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Revision as of 05:39, 15 June 2008

For other uses, see Hyderabad Airport (disambiguation).
Hyderabad International Airport

హైదరాబాదు అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయము

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
File:Ghial logo.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.
OperatorGMR, MAHB, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Airports Authority of India
ServesHyderabad
LocationShamshabad
Elevation AMSL2,024 ft / 617 m
Coordinates17°14′24″N 078°25′41″E / 17.24000°N 78.42806°E / 17.24000; 78.42806
Websitehttp://www.hyderabad.aero/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 13,976 4,260 Asphalt

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, IndiGo Airlines and Air Dravida. It also acts as a focus city for Indian Airlines, Jet Airways and Deccan.

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.

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 12 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 will be built on an area of 5,400 acres (22 km2).

Initial phase

A 105,300 m2 (1,133,000 sq ft) terminal, having the capacity to handle 12 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 3,000 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.

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.

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.

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

  • Aircraft bays: 40
  • Aerobridges: 12
  • Air traffic control (height): 75 m (246 ft)
  • Terminal area: 117,000 m2 (1,260,000 sq ft) (including undercroft)
  • Peak hour passenger capacity: 2700
  • Baggage Handling System: In-line X-ray
  • Check-in CUTE counters: 130
  • Immigration Counters: 46
  • Levels (floors): 7 (departures and arrivals)
  • Runways: 1, taxiway (additional taxiway)
  • Runway elevation: 2,024 ft (617 m)[2]
  • Runway length: 4,260 m (13,980 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

Connectivity to airport

The airport is 25 km (16 mi) from Begumpet

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

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.

Car rental services

Car rental services are provided by Avis, Hertz and Budget.

Radio taxi

Radio Taxi line
  • Easy Cabs
  • Meru Cabs
  • Dot Cabs






Lufthansa Technik MRO facility

Lufthansa Technik, the world’s leading provider for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of airplanes, components and engines, has decided to set up a new facility to support the growing aviation sector and will be located at the airport. As the first international MRO provider to set up an Indian base, Lufthansa Technik has chosen to team up with the GMR Group. Lufthansa Technik will be the majority stakeholder in the company, holding more than 75% of its equity share capital.

The facility will provide base maintenance services (including C- and D-checks) for Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 aircraft - including 737 Classic and 737 NG (next generation). The facility is expected to commence operations at the end of 2008 with two parallel lines to serve the maintenance requirements of the rapidly growing narrowbody fleet of Indian carriers. Investment in the two-bay hangar and its state-of-the-art workshops will exceed Rs 100 crore (20 million USD) in the initial phase.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sabena Flight Academy (SFA) is one of Europe’s oldest Pilot Training Academies. After providing Sabena with pilots for more than 60 years, SFA has become an independent training centre operating in 4 continents and training more than 300 cadre pilots every year.

Duty free and retail

The Nuance-Shoppers' Stop consortium provide tax & duty free services at the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Domestic

  • Air India (Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai)
  • Deccan (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Mumbai, Kolkata, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Goa)
  • GoAir (Mumbai, Delhi, Goa)
  • IndiGo Airlines (Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Cochin, Jaipur, Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata, Mumbai)
  • Jet Airways (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bhopal, Indore, Raipur, Rajahmundry [begins 15 June], Tirupati [begins 15 June])
  • Jet Lite (Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Nagpur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Pune, Cochin, Visakhapatnam)
  • Kingfisher Airlines (Guwahati, Kolkata, Indore, Pune, Delhi, Nagpur, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Mumbai, Chennai, Raipur, Puttaparthi)
  • Paramount Airways (Chennai, Bengaluru, Madurai, Coimbatore, Trivandrum, Cochin, Visakhapatnam)
  • SpiceJet (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam)

International

Cargo airlines


Chartered airlines

Incidents and accidents

  • On the airport's opening morning, KLM Flight 873 inbound from Amsterdam was supposed to land at HIA, but 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.
  • 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.

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 solution)
  • Sky Gourmet (one of the leading airline catering companies in the country)

Ground handlers

Menzies Aviation Plc & Bobba Group - Singapore Airport Terminal Services

Fuelers

The open access model would allow any ATF supplier to supply fuel to airlines according to their own agreements.

References

  1. ^ a b Airport capacity
  2. ^ As per Jeppesen charts
  3. ^ BJETS news release

External links


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