Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport (Hyderabad)

India / Andhra Pradesh / Rajendranagar / Hyderabad / Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Road
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It is also known as Hyderabad International Airport & Shamshabad Airport. The Name of the Airport is also abbreviated as RGHIA. The Airport has been constructed by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.

Official Website -
www.hyderabad.aero/traveller.aspx
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad_International_Airport
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   17°14'11"N   78°25'55"E

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  • www.HydAirport.Com
  • The first test flight was landed on 12th Feb 2008. Kingfisher Airlines got the credits as the first flight on the new International Airport.
  • This is "FANTASTIC". Airport Terminal Building Rated by LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design , U.S. Green Building Council). There are two Entrance Gates in the "Level F", You can go through any of the Gate. There is only one terminal for both International(Right Side) and Domestic(Left Side) Passengers Check-in Counters. Airline Reservation Counters will be there between two gates. There are Four A.T.M's. Two Information(inquiry) Desks each at entrance gates. Four Telephone Booths (TATA).There are 35 Chairs to sit. There are Around 120 Check-in Counters (inc. Check in Counters, Hand Baggage C.C & Self Baggage C.C (Automated Kiosk machines)). Domestic Passengers Check-in Counters are at Left Side Wing (You have to be 2Hours before your flight) and International Passengers Check-in Counters are at Right Side Wing (You have to be 3-4Hours before your flight). Check-In Counters will be Closed before 30Minutes. After Check-in, Domestic Passengers will go towards Left Side Wing for Boarding-Pass and Security (C.I.S.F.) Check. There are many Retail Shops to shop under Shoppers Stop. Left/Right side Wing is also known as Island. Domestic Island has 700 chairs to relax. After Check-in, International Passengers will go towards right Wing for immigration Check (there are 22 immigration Counters) , Boarding-Pass and Security(C.I.S.F.) Check. There are Nuance-Shoppers Stop (Duty-Free), KFC & More.. Shops. International Island has 500 Chairs to relax. Visitors are not allowed inside of the Terminal. Airport has "75 Mtrs" Hight Air Traffic control Tower (Longest in Indias). Airport is capable to park 42 aircraft s at-a-time. All Passengers can view Aircraft Landing and Take-Off through Glass. I don't have access to all the "Levels". As I Know i ll Post here. Thats all for this day. By Mr Raghu
  • Village named after Shams-ul-Umra, title of Paigah nobles -Photo: Mohd. Yousuf Shining: Shamsabad over the years came to be called Shamshabad. Hyderabad: Everybody seems to have got it wrong. The new destination where the Hyderabad Airport is heading is not Shamshabad but ‘Shamsabad’. One may argue what is in a name. But there is plenty in this particular case. This place, which is going to emerge on the aviation map of the world next month, has a history of its own. The sleepy village on the city outskirts is actually named after Shams-ul-Umra, the title conferred by the Nizam on Paigah nobles. In Arabic ‘Shams’ means sun and the title denoted the importance Nizam attached to the Paigahs. As happened with other locality names, Shamsabad too got corrupted and over the years came to be called Shamshabad. Wrongly spelt Many old Hyderabadis are upset with the way a wrong name is being associated with the first Greenfield airport. They are particularly concerned that the official machinery as also the English media is spelling the name wrong and there is no attempt to correct it. The Shams-ul-Umra title was originally bestowed upon Abul Fateh Khan Tegh Jung who founded the Paigah nobility during the Nizam II, Mir Nizam Ali Khan’s reign (1762-1803). He was entrusted with the security and defence of the State, a task which subsequently became the hereditary function of the Paigah nobles. For maintenance of the troops the Paigahs were granted jagirs all over the State. Nawab Moin-ud-Daula Bahadur, a leading Paigah noble, was very found of hunting and sport. “Even now his shikargah can be seen on a hillock in Shamsabad,” says M.A. Qaiyum, former Assistant Director, Department of Archaeology and Museums. “The whole of Shamsabad was our property”, says Abul Faiz Khan, great great grandson of Shams-ul-Umra. Interestingly, the present airport at Begumpet too belongs to the Paigahs. Named after Jahandar-un-Nisa Begum, daughter of 5th Nizam, the entire area was intended to defray her ‘paan’ expenses. In fact several places in the State are named after some Nawab or the other. Zaheerabad gets its name from Zaheer Yar Jung, a Paigah noble. Vikarabad is named after Vikar-ul-Umra, another Paigah member, who constructed the beautiful Falaknuma Palace which was subsequently acquired by the sixth Nizam, Mir Mehboob Ali Khan.
  • Hats off Doodbowli.You made us learn a lot.
  • WHERE IS AIRPORT AND RUNWAYS IN THIS PLACE. THIS IS NOT THE LOCATION OF AIRPORT
  • best airport ever
  • Beautiful and well organized, the credit goes to the people of Hyderabad and the management.
  • I love hyderabad, I love This Airport
  • A BIG AIRPORT.GREAT GMR CONSTRUCTIONS
  • What about the hotels corridor project which was expected to be located close to thus project.
  • this was the fantastic airport.I have ever seen like this airport.
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