The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has allocated Rs. 229.57 Cr for the construction of the New Belagavi Terminal building and other associated works at Belagavi Airport.
This significant investment brings the exciting possibility of transforming the airport into an international hub. However, to achieve this ambitious goal, an additional 56 acres of land must be acquired. In pursuit of this objective, the esteemed members of the airport advisory committee convened a meeting with DC Nitesh Patil recently.
Recognizing the surge in air travel, the committee emphasized the importance of constructing a new terminal building that can accommodate the growing number of passengers. To further explore the possibilities.
The Belagavi Terminal Building will cover an area of 20,000 square meters, comprising 16,400 square meters for the New Terminal Building and an additional 3,600 square meters for the Conversion of the Existing Terminal into Arrivals.
Once the structural plan has been submitted and approved, the actual construction work for the terminal is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2024. The entire project is anticipated to take approximately 36 months to reach completion.
Belagavi Terminal Building is 20,000 Sqm (16,400 Sqm for the New Terminal Building + 3600 Sqm for the Conversion of the Existing Terminal into Arrivals).
It is also important to expand the base of flight operations vis a vis the capacity of travellers/ traffic.
The local business, industries and commercial fraternity should strive hard to achieve the above parameters so as to make the Belagavi Airport an international airport similar to the Kerala which being a small state but robust air traffic scenario with 5 international airports.