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Kempegowda International Airport

Terminal 1 and satellite image of the airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorBengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL)
ServesBengaluru
LocationDevanahalli, Bengaluru Rural district, Karnataka, India
Opened24 May 2008; 16 years ago (2008-05-24)
Hub for
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL915 m / 3,002 ft
Coordinates13°11′56″N 077°42′20″E / 13.19889°N 77.70556°E / 13.19889; 77.70556
Websitewww.bengaluruairport.com
Map
Map
Location of airport in Karnataka
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09L/27R 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
09R/27L 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
Statistics (April 2023 – March 2024)
Passengers37,528,533 (Increase 17.6%)
International passengers4,667,631 (Increase 23.3%)
Aircraft movements244,891 (Increase 9.7%)
Cargo tonnage439,495 (Increase 7.1%)
Source: AAI[6][7][8]

Kempegowda International Airport (IATA: BLR, ICAO: VOBL) is an international airport serving Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Spread over 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi), it is located about 35 km (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 the increasingly congested HAL Airport, the original commercial airport serving the city. It is named after Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bengaluru. Kempegowda International Airport became Karnataka's first fully solar powered airport, developed by CleanMax Solar.[9][10]

The airport is the 3rd busiest airport in India,[11] behind the airports in Delhi and Mumbai. It is the 25th busiest airport in Asia and the 56th busiest airport in the world.[12] In FY 2023–24, the airport handled over 37.5 million passengers and 439,495 tonnes (484,460 short tons) of cargo.[6][8] The airport offers connecting flights to all six inhabited continents, and direct flights to five.

The airport has two passenger terminals that handle both domestic and international operations, and two runways, the second of which was commissioned on 6 December 2019.[13][14] The second terminal was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2022 and began domestic operations in January 2023. All international operations were moved to the new terminal in September 2023.[15][16] There is also a cargo village with three cargo terminals. The airport is as a hub for Air India, Alliance Air, DHL Aviation, FedEx Express, and Star Air,[3] as well as an operating base for Air India Express, Akasa Air, and IndiGo.

History

Planning (1991–2004)

The original airport serving Bengaluru was HAL Airport, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city centre. It was the primary airport serving Bengaluru city until 2008. Originally established in 1942 for military and defence purposes, HAL began domestic operations for the first time in the late 1970s. The unexpected popularity of newly offered domestic flights encouraged rapid expansion of the airport. In the late 1990s, the first international services begun with Air India flights to Singapore.[17] In 2000, the first foreign carrier, Royal Nepal Airlines, commenced operations with flights to Kathmandu, followed by Lufthansa's A340 service a year later to Germany. Several other major international carriers such as British Airways and Air France started serving the old airport by 2005.[18]

However, as Bengaluru grew and passenger traffic to the city rose, HAL Airport's single runway setup and limited aircraft parking space was unable to cope. There was no room for expansion and the airport apron could only park six aircraft.[19] In March 1991, former Chairman of the National Airports Authority of India (NAAI) S. Ramanathan convened a panel to select the site for a new airport. The panel decided on Devanahalli, a village about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Bengaluru.[20][21] The State Government made a proposal to build the airport with private assistance, which the Union Government approved in 1994.[22] In 1995, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Government of Karnataka decided to call for international consortia to own, build and operate the new Greenfield airport.[23]

In December 1995, a consortium made up of the Tata Group, Raytheon and Singapore Changi Airport signed a memorandum of understanding with the State Government regarding participation in the project. In June 1998, however, the consortium announced it was pulling out of the project due to delays in government approval. These included disputes over the location of the new airport and the fate of HAL Airport.[20][24]

In May 1999, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIIDC) signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the project. It would be a public–private partnership, with AAI and KSIIDC holding a 26% share and private companies holding the remaining 74%.[22] In January 2001, the State Government created the company Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) as a special purpose entity and began searching for partners.[25] By November, the project had attracted Unique Zürich Airport, Siemens Project Ventures and Larsen & Toubro.[26] Construction was expected to begin in October 2002;[27] however, governmental delays persisted.[28][29] The union cabinet approved the project in February 2000.[30] The concession agreement between the State Government, the Union Government and BIAL was signed in July 2004, and required the closure of HAL Airport.[31][32]

It took nearly a decade from the initial stages of land allocation and acquisition to the signing of shareholder agreements in 2002 and the start of construction.

Designing

When the project was first initiated, BIAL had anticipated traffic of approximately 5 million passengers in the first year of operations in 2008. However, HAL Airport had been handling over 8 million passengers by the time the construction of the new airport began. It took more than nine months to redesign the project and gain the necessary approvals. By the time the approvals for reworked project were sanctioned, construction was half completed. The airport was expected to be operational by the initially proposed date of completion despite the challenges.

The revised increase in capacity was constructed to cater to 11 million passengers per annum, up from the previous estimation of 5 million per annum. BIAL's modified plan was to build a terminal with eight passengers boarding bridges, one double arm aerobridge, nine remote bus gates and a 4,000 metre long runway featuring efficient taxiways. BIAL also planned to build an apron with 42 Code-C aircraft stands (with eight contact stands) as well as an air and land-side road system. The estimated cost for the entire project was ₹1,930 crore (approximately US$430 million).[23]

Construction and opening (2005–2008)

Construction commenced on 2 July, 2005, and was completed in 32 months. BIAL set the launch date for 30 March, 2008.[33][34] However, due to delays in establishing air traffic control services at the airport, the launch date was pushed to 11 May[35] and further to 24 May, 2008.[36]

Public criticism arose with the opening of the new airport, mainly due to the closure of HAL Airport. In March 2008, AAI employees initiated a massive strike against the closure of HAL Airport in Bengaluru and Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad, fearing they would lose their jobs.[37] The Bangalore City Connect Foundation, a group of citizens and businessmen, staged a rally in mid-May, claiming the new airport was too small for the latest demand projections.[38][39] On 23 May, a hearing was held at the Karnataka High Court over poor connectivity between the city and the airport. Ultimately, the State Government decided to go ahead with inaugurating the new airport and closing HAL Airport.[40]

The first commercial flight, Air India Flight 609 (AI609) from Mumbai, was allowed to land at 10:40PM on 23 May,[41] the day before the official inauguration, as it would be continuing to Singapore shortly after midnight. The airport became the third Greenfield airport to open under a public–private partnership (PPP) model in India, after Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad and Cochin International Airport in Kochi.[42]

Renaming and expansion (2009–present)

The original name of the airport was "Bengaluru International Airport".[43] In February 2009, the State Government sent a proposal to the Union Government to rename the airport after the founder of the city, Kempe Gowda I.[44] When no action was taken, the State Government passed a resolution for the name change in December 2011.[45] The Union Government accepted the proposal in 2012[46] and formally approved it in July 2013.[45] The airport was officially renamed "Kempegowda International Airport" on 14 December, 2013 alongside the inauguration of the expanded terminal building.[47]

Kingfisher Airlines used the airport as a hub, and was one of the largest airlines at the airport. Following its collapse in October 2012, other airlines stepped in to fill the gap in domestic connectivity through the addition of flights.[48] Air Pegasus and AirAsia India started using the airport as a hub from 2014.[49][50]

The first phase of expansion was launched in June 2011 and was finished in December 2013.[51][52] The ₹1,500 crore (US$180 million) project doubled the size of the passenger terminal to 150,556 square metres (1,620,570 sq ft). It included the construction of additional check-in, immigration, security and baggage reclaim facilities.[52][53] One domestic gate and three international gates were added to increase capacity. A large, sweeping roof was built to connect the original building with the expansion.[54] The expanded terminal, dubbed "Terminal 1A", raised the capacity of the airport to 25 million passengers per annum.[55]

In October 2019, Ethiopian Airlines began flights to Addis Ababa with Boeing 737 MAXs, marking the first nonstop connection between Bengaluru and Africa.[56] In January 2021, Air India began flights to San Francisco with Boeing 777s.[57] This marked the first nonstop connection between Bengaluru and North America. In September 2022, Qantas began flights to Sydney with Airbus A330s. This marked the first nonstop connection between Bengaluru and Oceania.[58][59] The following month, Emirates began serving the airport with its Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane, with daily flights to Dubai, marking the airport's first A380 service.[60]

The now-completed second phase of expansion encompassed the construction of a second runway and a second passenger terminal in two phases. Since completion, Kempegowda International Airport has been able to handle 55-60 million passengers per year.[61][62] The approximately ₹4,000 crore (US$470 million) project received clearance from India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in September 2014.[63][64]

Ownership

The airport is owned and operated by Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL), a public limited company. The Government of India has granted BIAL the rights to operate the airport for 30 years, with the option to continue for an additional 30 years.[citation needed] The company is a public–private consortium. Indian conglomerate GVK Group initially owned 43% of the shares of Bengaluru Airport. In 2016, GVK decided to divest 33% of its shares in BIAL to Fairfax Financial for ₹2,149 crore (US$250 million), with GVK confirming the same in March 2017.[citation needed]

In January 2018, GVK decided to sell its remaining 10% in shares to Fairfax India Holdings for ₹1,290 crore (US$150 million), and exited BIAL completely.[65]

26% of shares are held by government entities Karnataka State Industrial Investment and Development Corporation (13%) and Airports Authority of India (13%). 74% is held by private companies Fairfax Financial (54%) and Siemens Project Ventures (20%).[66][67][68]

In March 2021, the Airports Authority of India announced their intention to sell their 13% stake in order to raise funds. Between FY22–25, the government aims to raise upto ₹20,782 crore (US$2.4 billion) through aviation. The process will begin with the auction of shares held in Bengaluru Airport, followed by the sales of shares held in the airports of Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi.[69]

Facilities

Duty free at the international arrivals area

Runways

Kempegowda International Airport has two runways in operation.

Active runways at Kempegowda International Airport
Runway designation Length Width Approach lights/ILS
09L/27R 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) 45 metres (148 ft) CAT I / CAT I[70]
09R/27L 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) 45 metres (148 ft)[71] CAT III / CAT III[72]

Four years after it was laid, the first runway (now designated 09L/27R) was entirely resurfaced due to a serious decline in quality.[73] From 11 March to 3 April, 2012, it was closed daily between 10:30AM and 5:30PM.[74] BIAL accused construction company Larsen & Toubro of building the runway poorly.[75] South of runway 09L/27R are a full-length parallel taxiway and the apron, which extends from the Blue Dart/DHL cargo terminal to Terminal 1.

The construction of the second runway (09R/27L) at the airport was completed and the runway inaugurated on 6 December, 2019, with the departure of IndiGo Flight 466 (6E466) to Hyderabad.[76] The runway can cater to Code-F aircraft such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8. It is equipped with CAT IIIB ILS. The runway also features a parallel taxiway and two cross-field taxiways in the east, linking the new runway to the old runway and the aprons at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. The original runway (09L/27R) was also upgraded as part of the expansion work.[77]

The old runway (09L/27R) was closed from 22 June 2020 for nine months for rehabilitation and strengthening.[78] It was opened for operations again on 31 March, 2021, along with the operational south runway. On doing so, KIA became the first airport in South India to facilitate parallel runway operations.[79]

The north runway (09L/27R) is approved for and capable of low-visibility takeoffs, allowing aircraft movement even when the runway visual range (RVR) is as low as 125m. Civil works are underway to also equip this runway with a CAT IIIB ILS system, and are expected to be completed by December 2024.[80]

Terminals

Terminal 1

Erstwhile international departures section at Terminal 1

A single integrated passenger terminal accommodates domestic operations. It covers 150,556 m2 (1,620,570 sq ft) and can handle 35 million passengers per annum.[53] Check-in and baggage reclaim areas are situated on the lower floor, while departure gates are located on the upper floor. Gates 1, 2, 12–18 and 28–30 on the first floor are used for domestic departures, while Gates 31–42 on the first floor were used for international departures. Gates 3–9 and 19–25 form the Western and Eastern bus gates respectively.[81] Gates 41–42 are equipped to serve the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380.[82]

Since 12 September, 2023, Terminal 1 has shifted to a domestic-only operation with flights operated by IndiGo, Akasa Air, Alliance Air and SpiceJet, following the transfer of all international operations to Terminal 2.[83]

In 2019, BIAL retracted the rights of Above Ground Level and Plaza Premium to operate the lounges in Terminal 1, and decided to operate them by themselves. Following this decision, and the transfer of international flights, there are now only two lounges in Terminal 1: the BLR Domestic Lounge and the 080 Domestic Lounge.[84] Named "080" after the trunk dial code of the city, the new lounge aims to pay an ode to the culture of Bengaluru with local artistry, regional culture-inspired interiors and botanical elements. Both lounges are operated by Travel Food Services on behalf of the airport.[85]

Terminal 2

International departures area at Terminal 2

The airport's second terminal was designed as a tribute to the "Garden City" title of Bengaluru by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and was constructed by Larsen & Toubro. It was inaugurated on 11 November, 2022, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and began operations in January 2023. The first phase of Terminal 2, built at a cost of ₹5,000 crore (US$590 million), is 255,000 square metres (2,740,000 sq ft) and will help augment the capacity of the airport by an additional 25 million passengers per annum.[86] The second phase of Terminal 2 is planned to increase capacity by an additional 20 million passengers per annum.[87] Construction of the first phase of Terminal 2 commenced in 2018, but the project faced delays owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[88]

Terminal 2 has 5 lounges: the 080 Domestic Lounge (+ VIP Lounge), the 080 International Lounge (+ VIP Lounge) and the newly-opened Air India Domestic Lounge.

Arrivals are situated on the ground floor, while departures are on the first floor. The first phase of Terminal 2 features 95 check-in counters, 17 security lanes, 9 baggage claim belts, 34 conventional and 6 electronic immigration gates. With provisions for Code-F gates to handle larger aircraft like the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747-8, the first phase of Terminal 2 began domestic operations on 15 January, 2023, with Star Air Flight 117 (S5117) to Kalaburagi being the first scheduled flight to use the new terminal.[89] On 12 September, 2023, Terminal 2 began handling all international operations, with Saudia Flight 867 (SV867) to Jeddah operating the first international arrival and subsequent departure.[90] In additional to handling all international operations, Terminal 2 also handles all domestic flights operated by Air India, Air India Express and Star Air.[91]

Aviation fuel services

The airport has a fuel farm spread over 11 acres (4.5 ha) west of the cargo village and passenger terminal. It was built by Indian Oil Skytanking Ltd (IOSL), but is shared by multiple oil companies.[92] In October 2008, IndianOil commissioned a 36-kilometre (22 mi) fuel pipeline between its storage terminal in Devanagonthi and Kempegowda International Airport. Previously, jet fuel had to be transported to the airport using tank trucks, which created traffic and pollution problems.[93]

Cargo facilities

Kempegowda Airport has three cargo terminals. One is operated by AISATS (Air India Singapore Airport Terminal Services) Ltd. and includes a facility for storing pharmaceuticals.[94] DHL and Blue Dart Aviation jointly operate a 20,500-square-metre (221,000 sq ft) terminal.[95]

The third cargo terminal is operated by Menzies Aviation Bobba (Bangalore) Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture between Menzies Aviation and Bobba Group (a sales agency for Lufthansa Cargo). The 16,000-square-metre (170,000 sq ft) cargo terminal began operations in May 2008. The terminal has the capacity to handle 280,000 tonnes (310,000 short tons) tons of cargo annually.[96]

The airport has capacity for upto 1,000,000 tonnes (1,100,000 short tons) of cargo processed annually and currently sees ~450,000 tonnes (500,000 short tons) handled per year.[97] The airport processed the highest amount of perishable cargo in the country in FY23–24.[98]

BIAL inaugurated a separate cargo village in December 2008. The village is spread over 11 acres (4.5 ha) and includes office space, conference rooms, a cafeteria for staff and parking space for nearly 80 trucks.[99]

Other facilities

IndiGo iFly Training Academy

On 4 September, 2019, India's biggest airline IndiGo announced that it would extend its learning academy, iFly, to Bengaluru, its 2nd such facility in the country. The facility was built within the Airport campus.

Beginning from 6 September, 2019, iFly facilitated training to IndiGo flight crew. With over 27,000 employees, there are over 100 instructors in the academy who conduct workshops and training exercises on a regular basis.

The iFly academy facilitates special training to its employees, including skills required for on-the-job performance, customer services, ramp and marshalling training, safety and emergency procedures, departure control systems, communication and leadership training, e-learning, etc.[100]

Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Facilities

IndiGo's second MRO facility to service their fleet of Airbus jets is located at KIA. The 20,300-square-metre (218,000 sq ft) facility has capacity for narrow-body aircraft and houses a single bay catering for widebody aircraft.[101] The MRO became operational in November 2022.[102]

Aligning with their vision to establish a hub at the airport, Air India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facilities at Kempegowda International Airport, for airframe maintenance of both wide-body and narrow-body jets, including heavy structural checks.[103]The MRO will be built on a 35-acre parcel of land and is expected to be operational in early 2026.[104]

Central Kitchen

Food services provider SATS set up their first central kitchen in India at the airport, a 14,000-square-metre (150,690 sq ft) facility, with an investment of ₹210 crore (US$25 million), to cater to the demand in the region. SATS already has a long-standing partnership with the airport, through its aviation catering associate TajSATS and ground handling associate AISATS. The facility began operations on 16 March, 2024.[105][106]

Future plans

As part of the airport's master plan, Phase 2 of Terminal 2 will be completed to add an additional capacity of 20 million passengers per annum. There are also plans to build an APM (Automated People Mover) system, that will allow passengers to seamlessly connect between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, and eventually to Terminal 3.[107]

The final phase of the master plan involves identifying a location for Terminal 3, though this is expected only in the late 2020s or the early 2030s, depending on passenger traffic. With Terminal 3, the airport is eyeing a capacity of 90-100 million passengers per annum.[108][109]

In the interim, several infrastructure projects such as the construction of the Airport's Metro & Suburban Rail connections and the Airport City are planned.[110][111]

As of October 2024, the design for the airport's new western cross-field taxiway is almost complete, with civil works set to begin in the first quarter of 2025. Approximately 0.87-mile (1.4 km) in length, the two parallel taxiways will link the airport's two runways on the western side of the airfield and will be able to accommodate Code-F aircraft. The taxiway will cross the main access road, the north cargo road and the upcoming Airport Metro line. The taxiway is set to be commissioned 36 months after the start of construction.[80]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Sharjah[112]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle[113]
Air India Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Guwahati (ends 31 December 2024), Hyderabad, Kolkata (ends 31 December 2024),[114] London–Heathrow,[115] Mumbai, Pune (ends 31 December 2024),[116] San Francisco,[117][118] Singapore,[119] Thiruvananthapuram (ends 31 December 2024),[120] Udaipur
Air India Express[121] Abu Dhabi,[122] Amritsar,[123] Ayodhya,[124] Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Dammam (begins 1 January 2025),[125] Delhi, Goa–Dabolim, Guwahati, Gwalior,[126] Hyderabad, Indore,[127] Jaipur, Kannur,[128] Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode,[129][better source needed] Lucknow, Mangalore,[130] Mumbai, Patna (begins 15 January 2025),[131] Port Blair,[132] Pune, Ranchi, Siliguri, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram,[133] Varanasi,[134] Vijayawada,[135] Visakhapatnam[136]
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Akasa Air[137] Abu Dhabi (begins 1 March 2025),[138] Agartala, Ahmedabad, Ayodhya,[139][better source needed] Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Goa–Mopa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur,[140] Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Siliguri, Varanasi
Alliance Air Hyderabad,[141] Kochi, Salem,[142] Vidyanagar[143]
Batik Air Malaysia Kuala Lumpur–International[144]
Bhutan Airlines Seasonal: Paro[145][146]
British Airways London–Heathrow[147]
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong[148]
Emirates Dubai–International[149]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa[150]
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi[151]
Fly91 Goa–Mopa, Sindhudurg[152]
Gulf Air Bahrain[153][better source needed]
IndiGo Abu Dhabi,[154] Agartala, Agatti,[155] Agra,[156] Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Ayodhya (begins 31 December 2024),[157] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[158] Bareilly,[159] Belgaum, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Colombo–Bandaranaike,[160] Dehradun, Delhi, Denpasar,[161] Deoghar,[162] Dibrugarh,[163] Doha,[164] Dubai–International, Durgapur,[165][166][better source needed] Goa–Dabolim, Goa–Mopa,[167] Gorakhpur (resumes 31 December 2024),[157] Guwahati, Hubli, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur,[168] Jaipur, Jammu,[169][better source needed] Jeddah,[170] Jharsuguda,[171] Jodhpur, Kannur, Kanpur,[172] Kochi, Kolhapur,[173] Kolkata, Kozhikode, Kuala Lumpur–International,[174] Kurnool,[175] Langkawi,[176][177] Lucknow, Madurai, Malé,[178] Mangalore, Mauritius,[179] Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik,[168] Patna, Phuket,[180] Pondicherry,[181] Port Blair, Prayagraj, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Rajkot,[182] Ranchi, Salem,[183] Shirdi,[184] Shimoga,[185] Siliguri, Singapore,[186] Srinagar,[187] Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam[188]
Japan Airlines Tokyo–Narita[189]
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City[190]
KLM Amsterdam[191]
Kuwait Airways Kuwait City[192]
Lufthansa Frankfurt,[193] Munich[194]
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International[195]
Nepal Airlines Kathmandu[196][better source needed]
Oman Air Muscat[197]
Qantas Sydney[198]
Qatar Airways Doha[199][better source needed]
SalamAir Muscat[200]
Saudia Jeddah[201]
Singapore Airlines Singapore[202]
SpiceJet[203] Darbhanga, Delhi, Kolkata, Patna, Shirdi, Varanasi[citation needed]
Seasonal: Prayagraj (begins 12 January 2025 and end 28 February 2025)[204]
SriLankan Airlines Colombo–Bandaranaike[205]
Star Air Ghaziabad,[206] Gulbarga, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Nanded [207]
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang[208][better source needed]
Thai Airways International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Thai Lion Air Bangkok–Don Mueang[209]
Virgin Atlantic London–Heathrow[210]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
AeroLogic Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Frankfurt,[211] Hong Kong, Leipzig/Halle
Amazon Air Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai[212]
Blue Dart Aviation Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai[citation needed]
Cathay Cargo Hong Kong[213]
DHL Aviation Bahrain, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Frankfurt,[3][214] Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Leipzig/Halle
Emirates SkyCargo Dubai–Al Maktoum
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Addis Ababa,[215] Hong Kong[216]
Etihad Cargo Abu Dhabi[217]
Express Air Cargo Hong Kong, Sharjah, Tunis[218]
FedEx Express Cologne/Bonn, Dubai–International, Guangzhou, Indianapolis, Liège, Los Angeles, Memphis, Paris–Charles de Gaulle[219][220]
IndiGo CarGo Delhi, Dubai–International,[221] Kolkata,[222]Mumbai
Lufthansa Cargo Dubai–Al Maktoum, Frankfurt, Hong Kong[citation needed]
MASkargo Kuala Lumpur–International[223]
National Airlines Chicago/Rockford, Munich[224]
Oman Air Cargo Muscat[225]
Pradhaan Air Express Mumbai
Qatar Airways Cargo Doha[226]
Quikjet Cargo Delhi, Hyderabad[227]
Sichuan Airlines Cargo Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing[228]
Singapore Airlines Cargo Amsterdam, Sharjah, Singapore[229]
Turkish Airlines Cargo Colombo–Bandaranaike, Dammam, Istanbul[230]
UPS Airlines Cologne/Bonn, Louisville, Shenzhen[231]
YTO Cargo Airlines Kunming[232]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at BLR airport. See Wikidata query.
Busiest domestic routes from BLR (2023–24)[233]
Rank Airport Carriers Departing passengers
1 Delhi Air India, Air India Express, Akasa Air, IndiGo, SpiceJet 2,404,427
2 Mumbai, Maharashtra Air India, Air India Express, Akasa Air, IndiGo 2,207,024
3 Hyderabad, Telangana Air India, Air India Express, Akasa Air, Alliance Air, IndiGo, Star Air 1,128,156
4 Kolkata, West Bengal Air India, Air India Express, Akasa Air, IndiGo, SpiceJet 992,156
5 Pune, Maharashtra Air India, Air India Express, Akasa Air, IndiGo 889,325
6 Kochi, Kerala Air India, Air India Express, Akasa Air, Alliance Air, IndiGo 778,741
7 Chennai, Tamil Nadu Air India, Air India Express, Akasa Air, IndiGo 640,334
8 Goa–Dabolim, Goa Air India, Air India Express, Alliance Air, IndiGo 511,253
9 Ahmedabad, Gujarat Air India, Akasa Air, IndiGo 433,067
10 Bhubaneswar, Odisha Air India Express, Akasa Air, IndiGo 419,016
Busiest international routes from BLR (2023–24)[234]
Rank Airport Carriers Departing passengers
1 United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates Emirates, IndiGo 441,912
2 Singapore Singapore Air India, IndiGo, Singapore Airlines 249,641
3 Qatar Doha, Qatar IndiGo, Qatar Airways 164,464
4 Thailand Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Thailand IndiGo, Thai Airways International 159,497
5 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Air India Express, Etihad Airways, IndiGo 151,173
6 Germany Frankfurt, Germany Lufthansa 124,918
7 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, IndiGo 107,407
8 United Kingdom London–Heathrow, United Kingdom Air India, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic 97,890
9 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands KLM 83,492
10 France Paris–Charles de Gaulle, France Air France 80,930

Transport

The trumpet interchange between NH44 and the road leading to the airport.
BMTC Volvo buses connect the airport to the city.

Road

Kempegowda International Airport is connected to the city of Bengaluru by National Highway 44 (NH44). In January 2014, a six-lane flyover was completed over NH44 between Hebbal and the airport, helping to reduce travel time to and from the city.[235][236] Two alternative routes run through Thanisandra and through Budigere.[237] The airport has multiple car parks located at ground level.[238] Alongside BIAL operating its own taxi service, ride-sharing companies Ola, Uber and BluSmart have dedicated "taxi zones" outside Terminal 1.[239][240]

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has a dedicated "pickup zone" outside Terminal 1 and provides bus transportation to all parts of the city through the Vayu Vajra (Kannada for "Diamond in the Air") service.[241] It is operated using a fleet of Volvo B7RLE buses. Additionally, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) operates a nonstop bus service called "Flybus" between Kempegowda International Airport and Mysore, as well as a route to Manipal via Mangalore.[242]

Upcoming future projects include the construction of a Eastern Tunnel Access Road which will decongest the route taken by passengers travelling from Whitefield, by reducing travel times by 30%. It is expected to cost ₹200 crore (US$23 million) and finish construction in 3 years.[243] BIAL is also considering the construction of new access roads that link the airport to the new Satellite Town Ring Road.

Rail

A halt at the KIA boundary commenced operations in January 2021.[244] The train halt is connected to the airport terminal via short five-minute shuttle buses. Five trains from the city operate daily to Devanahalli station at the KIA halt.[245] Future plans include turning Devanahalli station into a mega rail terminal to decongest the city's railway station and serve as the hub of the planned 178-mile (287 km) circular rail network and planned high-speed rail (HSR) lines.[246][247]

The Airport and Airport City will also be connected to the city by the Sampige line of the under-construction Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP). It is expected to be operational by December 2027.[248]

The plan to build a metro link between Bengaluru and its airport was revived in 2020, and is now under construction as part of the Blue Line.[249] The project plans to link Bengaluru with the airport under Phase 2 of the Namma Metro project, and is 36-mile (58 km) long. The line connects with the Red & Orange Lines at Hebbal, Pink Line at Nagawara, Purple Line at K.R. Puram and Yellow Line at Central Silk Board, thus serving the entire city. The project is expected to be completed between June and September 2026.[250]

There are two metro stations being built in the airport campus; one to serve the upcoming Airport City and the other one in the Multi Modal Transport Hub opposite Terminal 2. The cost of building these two stations is estimated to be ₹800 crore (US$94 million).[251]

Air

Bengaluru-based startup Sarla Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BIAL to establish "air taxi" operations between Electronic City in Bengaluru South and the airport using eVTOL aircraft. Tickets are expected to cost ₹1,700 (US$20) and the service is expected to cover the 32-mile (52 km) stretch in just 19 minutes.[252]

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