Begumpet is a community in Hyderabad, India. It houses Hyderabad's Begumpet Airport and Begumpet Railway Station

Begumpet Airport
The Begumpet airport provides two Check in sections Rajiv Gandhi International and NTR National with a common arrival module. The airport handles both international and domestic traffic for Hyderabad. It is the largest hub of Air Sahara with 126 flights.

The airport will be replaced by Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in March, 2008. Once this new airport becomes operational, Begumpet, which is located in the heart of the Hyderabad metropolitan area, would be used for aviation training and for flights carrying VIPs. [citation needed]

Currently, the airport has limited night landing facilities. And only 30% of internal traffic flows thru the airport, due to lack of direct flights.

History
Begumpet airport was established in the 1930s with formation of Hyderabad Aero Club. Initially it was used by Nizam of Hyderabad. The terminal builing was created in 1937.

International Operators
Air India
Emirates
Indian (Formerly called Indian Airlines)
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Lufthansa Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Oman Air
Qatar Airways
Singapore Airlines (Route taken over from SilkAir)
Sri Lankan Airlines

Domestic Operators
Air Deccan
Air Sahara
Alliance Air (Subsidiary of Indian, formerly called Indian Airlines)
Go Air
Indian (Formerly called Indian Airlines)
Jet Airways
Kingfisher
SpiceJet
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