Kempegowda International Airport
Kempegowda International Airport (IATA: BLR, ICAO: VOBL) is an international airport serving Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, India. Spread over 4,000 acres (1,600 ha), it is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the city near the suburb of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL), a public–private consortium. The airport opened in May 2008 as an alternative to increased congestion at HAL Airport, the original primary commercial airport serving the city. It is named after Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bangalore. Kempegowda International Airport became Karnataka's first fully solar powered airport, developed by CleanMax Solar.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL)
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| Serves | Bangalore | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Devanahalli, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 24 May 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 915 m / 3,002 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°12′25″N 077°42′15″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Bengaluru Airport | ||||||||||||||
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The airport is the third-busiest airport by passenger traffic, air traffic movements and domestic and total cargo handled in India, behind the airports in Delhi and Mumbai, and is the 26th busiest airport in Asia. In FY 2023–24, the airport handled over 37.5 million passengers and 439,495 tonnes (484,460 short tons) of cargo. The airport offers connecting flights to all six inhabited continents, and direct flights to five of them.
The airport has two passenger terminals that handles both domestic and international operations, and two runways, the second of which was commissioned on 6 December 2019. The second terminal was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2022 and began domestic operations in January 2023, with all international operations being moved to the new terminal in September 2023. There is also a cargo village and three cargo terminals. The airport serves as a hub for AIX Connect, Alliance Air, Go First, IndiGo, Star Air and DHL Aviation and is a focus city for Air India and SpiceJet.