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Begumpet Airport

Hyderabad, India

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Elevation

1742 ft

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Location

Hyderabad · TG · India

Position

17.453°, 78.468° · 1742 ft elev.

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Historic Hyderabad airport now serving general aviation.

Opened

1930

Location

Hyderabad, India

Begumpet Airport, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport's predecessor, is a former commercial airport located in the Begumpet neighborhood of Hyderabad, India. It served as the primary airport for Hyderabad for decades before being replaced by the new Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad in 2008. Following the opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Begumpet Airport ceased commercial passenger operations and transitioned to serving general aviation, the Indian Air Force, and state government aircraft. The airport retains its IATA code BPM and ICAO code VOHY. The site is home to the Hyderabad Air Traffic Control and continues to support defence-related aviation operations. There have been ongoing discussions about redeveloping the land for other uses given its prime location in central Hyderabad.

Getting to & from

The airport is located centrally in Hyderabad's Begumpet district, accessible by road via local bus, auto-rickshaw, and taxi services.

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No commercial airlines currently operate scheduled passenger services from Begumpet Airport following its transition to general aviation use.

Notable facts

›Begumpet Airport was the primary commercial airport for Hyderabad until 2008.
›Commercial operations shifted to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad when it opened in March 2008.
›The airport is shared with the Indian Air Force and state government aviation.
›The airport's prime central location has prompted extensive redevelopment discussions.
›It is one of the older airports in India, with origins dating to the 1930s under the Nizam of Hyderabad.

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Begumpet Airport is an airport that serves Hyderabad in Telangana, India. It is located in Begumpet and caters to general and military aviation. The airport is home to the Begumpet Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force. Begumpet was built by the Princely State of Hyderabad in the 1930s and served as the city's commercial airport for several decades. It eventually became overcrowded, with little room for expansion. After the opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad on 23 March 2008, Begumpet ceased all commercial operations.

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