Kempegowda International Airport Bangalore

Purva Weaves is just 47.6 km from the Kempegowda airport and it can be reached in 1 hour & 15 minutes through NH 44. Kempegowda International Airport Bangalore is over 4700 acres which is serving the city since 2008. The airport is named after Kempe Gowda, the founder of the Bangalore city.

Purva Weaves project is over a vast area of 4 acres. It has 150 ultra-luxury flats of 3 and 4BHK sizes. All the flats are spacious and range from 2200 sq ft to 2600 sq ft and the price range is from Rs. 2.5 Cr to 3.0 Cr.

Kempegowda international airport Bangalore address is 40 kilometers to the north of Bangalore, Devanahalli. It is the 1st solar power airport in Karnataka, and Clean Max company started to develop it. This airport is the 3rd busiest airport and has flights connecting to 6 continents. There are direct straight flights to 5 continents, too.

History of Kempagowda Airport

The airport was at first opened as a substitute for HAL Airport which served the Bangalore city. Due to the heavy traffic there at HAL Airport, this new airport was started. The work first started in July 2005, and it took 32 months to finish it. As there were some delays, it was later opened in May 2008.

How Kempagowda Airport got its name

Kempagowda Airport was at first called the Bangalore Airport. In 2009 and 2011, a proposal was sent to rename the airport. It was accepted in 2013, & again, it was renamed as Kempegowda Airport.

Cargo

Kempegowda Airport has 3 cargo terminals

BIAL started a cargo village inside the airport in 2008 over 11 acres. It has a big area with a cafe, conference rooms, office area, and a big parking area for trucks.

Terminals in Kempegowda Airport

The airport has 2 passenger terminals, two runways, and 3 cargo terminals. The terminal is over 1,620,570 sq ft. It can handle up to 20 million travelers annually. Gates 1, 2, 12, 13,14,15,16,17,18, and 28,29,30 on terminal 1 are used for domestic departure. The Gates 31 - 42 are there for international departures on the first floor. Gate 41 & 42 serve the prime passenger aircraft, “Airbus A380”.

There are 2 lounges in Terminal 1

• The 080 Domestic Lounge and
• The 080 International Lounge

Both are functioned by Travel Food Services

Services at Kempegowda Airport

Some modern services in the airport include

• Duty free shopping area
• Baby care rooms
• Retail stores
• Prayer rooms
• Smoking area
• Full dining
• Wheelchairs
• Baby care rooms
• Medical services
• Food area
• Postal service

Kempegowda Airport Bangalore map shows the location of all these modern services in the airport.

Features of the Kempegowda Airport

iFly Training Academy

IndiGo stretched its learning academy, iFly, on 4 September 2019 in this airport. Now, it gives training to 27,000+ employees, and 100+ instructors conduct workshops here on a regular basis.

Central Kitchen

SATS proposed the first central kitchen in the airport over 14,000 sq m for Rs. 210 Cr.

Some hotels near Bangalore Airport include

• Sahara Inn
• Goldfinch Retreat
• Hotel Bangalore Airport Inn
• Gateway Inn
• Hotel city Meridian
• Clarks Inn

Kempegowda Airport Bangalore flight schedule is displayed on a big board near the public seating area.

Kempegowda Airport Bangalore's contact number is 08066785555 for any inquiries. After the development of the airport, a lot of properties started to develop nearby from reputed builders. As the opening of the airport resulted in the quick growth of the area, a lot of people started to invest in it even though it was on the outskirts.

Now, there is a demand for properties near the Bangalore airport, and prices have increased to Rs. 6500 per sq ft. It is the best option to invest near Bangalore airport as the area nearby will develop soon as a result of the better transport network, and it will give good returns soon.