Bengaluru (previously known as Bangalore) is known as the Silicon Valley of India. The city is home base to a large number of I T companies. The developed infrastructure and good facilities have made Bengaluru a top favorite. Bengaluru International Airport serves the city of Bengaluru. The Airport started handling passengers on 23 May 2008, and replaced the old HAL Bangalore International Airport. Expected to be handling upto 17 million passengers by 2015, Bengaluru International Airport is the fourth busiest airport in India. In the year 2009, the airport handled about 9.3 million passengers. 10 domestic airlines and 19 international airlines ply in the Bengaluru International Airport. In 2007, a World Airport Traffic report placed Bengaluru Airport in the fourth position in a list of fastest  [...] 

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Kochi is a city located in the south western coast line of India in the state of Kerala. The colonial name of Kochi was Cochin, and this name is still in use by a majority of the people. The city has a significant place in terms of strategic importance and is referred to as ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’ Cochin International Airport Also known as Nedumbassery Airport, Cochin International Airport is located at Nedumbassery, near Kochi. It is the fourth busiest airport in India in number of international passengers and the busiest airport in Kerala for both domestic and international flights. The Airport is the first international Airport in India which is incorporated as a public limited company. It has been a joint venture and people from various walks of life have helped in the establishment.  [...] 

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Airports have been in the recent news for the wrong reasons. Many runway accidents have occurred, the Mangalore airport one most recent. How safe are our runways? What makes airports potentially unsafe? The Main issue connected with airport safety is the runway length. Many airports in India and other parts of Asia do not meet the required runway length of 9000 feet, which is the safety norm. Infrastructure has not developed in comparison to air traffic in most airports. In addition to this, experienced pilots are considerably less in number, considering the number of “tricky” airports. There are many airports that are in the special criteria as many difficulties are encountered in landing and taking off from these airports due to geographical situations. Let us have a look at five Asian  [...] 

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The busiest international airport all across Sri Lanka, Colombo Bandaranaike Airport is situated in the region of Katunayake, which is sited approximately 35 km away in the northern region of Colombo, it is managed by Airport as well as Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited. The airdrome was started as a Royal Air Force foot at some point in the II World War, RAF Negombo. As soon as SWRD Bandaranaike detached the entire bases of British Military from Sri Lanka in the year 1957, the base was given to the Royal Ceylon Air Force and was changed to Katunayake. Fraction of the airdrome even today continues as an Air Force base. In the year 1964, Anil Moonesinghe, who was the Minister of Communications, initiated the construction of a new-fangled international airfield with Canadian support to substitute  [...] 

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Goa is one of the leading visitor enticements across India. Goa Airport serves to the entire the global as well as national visitors who enter to have a quick look this attractive land. Goa International Airport is located at Dabolim, almost 30km away from the capital city of Panjim. A variety of international as a well as domestic airline operates from Goa Airport few of them are as follows: Indian Airlines Air India Jet Airways Air Sahara Air Deccan The Dabolim airport at Goa was started during the rule of Portuguese in the lands of Goa during 1950s. It is regarded as one the few most excellent airports across, also it handles a huge passenger traffic. The Dabolim airport covers a total land area of 668 hectares; moreover the main terminal building has an area of 12,000 sq meters. The runway  [...] 

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Positioned at Tirisulam, Chennai International Airport, is around 7 Km away in the southern perimeter of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu State in India. The airdrome holds the peculiarity of being one of the leading international entryways to Indian and also being the busiest airport in India, only after Mumbai which is followed Delhi. Additionally to this, the airdrome functions as the major air heart for the state of Tamil Nadu. The airdrome handles approximately around 25 singular airlines. Chennai airdrome is the biggest cargo center inside the country, only behind Mumbai. Chennai International Airport includes 3 terminals, including the antique terminal, which is located at Meenambakkam, similarly the new traveler terminal complex is positioned close to Pallavaram, which includes both  [...] 

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Trivandrum International Airport (ICAO: VOTV, IATA: TRV) is the foremost airport that serves the city of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram in India. It is located at an approximate distance of 3.7 km owing to the western edge from the centre of city and 16 km as of Kovalam beach. Trivandrum International Airport serves numerous direct flights to various international cities like Dubai, Kuwait, Kuala Lumpur, Malé, Singapore, Colombo, Muscat, Sharjah, Bahrain, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi and Doha. It is well-connected with Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore and Hyderabad by numerous domestic flights. The airport is a suitable position for reaching the various bordering SAARC countries like Maldives and Sri Lanka and also a number of various South East Asian and Middle East countries. The airport was set  [...] 

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Bengaluru International Airport is the most important international airport which serves the city of Bengaluru (also known as Bangalore), Karnataka State of India. The airport is situated at a distance of 4 km in the southern area of Devanahalli also is placed at  a location which is 40 km away from Bengaluru’s central business district, moreover 30 km from Bangalore City Railway Station. The total land area covered by the airport is 4,000 acres. The airport has replaced the earlier HAL Bangalore International Airport. The construction of the new airport has started in July 2005, subsequent to postponement of almost 10 years. It was anticipated that the airport would be inaugurated on 30 March 2008 even though owing to several delays within the air traffic control services, the airport started  [...] 

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Malé International Airport (MLE) (formerly acknowledged as Hulhule Airport) is the major international airport that serves Maldives. It is situated at a distance of 2.5 km from the north-eastern region of Malé, at the Hulhule Island. The airport started functioning on 12 April in the year 1966; the name of the airport was changed on 11 November 1981. The Maldives Airport Company Limited (MACL) operates as well as manages the airport, which has handled around 300,734 passengers, as well as 6,447,692 kg of cargo and functioned approximately 4,942 flights in the initial quarter of the year 2009. Car Parking At the airport you will find no parking space. Car Hire Car rental facility is not accessible at the airport, even though taxis functions on Malé. Public Transport Water A ferryboat service  [...] 

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Ahmedabad Airport which is popularly acknowledged as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is known as the busiest airport all across Gujarat; moreover it ranks on 8 positions amongst the busiest airports all across India. It observes the progress of approximately 150 aircrafts, on a daily basis. Situated at a distance of 8 km from Ahmedabad Railway Station, the airport provides the urban areas of 2 cities in Gujarat namely Ahmedabad as well as Gandhinagar. The total land area covered by the airport is approximately around 1,124 acres. Airport Structure Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, aka Ahmedabad airport, offers two different terminals for international as well as domestic flights and also cargo services. Even though each of the 3 terminals makes perfect usage of  [...] 

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