Delhi Indira Gandhi (DEL) Airport

Delhi Indira Gandhi DEL Airport Overview


Indira Gandhi International Airport DEL is located in South-West Delhi 16 km of central New Delhi, located in the center of northern India. The Airport is in the middle of its mega-overhaul project and it is important to note that many changes will happen until its completion, scheduled prior to the opening of the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Therefore, it is wise to check with your airline as to which terminal you will arrive at, if you expect to be picked up upon arrival.  The Airport is hub to nine airlines, including Air India. With 24 million passengers a year and three long runways, Indira Gandhi International is served by a host of domestic and international airlines, offering regular and low-cost, direct & connecting flights to all points of the globe.

Passenger Terminal Overview:  At present there are two main passenger terminals and a Hajj terminal in operation:  Domestic Terminal 1 with Departure Terminal T1A, Arrival Terminal T1C and new Departure Terminal T1D; and International Terminal 2 with an Arrivals and a Departure Level. This terminal will work in tandem with the soon-to-be completed Terminal 3, until the proposed Terminal 4 will become operational, at which time this terminal is slated for demolishion.  At this time, the Hajj terminal is only in operation from October through December.

To get from Terminal to Terminal:  (a) Between domestic terminals - T1A, T1C & T1D are within walking distance of each other; however, a free golf cart service is also at your disposal.  (b) Between the International Terminal 2 and the Domestic Terminal 1 - a free shuttle bus runs every 20 mins.

A new Terminal 3 is to open in October 2010 for the Commonwealth Games. The new buildingwill be accessed through a six-lane road connecting National Highway-8. The complex will also be connected via a dedicated Delhi Metro railway line expected to be ready by August 2010.
Plans are already in place for Terminals 4 & 5, which are to handle all international flights.

Parking choices include at present two parking lots, a General and a Premium Lot  and spaces for 2-wheeler parking. Terminal 3 will also have a multi-story car park to accommodate over 4,000 cars.

To get from the Airport to your destination, you can rent a car from 'carzonrent', tel. 91 11 41841212 or toll-fre1860-500-1212; or take a taxi (Easy Cabs, tel. 43434343, at International & Domestic Arrivals, and Meru Cabs, tel. 44224422, at Domestic Arrivals - counters for booking are inside the Arrivals halls); or take the new Delhi Metro, presently still expanding, and to encompass the whole of Delhi, including the Airport, by the end of 2010. Trains run presently every 12 mins, 6am to 10pm. Each of the Delhi Metro stations has their own parking spaces.  

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