India's top 10 largest airports by area in 2025: The #1 isn't DEL, BOM, or BLR
It recorded a total passenger traffic of over 37 crore passengers, marking a solid 15 per cent year-on-year growth, according to the Airport Authority of India, being now home to some of the world's busiest airports.
As a result, Indian airports today are rapidly expanding with the development of new terminals, faster check-ins, and massive expansions of airport infrastructure.
Even though New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) is one of the busiest airports in the world and is consistently ranked as the best airport in India and South Asia, it is the second-largest airport in India by area, spanning 5,106 acres.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad is the country's largest airport by area, covering over 5,500 acres, in addition to features one of Asia's longest runways at 4,260 metres.
Goa is notable for having two of India's largest airports by area: Manohar International Airport with 2,132 acres of area size and Goa International Airport (commonly known as Dabolim Airport) with 1,700 acres of area size.
While most of India's largest airports are located within its metropolitan cities, yet smaller city airports like Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur also feature on the list of the country's biggest airports by area.
Source: Forbes
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