India’s Top 10 Airports by Area

India’s airports are marvels of modern infrastructure, with some spanning thousands of acres. Here’s a list of the top 10 airports in India by area:

1. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad – 5,500 acres
   Located near Shamshabad, Hyderabad, this airport is the largest in India and produces over 25 megawatts of solar energy,
   covering 30% of its daily needs. It also collects approximately 2 billion liters of rainwater annually.

2. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi – 5,106 acres
As the primary gateway to North India, this airport handles over 1,200 flight movements daily and features the world’s largest airport carpet, covering 170,000 square meters.

3. Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore – 4,000 acres
This airport serves India’s Silicon Valley and boasts a “Terminal in a Garden” design, featuring over 10,000 trees and plants. It’s also home to India’s first airport microbrewery.

4. Manohar International Airport, Goa – 2,132 acres
Inaugurated in January 2023, this airport is the first in India to use entirely LED lighting, reducing energy consumption by 30%. It also features “beach simulation rooms” and dedicated wildlife corridors.

5. Dabolim Airport, Goa – 1,700 acres
This airport functions as a civil haven within a naval airbase and temporarily suspends operations for naval flight training. Its terminal design reflects Goa’s historical impact, featuring Portuguese colonial architecture.

6. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata – 1,640 acres
This airport acts as the entry point to Eastern India and features a terminal designed like a tea leaf. It also has the biggest terminal conditioning system in Asia to combat high humidity.

7. Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi – 1,568 acres
The Surprise! This airport showcases Jharkhand’s traditional cultures with vast tribal art installations and has implemented unique sound barriers to reduce noise pollution by 40%.

8.Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai – 1,500 acres
This airport accommodates approximately 45 million people annually and features the largest public art program in an airport worldwide, with over 7,000 artworks.

9. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur – 1,355 acres
Located in the geographic center of India, this airport has a “Zero Mile” marker and introduced India’s first “orange therapy rooms” in 2022.

10. Cochin International Airport, Cochin – 1,124 acres
This airport was the first in the world to run entirely on solar power and features a butterfly garden with over 40 species of butterflies native to the Western Ghats.

Upcoming Change: The future Jewar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh is set to overtake Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi Airport as the largest airport in both India and Asia’ The Noida International Airport, also known as Jewar Airport, spans approximately 1,334 hectares in Gautam Buddh District, Uttar Pradesh.

Total Area: 1,334 hectares, equivalent to approximately 3,296.386 acres.

Phases of Development: The airport is being developed in four phases, designed to handle up to 60 million passengers per annum. Runways and Terminals: The final phase envisions 2 runways and 4 passenger terminals, making it the largest airport in India