Shamshabad Hyderabad Airport
The Shamshabad Hyderabad Airport is called the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. It bears the name of the former Prime Minister and is at Shamshabad, 24 kilometres to the south of the city. Its opening date was March 23, 2008. The contact number of the airport is 040 6654 6370.
The airport’s address is:
Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Telangana–500409.
The neighbourhood is growing fast because the airport is in the area. There is a rising need for homes here. Elite projects of homes like Godrej Regal Pavilion by Godrej Properties are being built in the area. The homes here are very popular with people who travel a lot.
The airport is known for its high-tech facilities and for its many green features. Here is an overview of the airport:
- At 5,500 acres, it is the biggest airport and the first greenfield airport in the country.
- It is run and owned by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited.
- The airport started the first e-boarding in the country for domestic passengers in December 2015. The service was started for international flights in October 2020.
- It is the fourth busiest airport in the country for passenger travel. About 29 million people used it from April 2024 to March 2025. Over 167,660 tonnes of cargo was moved through it during the same period.
The Shamshabad Hyderabad Airport is a modern, well-designed space that has:
- Integrated Terminal: There is one large terminal that is used for both international and domestic flights. It has added about 379,370 square metres of space to it.
- Runways: There are two runways in the airport: 3,707 by 45 metres and 4,260 by 60 metres.
- Information Online: The flight schedules and departures of aircraft from the Shamshabad Hyderabad Airport can be found on the website.
- Amenities: The airport has many services, some of which are:
- Elite lounges that offer food, drink, WiFi, and comfortable places to sit. The lounge list of the airport includes the Encalm and the Air India Maharajah lounges.
- A large number of food outlets and cafes.
- Duty-free shops and other shops that have all that people travelling through might need.
- There is free WiFi in the airport and charging stations in the whole terminal.
- Wheelchairs are given to passengers who need them.
- The Apollo Hospital clinic and pharmacy are open all day and night.
- There are facilities to change money and rent cars.
The terminal at Shamshabad Hyderabad Airport has been given an LEED Platinum rating. It has 84 points from USGBC. The airport makes smart use of resources. It also saves water and uses less energy. The quality of the space in the interiors is high.
- Roads – It can be reached by wide roads like NH44, Nehru Outer Ring Road, and PV Narasimha Rao Expressway. Pusphak buses run from all areas to the airport. There are also authorized cabs and app-based cabs.
- Metro – Work on the Hyderabad Airport Express Metro is ongoing, and it will make it much easier to travel to the terminus.
The airport at Shamshabad Hyderabad is one of the best in the country. It has added value to living in the grand Godrej Regal Pavilion project. The project is 10.3 kilometres away, and it is easy to reach the airport from here.
