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This article incorporates text from the Imperial Gazetteer of India, a publication now in the public domain. Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, located in the city of New Delhi, India is one of India's main domestic and international gateways. The airport's IATA Airport Code is DEL and its ICAO Airport Code is VIDP. The airport has been named after former prime minister Indira Gandhi, the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. Earlier known as Palam airport, it was renamed IGI airport with the inauguration of a new international building (Terminal 2) on 2 May, 1986. The older Palam airport (Terminal 1) is exclusively used for domestic operations. Delhi has two runways: the main runway 10-28 (12,500 ft) and an auxiliary runway 09-27 (9,229 ft). Runway 10-28 is the only one in South Asia equipped with CAT III-A landing system (installed at the 28 end).

Operators

IGI Airport is the home of several Indian airliners including Air Sahara, SpiceJet and IndiGo Airlines. Air India, Indian Airlines and Jet Airways use IGI Airport as their second hub after Mumbai's Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport. The airport is also a major base for various other Indian air carriers including Kingfisher Airlines, Go Air, Air Deccan and Alliance Air.

Terminal 1

Terminal 1, also known as Palam Airport, serves domestic air carriers linking New Delhi with the rest of India.

Terminal 2

International carriers operating scheduled services from the Indian capital to the following cities are:

The following have discontinued operations to Delhi: Pan Am, Delta, Tower Air, Northwest, United, Canada 3000, Swiss, Tarom, LOT Polish, SAS, El Al Israel, Iraqi Airways, Air Ukraine, East-West, ModiLuft, Archana Airways, Damania, Citylink Airways, Continental Airways, Vayudoot, Hinduja Cargo Services.

Events

On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182, which was flying on a Montreal-London-Delhi-Mumbai route, exploded in midair, killing all of the passengers aboard.

On 12 November 1996 the airport was the scene of a disaster when a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747, climbing out after take-off, collided with an incoming Kazakhstan Airlines plane chartered by a fashion company, causing the deaths of all aboard the two planes.

On Christmas Eve, 24 December 1999, Indian Airlines Flight 814, which had just took off from Kathmandu, Nepal to Indira Gandhi Airport was hijacked. The plane flew around different points in South Asia and Southwest Asia as officials of the government of India and the Taliban negotiate. One passenger was killed and some were released. On 31 December, 1999, the rest of the hostages on Flight 814 were freed.

Airline service providers

Caterers

  • Ambassador's Sky Chef
  • Chef Air
  • Taj-Sats
  • Oberoi Flight Services

Fuelers

Ground Handlers

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