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Located at a distance of 40 kilometers from the city of Bengaluru, the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) popularly called the Bangalore International Airport is spread over 4000 acres of land. Opened in 2008 this airport is named after the founder of Bangalore, Kempe Gowda. The Bangalore International Airport recently became a fully solar-powered airport and the first of its kind in Karnataka. This airport also boasts of becoming the first airport in India that's totally Aadhaar enabled which has a biometric boarding system.

Fight plane in airport at Aero India Show

With a growth rate of 22.5% per annum, the KIA is in the process of upgrading its runway to increase air traffic movements. The work of the second runway which is in progress is expected to be completed by 2019 September. No matter what the weather condition is this new runway would deal with all kinds of aircrafts including A380. KIA is the third busiest airport in the country and ranks 35th in Asia. This airport is expected to handle more than a 1000 aircrafts each day and around 40 million passengers every year by 2020. Know more about Bangalore Airport.

Commute to Kempegowda International Airport – Trains that Take You to the Airport

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Do you want to beat the traffic while commuting to Kempegowda International Airport? Catching a flight from Bangalore can be a nightmare especially if you’re coming from the other end of the city but it doesn’t necessarily have to be so. By road, the distance between Yeshwantpur and the Kempegowda Airport can be covered in no less […]

Ways to Commute to Bangalore International Airport

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There are various ways you could commute to Bangalore Airport. Special Volvo Bus for the airport is very convenient to commute to and from Bangalore Airport. Meru, Easycabs and KSTDC (govt) cabs are the popular taxi services to commute to and from Bangalore Airport. A detailed list can be seen here. Commuters must note that a […]

Shareholding of Bangalore International Airport

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Promoters: Siemens-Zurich Airport-L&T consortium, Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Karnataka State Investment and Industrial Development Corporation [KSIIDC]. The cost of the project will be $230 million [it was lowered by $20 million]. The state will be pitching in $80 million [instead of $95 million] The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will contribute 13% equity […]

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