International Airport

Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500409 Phone: 040 6654 6370 Not Available

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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad International Airport , or simply RGIA , is an international airport serving the metropolis of Hyderabad located at Shamshabad , about 22 km (14 mi) south of Hyderabad.

It is named after former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. It replaced the former international airport at Begumpet and commercial flight operations began on 23 March 2008. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is the second public-private partnership venture afterCochin International Airport. In 2010-11, it was the sixth busiest in India by international and overall passenger traffic