Delhi Indra Gandhi International Airport Development Overview [ Terminal 3 ] - 2010

इन्दिरा गाँधी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा -Indira Gandhi International Airport is an airport located in West Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, it is the busiest airport in South Asia by traffic movements and passenger volume. The airport serves as the primary civilian aviation hub for the National Capital Region of India. The airport was previously operated by the Indian Air Force until its management was transferred to the Airport Authority of India. In May 2006, the management of the airport was passed over to Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a joint venture led by the GMR Group, which also has the responsibility for the airport's ongoing expansion and modernisation.

In 2007, the airport handled 23 million passengers annually and the planned expansion program will increase its capacity to handle 100 million passengers by 2030. The new Terminal 3 building, currently under construction and expected to cost US$2.6 billion, will have capacity to handle an additional 33 million passengers annually by the start of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. And on completion will become the third largest terminal in the world, after Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 and Beijing International Airport's Terminal 3. In September 2008, the airport inaugurated a 4.43 kilometre-long runway.

The state-of-the-art integrated terminal, called T3, of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi is poised to be the worlds third-largest, after Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Beijing in China, in terms of size. Once T3 starts operations before the 2010 Commonwealth Games in October, IGIA will become the worlds sixth-largest in terms of capacity. T3 would increase the capacity of IGIA to 60 million passengers annually, from 23 million after it starts commercial operation in July 2010.

Designed by HOK working in consultation with Mott MacDonald, the new Terminal 3 will be a two-tier building, with the bottom floor being the arrivals area, and the top being a departures area. This terminal will have 168 check-in counters, 74 aerobridges, 30 parking bays, 72 immigration counters, 15 X-ray screening areas, for less waiting times, duty-free shops, and other
features.

Over 90% of passengers will use this terminal when completed. This new terminal is planned to be completed in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which are to be held in Delhi, and will be connected to Delhi by an eight-lane motorway (National Highway 8), and the Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System. Terminal 3 will cater to more than 35 million passengers a year.

Terminal 3 will form the first phase of the airport expansion in which a 'U' shaped building will be developed in a modular manner. In 2010, all international and full service domestic carriers will operate from Terminal 3, while Terminal 1 will be dedicated to low cost operations. In subsequent stages, the low cost carriers will also move to the new terminal complex.

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[shudra14]

i want to know about metro service from IGI airport to city centre

where is city centre in delhi?

[apnaharminder]

and what about corapation(RISHWAT) in new terminal ..like terminal 1 & 2.............

[fernandesfran]

@etminanhashemi And when I was leaving Delhi, to catch a flight to Dubai, this idiotic guy at the passport control was questioning me as if I was a terrorist! I am a Indian citizen, bringing money to India! In China, at the Beijing airport, you are allowed to rate your Immigration control experience. If you are not satisfied, you can press a particular button, and then the supervisor will question that idiot. It is all about the whole travel experience, which we Indians don't seem to realize.

[fernandesfran]

@etminanhashemi you should visit China to know what you are talking about. I have been to many of their small cities. Even their domestic airports of small cities have free wifi and clean conditions. Their train cabins are like first class plane cabins. I travelled to Sikkim last time via an airport near Calcutta and that didn't even have a place to wash hands. Good to be patriotic, but best to be objective!

[Makaveli175]

Nice Place For Mumbai Style Attack !!!

[singhanianilesh]

good work but way to go..heathrow has half million flights every year and we are happy with just 13 mil passengers per year.. i am not sure how many passengers london handles per year but clearly way more than 13 mil..

Happy but unsatisfied INDIA!!

[etminanhashemi]

This is what bothers China....and definitely Pakistan....when they see this, their asshole gets kilos and kilos of red-mirchi sprinkled into them...and their heart-burn comes from bottom up.....way to go Bharat-mata..Inteltavangar from Secundarabad.

[rodtorre7]

INDRA GANDHI forever..