Is it time to reopen Bengaluru’s HAL Airport or build a third aerodrome?
1 year, 2 months ago

Is it time to reopen Bengaluru’s HAL Airport or build a third aerodrome?

The Hindu  

In an explosive multi-pronged growth mode, Bengaluru’s massive population and industry had always mandated at least two fully functional commercial airports. With the Bangalore International Airport Limited Managing Director Hari Marar articulating that need recently, the spotlight has shifted back to an old proposal to build a “third airport” after reopening the old HAL Airport. The contract bars commercial flights from operating at the HAL airport — located within a 150 km radius of KIA — for 25 years after the new aerodrome opened in May 2008. Build along Mysuru Road corridor This is why a 2020 proposal by the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce to build an airport between Bengaluru and Mysuru becomes critical. A new airport, the report said, would ensure rapid growth and development in the southern catchment, including Ramanagara, Bidadi, and Channapatna along the Mysuru Road corridor, besides Electronics City and Whitefield.

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Bengaluru Airport is developing a massive business park near the airport
1 week, 1 day ago

Bengaluru Airport is developing a massive business park near the airport

India Today  

Bengaluru Airport City Limited, a subsidiary of Bangalore International Airport Limited, has started building a large 2 million square foot Business Park. Bengaluru Airport City is being designed as a mixed-use area, with business parks, educational and healthcare districts, research and development hubs, as well as various entertainment and hospitality facilities. The development will also benefit from enhanced connectivity with …

Bengaluru's HAL airport to be revamped for civilian operations, AAI approves masterplan: Report
4 weeks ago

Bengaluru's HAL airport to be revamped for civilian operations, AAI approves masterplan: Report

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru’s HAL airport, which served as the city's primary air traffic hub until 2008, is gearing up for a significant upgrade, reported The Indian Express. Under the concession agreement signed in 2004, Bengaluru's HAL Airport is slated to reopen for civilian operations According to the report, the HAL airport handles about 12 small aircraft daily, including those used by defence …

Airports authority of India nod for master plan to revamp HAL airport in Bengaluru
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Airports authority of India nod for master plan to revamp HAL airport in Bengaluru

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: City’s HAL airport is all set for a major revamp. A master plan is ready and has been approved by the chairman of the Airports Authority of India, according to sources. Now, an average of 12 small aircraft, including those used by defence forces, VIPs and VVIPs and private firms, use the HAL airport daily. A source told TNIE, …

Bengaluru needs a second airport, but with good planning
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru needs a second airport, but with good planning

The Hindu  

The years-long demand for a second international airport for Bengaluru has now reached a decisive stage. Just days after the Tamil Nadu government declared its intent to build a 2,000-acre airport in Hosur, Karnataka has unveiled plans to build a much bigger aerodrome and identified six locations for the mega project. Despite a two-year pandemic-induced slump in air traffic growth, …

‘Kanakapura Road, Mysuru Road…’: Karnataka minister unveils potential areas for Bengaluru's 2nd airport; Check details
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Kanakapura Road, Mysuru Road…’: Karnataka minister unveils potential areas for Bengaluru's 2nd airport; Check details

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Minister for Infrastructure MB Patil on Wednesday announced that Bengaluru is poised to receive a second international airport to accommodate its burgeoning growth as a global city. Speaking at a press conference at Vidhana Soudha, Patil said the new airport will have the capacity to handle up to 100 million passengers annually, news agency ANI reported. READ | Bengaluru …

Meeting to decide on location for Bengaluru's second airport soon: Minister
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Meeting to decide on location for Bengaluru's second airport soon: Minister

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, A meeting will be convened soon to decide the location for the proposed second airport for the city, Karnataka Minister for Infrastructure M B Patil said on Sunday. HT Image Before making a final decision, the government would consider two main aspects: passenger load and connectivity to the existing Kempegowda International Airport, he said. The exclusivity clause with the …

Hosur airport: Many obstacles before take off
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hosur airport: Many obstacles before take off

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. However, some people have raised doubts about the proposal as a concession agreement signed between the Centre and the Bangalore International Airport Ltd, the operator of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, contains a clause against setting up a new airport within a 150-kilometre radius of the greenfield airport till 2033. In the recently concluded Legislative …

Bengaluru to get second international airport, officials to work on feasibility
6 months ago

Bengaluru to get second international airport, officials to work on feasibility

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka minister for large and medium industries MB Patil said that the government is in plans to construct second international airport in Bengaluru. Bengaluru to get second airport, govt directs officials to work on it In an X post, MB Patil said, "New Airport plans on the horizon. The minister further said that the new airport will serve the needs …

KIA becomes the busiest airport in Karnataka; Bidar handles the least number of passengers during FY 2022-23
1 year ago

KIA becomes the busiest airport in Karnataka; Bidar handles the least number of passengers during FY 2022-23

The Hindu  

While Kempegowda International Airport was the busiest airport in Karnataka handling 31.91 million passengers during the financial year 2022-23, Bidar airport handled the least number of passengers during the period. In top spots The top spot was occupied by Delhi and Mumbai airports followed by KIA which handled 28.12 million domestic passengers and 3.78 million international passengers. Among the State …

BIAL to prepare new master plan for Kempegowda International Airport
1 year ago

BIAL to prepare new master plan for Kempegowda International Airport

The Hindu  

Bangalore International Airport Ltd., the operator of the Kempegowda International Airport, is drawing up a new master plan to prepare for the airport’s next phase of development. Satyaki Raghunath, chief operating officer of the BIAL, told reporters on Thursday that the work on the master plan was about to start and that it would be ready in 12 to 14 …

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