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Hyderabad Airport | HYD

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About Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, commonly referred to as Hyderabad Airport, is an international airport that serves Hyderabad in India. The airport is named after Rajiv Gandhi, who was a former Prime Minister of India.

The airport was originally built in March 2008, to replace the former commercial airport, Begumpet Airport, who was unable to handle the increasing passenger traffic.

Currently, the airport is a hub for Alliance Air, IndiGo, Blue Dart Aviation, SpiceJet and TruJet. Similarly, the airport is a focus city for Air India, Air Asia India, Go Air and Vistara.

Hyderabad Airport Location

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is located in Shamshabad, which is 24km south of Hyderabad. The airport's location is displayed on the interactive map below:

Facilities

The terminal at this airport is small yet modern, containing enough things to do whilst you wait for your flight.

Facilities Include:

Free 2 hours WiFi

Business Center including internet, computers, printing, photocopiers, fax machine.

Baby changing facilities

Airport Village for food and drink (entry for a small fee)

Other food and drinks options

Information Desk

Luggage storage/wrapping

Medical Services

Pharmacy

Mobile Charging

Prayer Rooms

Showers and Spas

Nearby Go-Karting course

Free golf cart service

Contemporary art collection

Lounges Include:

Plaza Premium Lounge: There are three lounges with this company; domestic departures, international departures and arrivals. There is pay-at-the-door access, and also lounge membership programs. Between the loungers, there are food and drinks along with food and snacks. In addition there are showers and nap rooms, work and business areas, TVs and newspapers and magazines, all to help your stay and wait at the airport more comfortable.

Book Lounge Passes for Hyderabad Airport

Did you know that you can buy lounge passes for Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport with Alternative Airlines? You can purchase them for the Plaza Premium Lounge.

Runways

Direction Length (m) Length (ft) Surface
09L/27R 3,800 12,162 Asphalt
09R/27L 4,260 13,976 Asphalt

Terminals

There is currently only one single passenger terminal, covering a total space of 105,300 m2. It has the capacity for 12 million passengers a year.

The terminal is split into two sections, with the western side being for international flights and the eastern side for domestic operations.

Airlines that fly to Hyderabad Airport

Air Arabia Air India AirAsia AirAsia India
Alliance Air British Airways Cathay Pacific Emirates
Etihad Airways flydubai flynas GoAir
Gulf Air IndiGo Jazeera Airways Malaysia Airlines
Oman Air Qatar Airways Saudia Scoot
SilkAir SpiceJet SriLankan Airlines Thai Airways
TruJet Vistara

Top Destinations

The following table summarises the most common and therefore most popular destinations that fly from Hyderabad Airport:

Vijayawada Surat Dubai
Delhi Bangalore Visakhapatnam
Chennai Goa Kolkata

How to get to Hyderabad Airport

By Road

You can access the airport from the NH 44, the NH 765 and the Outer Ring Road.

By Public Transport

There is a luxury bus service run by the TSRTC, which operates bus services from the airport to selected destinations within the city of Hyderabad.

By Rental Car

You can rent cars from the airport with companies such as Carzonrent and One Car Rental.