RGIA to have 4 new rapid exit runways, tunnel

Expansion project to ensure augmentation of both terminal and airside areas

Hyderabad International Airport, which has been undergoing a massive infrastructure revamp in the last couple of years to enhance the passenger handling capacity from the current 21 million per annum to 37 million, is building four new rapid exit taxiways and a tunnel for improving overall efficiency.

This is apart from the expansion of the existing domestic and international terminals. Initially designed to cater to 12 million passengers per annum, the GMR Hyderabad International Airport or the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport’s (RGIA) major expansion programme was taken up considering the rising demand in traffic, development of new routes and growth in air traffic.

An official spokesperson informed on Thursday that the airport has been recording a 20% growth from 2015-2019 and the expansion project will ensure the augmentation of both terminal and airside areas. Airside infrastructure is being improved to accommodate 93 aircraft stands, including 44 connecting the aircraft to the terminal, also known as ‘contact’ stands, and 49 ‘remote’ stands where the aircraft parking stand is connected to the passenger terminal.