Full Airport Name : Hyderabad Airport
Country Code : 91
Telephone Number : 91-40-27903785
Aiport Location : 5 KM from Hyderabad Railway Station
Begum pet Airport at Hyderabad, also known as Hyderabad Airport, used to be the only international airport in Andhra Pradesh, however, it is now defunct with the opening of the Hyderabad International Airport on the 23rd of March 2008. It is a civil enclave located in Begum pet. The airport is host to the Andhra Pradesh Aviation Academy, Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy (RGAA). Begum pet airport used to provide two check-in terminals; Rajiv Gandhi International and NTR National with a common arrival module. The airport handled both international and domestic traffic for Hyderabad and was the 6th busiest airport in India.
Begum pet airport had 13 parking bays in operation around the new terminal block and five more are used as "night parking bays" on the Northern side, next to the old block. This is sufficient to handle the A 320 and Boeing 737. These parking bays could comfortably handle flights considering the growth rate over the next three years, with the replacement by Hyderabad International Airport in March, 2008, Begum Pet, which is located in the heart of the Hyderabad metropolitan area, is now used for military aviation training and for flights carrying VIPs. The Leftist political parties have made strong representations to the civil aviation ministry to allow Begum pet airport to continue to be used for low cost civil aviation purposes for which it seems ideally suited.
The airport used to have limited night landing facilities and only 40% of Andhra Pradesh international traffic flows through the airport, due to lack of direct flights. President George W. Bush's Air Force One landed and took off from Begum pet during his visit to Hyderabad in early 2006. Begum pet airport's capacity has reportedly been exceeded in both domestic and international areas due to the rate of growth in passenger traffic, estimated at 45% p.a., last year, the highest among Indian airports. Begum pet Airport handled 20,000 passengers daily with about 300 aircraft movements of 16 international and 10 domestic airlines. Begum pet’s capacity endowment was more than expected to start with or it has fine tuned its slot control regime to cope better with demand. All this raises questions about the actual use to which the IAF puts this base and why it cannot be kept open in future.
Hyderabad Airport Facilities
- Post Office
- Prepaid Taxi
- Communication Center
- Infant Room
- Handicraft Emporium
- Duty Free Shop
- Book Stall
- Foreign Exchange Counter
- Tea / Coffee Counter
- Tourist Information Center
Types of Cars/Van & Coaches Used in Hyderabad Airport Transfers
We have a very large fleet consisting of the following vehicle types.
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