Delhi (IGI)
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Overview
Indira Gandhi International Airport is the main airport of Delhi and India's busiest airport by passenger traffic.
It was renamed after the former prime minister in the 1980s and has three terminals. It is run under a public–private partnership.
Navi Mumbai and Noida (Jewar) are among the new airports being built to share traffic with big metro airports.
Geography and key facts
- Delhi
- India's busiest airport
- Named after Indira Gandhi
- Run under a public–private partnership
Why it matters for UPSC
Prelims (1997) asked about landing points on a Delhi–Tokyo flight; airports also come up in questions on aviation PPPs.
Note for UPSC
International airport.
Useful for orientation and current-affairs questions on connectivity.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 1997 · Q101During a flight from Delhi to Tokyo the following are the landing airports: I. Hong Kong II. Hanoi III. Taipei IV. Bangkok The correct sequence of the landing at these ai…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Delhi (IGI).
Key facts
- Type
- International airport
- State / UT
- Delhi
- Coordinates
- 28.569°N, 77.112°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 1997
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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