THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION
(SHRI SHARAD YADAV)
(a) Indira Gandhi International(IGI) airport has a total
land area of 5050 acres.
As against the total peak hour handling capacity of 3350
international passengers and 3500 domestic passengers per
hour at IGI airport, 2250 international and 1949 domestic
passengers were handled per hour in 1990; 2696 international
& 2250 domestic passengers per hour in 1995 and 2832
international and 2118 domestic passengers per hour in 2000
so far.
The peak hour aircraft movement capacity at IGI airport is
20-25. The demand was 13 per hour in 1990, 23 per hour in
1995 and 20 per hour in 2000 so far.
(b) The first phase of the International Terminal was
commissioned in May, 1986. In August, 1996, a Visitors`
Block having an area of 10500 sqm. was commissioned which
was later on modified on the arrival level to form part of
the main Terminal Building. A new Domestic Terminal catering
exclusively for Indian Airlines operations was commissioned
in July, 1998.
(c) AAI has plans to construct 2nd module of the
international passenger terminal building at a cost of Rs.
874.43 crores.