=Kumar|website=@businessline}}</ref>

The closest [[Indian Railways]] station is Umdanagar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/dattatreya-seeks-rail-connectivity-to-hyderabad-airport/article7194162.ece |title=Dattatreya seeks rail connectivity to Hyderabad airport – Business Line |publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com |date=11 May 2015 |access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref>

==Future plans==
In 2009, GHIAL decided to postpone the second phase due to lower growth in passenger traffic than anticipated.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/hyderabad-airport-defers-second-phase-expansion-due-to-poor-traffic-performance-6401 |title=Hyderabad Airport defers second phase expansion due to poor traffic performance |date=2 April 2009 |work=CAPA – Centre for Aviation |access-date=12 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427014802/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/hyderabad-airport-defers-second-phase-expansion-due-to-poor-traffic-performance-6401 |archive-date=27 April 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.constructionweekonline.in/flying-in-formation/ |title=Flying in formation |last=Shah |first=Mitali |date=26 April 2009 |work=ConstructionWeekIndia |access-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422011500/http://www.constructionweekonline.in/flying-in-formation/ |archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> The phase was revived in late 2015, as the airport is expected to reach its capacity in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/gmr-gears-up-to-expand-hyderabad-airport-passenger-capacity/article7949536.ece |title=GMR gears up to expand Hyderabad airport passenger capacity |last=Kumar |first=V. Rishi |date=4 December 2015 |work=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |access-date=12 April 2016}}</ref> The first leg of this phase will bring the capacity to 18 million passengers annually, and the second leg will raise it to 20 million.<ref name="regulatorynod">{{cite news |date=27 April 2016 |title=Hyderabad airport eyes Aera nod for expansion in a few months |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-04-27/news/72644879_1_second-phase-greenfield-airport-passengers |work=[[The Economic Times]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |access-date=26 May 2016}}</ref> The passenger terminal will be enlarged with additional security lanes, check-in counters and other facilities, and solar panels will be built on the roof.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 January 2016 |title=GMR Has Big Plans to Expand Hyd Airport |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/GMR-Has-Big-Plans-to-Expand-Hyd-Airport/2016/01/13/article3225867.ece |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=2 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529073329/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/GMR-Has-Big-Plans-to-Expand-Hyd-Airport/2016/01/13/article3225867.ece |archive-date=29 May 2016 }}</ref> In October 2017, GHIAL CEO SGK Kishore confirmed that the airport expansion would start by January 2018, and it is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. But due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which caused lockdowns, restrictions and curfews, it resulted in lack of labour and delays in work. Construction work has resumed as of mid-2021, and now it is expected to be completed by 2021-end. The airport terminal will be expanded to include 48 [[Jet bridge|aerobridges]], a larger arrival area for faster check out and more check-in desks.

In the midst of the expansion to 25 million, the grant for the 50 million PPA expansion was awarded.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/gmr-plans-to-infuse-8500-cr-to-double-hyderabad-airport-capacity/article28732378.ece|title=GMR plans to infuse ₹ 8,500 cr to double Hyderabad airport capacity}}</ref>

The final phase of expansion will increase the terminal capacity to 80 million passengers annually.<ref name="regulatorynod" />

The [[GMR Group]], on 16 April 2021, announced the launch of GMR AeroCity in Hyderabad, spread over {{convert|1500|acre|order=flip}} in the city's suburbs in [[Shamshabad]].

The AeroCity, with the airport at its core, will include various establishments like Business Park, Retail Park, Aerospace and Industrial Park, Logistics Park, rental accommodations, hospitality, schools, healthcare, leisure and entertainment facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2021/apr/16/gmr-group-launches-aerocity-spread-over-1500-acres-around-hyderabad-airport-2290728.amp|title=GMR Group launches AeroCity spread over 1,500 acres around Hyderabad Airport|access-date=17 April 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Telangana]]
* [[List of busiest airports in India]]
* [[List of airports in Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[List of airports in Karnataka]]
* [[List of airports in Maharashtra]]
* [[List of airports in Kerala]]
* [[List of airports in Gujarat]]
* [[List of airports in Madhya Pradesh]]
* [[List of airports in West Bengal]]
* [[List of airports in Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[List of airports in India]]
* [[List of airports in Tamil Nadu]]

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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://hyderabad.aero}}

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