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Fast Facts Location The airport is 40 kilometres from the center of Bangalore. Opened Officially opened: May 24, 2008 First day of operations: May 24, 2008 Operational Operational 24 hours a day 365 days a year Land area Spread over an area of approximately 4000 acres Employees Over 5000 employees are currently employed at the airport, including BIAL and concessionaire employees Terminal Built on a footprint of eight acres of land, the terminal building of the Bengaluru International Airport is spread over 71,000- sq mts. While the terminal building is built to comply with the peak hour demand of approximately 3000 passengers per hour, we are yet to see passenger traffic hit this number at the airport. It is well equipped to handle the increasing traffic volume for the next few years. Phase-One, which includes the three-level Terminal Building at Bengaluru International Airport, brings considerable respite to the average passenger through elimination of long queues and archaic dual check in processes.. IT Systems RESA CUTE, BRS, UFIS,SAP Based Aviation billingPC and 2D barcode based Boarding Gate Systems Car parks Phase 1: approximately 2000 vehicles and 75 coaches Check in counters Cute enabled check in desks: 53 Self Check-in kiosks (CUSS): 18 Security counters Domestic: 8 Airport Security Units (APSU), 1 X-Ray per APSU International: 5 APSU’s; 1 X-Ray per APSU Five level security screening system for checked baggage Immigration counters Departure: 18 , Arrival: 18 Baggage Carousels Total 7 carousels: 3 for domestic and 2 for international arrivals; in addition 2 carousels can be used for domestic or international Length - 2 x 59 meters; 3 x 53 meters; 2 x 97 meters Aircraft 1100 flights (international and domestic) operate from Bengaluru International Airport every week on an average. Runway Runway orientation 09/27 Runway length 4000 m Width 45 m Width of runway plus light paved shoulders 60 m CAT 1ILS on both ends of the runway Apron The layout of the apron and terminal has been designed to reflect international standards. Initial phase includes 42 code C aircraft stands Taxiways Code E aircraft, two high speed exit taxiways Bituminous structural pavement width of 25m (code F) Width of taxiway plus unpaved shoulder width of 45 m Boarding gates/ aerobridges Total boarding gates: 20 Aerobridges:8 (One double arm aerobridge) 9 bus bays for arrival and departure Cargo A dedicated bay in the terminal apron is earmarked for freight aircraft. Cargo warehouses have the capacity to handle approximately 350’000 tons of cargo annually. Air Rescue and Firefighting services The airport provides CAT-9 level of protection as per ICAO standards to enable all the largest commercial aircrafts operated in the country currently.124 inclusive fire fighters and officers. Trained by trainers from Austria and Zurich airport fire chief. Fire tenders 4 4 Airfield Crash Fire Tenders imported from Rosenbauer, Austria. Airlines - International Passenger airlines: Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa, Air India, Sri Lankan Airways, Gulf Air, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Malaysian Airlines, Thai Airways, Air Arabia, Oman Airways, Air Mauritius, Tiger Airways, Dragon Air, Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways. International freighters: Singapore Airlines Cargo, Lufthansa, Etihad, Sri-lankan Cargo, Air India Cargo. Airlines - Domestic Passengers Airlines: Jet Airways, Jet Lite, Air India, Kingfisher Airlines, Indigo, Spice Jet, Paramount Domestic freighters: Blue Dart, Air India Cargo.