On March 10, Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate 15 airport projects, coinciding with the upcoming general elections. Among these projects is the laying of the foundation stone for the new Terminal building at Belagavi Airport.
KMV Projects has secured the contract for the civil construction work of the new terminal building at Belagavi Airport for 220 crores.
The current domestic terminal at Belagavi Airport, under the management of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), spans a built-up area of 3,600 sq.m and can accommodate up to 300 passengers during peak hours. Its apron can handle 6 narrow-body aircraft, such as the B737 and A320.
The upcoming terminal will feature 4 aerobridges, significantly boosting the airport’s handling capacity to 2,400 passengers during peak hours (1,200 arrivals and 1,200 departures). Once operational, the existing terminal will be repurposed to manage arrivals. AAI’s consultants, Landrum and Brown, predict that this expansion will enable the airport to cope with a traffic demand of 2.0 million passengers per annum (mppa) until 2037.