1. Indira Gandhi International Airport (New Delhi)
This airport is the primary civilian aviation hub that connects Delhi’s National Capital Region with the rest of the world. In terms of traffic handling, the international Delhi airport is the 12th busiest in the world and 6th busiest in Asia.
– Indira Gandhi International Airport (named after the former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi) currently handles nearly 70 million passengers, which is expected to reach 100 million passengers by 2030.
– There were 460,429 aircraft movements in IGIA Delhi in 2018-19.
– Cargo tonnage moved through this airport last year was more than 10 lakh tonnes.
At Airport Service Quality Awards 2017, Indira Gandhi International Airport was adjudged the “World’s Best Airport”, the highest airport category that handles over 40 million passengers on an yearly basis.
