BLR

Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru

ICAO VOBL13.1979°N 77.7063°E914 m / 3,000 ftLarge airport
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Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (IATA: BLR, ICAO: VOBL) is a large airport in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It opened on 24 May 2008. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 m (13,123 ft). In 2024 it handled 41.9 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 2008–2008
24 MAY 2008
OpenedKempegowda International Airport Bengaluru opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Terminal 1Menzies Aviation Bobba Cargo TerminalWorldwide Freight ServicesKIAL VIP TerminalTerminal 2Domestic Cargo Terminal
09R/27L092° / 272° · LIT
LENGTH4,000 m13,123 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
09L/27R · LIT
LENGTH4,000 m13,123 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2015–2024
19.0M
22.9M
25.0M
32.1M
32.4M
10.9M
16.3M
31.9M
37.5M
41.9M
15161718192021222324

Routes

27 destinations · 17 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km2,500 mi5,000 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 7,694 km / 4,781 miCJB · Coimbatore International Airport · 252 km / 157 miHYD · Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · 455 km / 283 miCMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · 710 km / 441 miBOM · Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · 834 km / 518 miCCU · Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · 1,547 km / 961 miDEL · Indira Gandhi International Airport · 1,709 km / 1,062 miMCT · Muscat International Airport · 2,349 km / 1,460 miBKK · Suvarnabhumi Airport · 2,492 km / 1,548 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 2,694 km / 1,674 miDWC · Al Maktoum International Airport · 2,697 km / 1,676 miAUH · Zayed International Airport · 2,724 km / 1,693 miKUL · Kuala Lumpur International Airport · 2,884 km / 1,792 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 3,043 km / 1,891 miDMM · King Fahd International Airport · 3,260 km / 2,026 miCTU · Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · 3,310 km / 2,057 miCKG · Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · 3,497 km / 2,173 miCAN · Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · 3,913 km / 2,431 miSZX · Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · 3,949 km / 2,454 miHKG · Hong Kong International Airport · 3,955 km / 2,458 miADD · Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · 4,267 km / 2,651 miTLV · Ben Gurion International Airport · 4,826 km / 2,999 miIST · İstanbul Airport · 5,658 km / 3,516 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 7,402 km / 4,599 miCGN · Cologne Bonn Airport · 7,513 km / 4,668 miLGG · Liège Airport · 7,630 km / 4,741 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 7,825 km / 4,862 miCDGISTTLVADDHKGCKGDMMKULBKKMCTDELCCUBOMCMBHYDAMSCGNAUHFRACANCTUDOHCJBLGGDXBBLR
Cargo26
CJBCoimbatore International AirportIndia · Amazon Air252 km157 miHYDRajiv Gandhi International AirportIndia · Quikjet Airlines, Amazon Air455 km283 miCMBBandaranaike International Colombo AirportSri Lanka · Turkish Airlines710 km441 miBOMChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportIndia · Blue Dart Aviation, Amazon Air834 km518 miCCUNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose International AirportIndia · Blue Dart Aviation1,547 km961 miDELIndira Gandhi International AirportIndia · Quikjet Airlines, Amazon Air1,709 km1,062 miMCTMuscat International AirportOman · Oman Air2,349 km1,460 miBKKSuvarnabhumi AirportThailand · AeroLogic2,492 km1,548 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · FedEx Express2,694 km1,674 miDWCAl Maktoum International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Challenge Group, Emirates SkyCargo2,697 km1,676 miAUHZayed International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Etihad Airways2,724 km1,693 miKULKuala Lumpur International AirportMalaysia · MASkargo2,884 km1,792 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways3,043 km1,891 miDMMKing Fahd International AirportSaudi Arabia · Turkish Airlines3,260 km2,026 miCTUChengdu Shuangliu International AirportChina · Sichuan Airlines3,310 km2,057 miCKGChongqing Jiangbei International AirportChina · Sichuan Airlines3,497 km2,173 miCANGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportChina · FedEx Express3,913 km2,431 miSZXShenzhen Bao'an International AirportChina · UPS Airlines3,949 km2,454 miHKGHong Kong International AirportHong Kong SAR China · Cathay Pacific3,955 km2,458 miADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportEthiopia · Ethiopian Airlines4,267 km2,651 miTLVBen Gurion International AirportIsrael · Challenge Group4,826 km2,999 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines5,658 km3,516 miFRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · AeroLogic7,402 km4,599 miCGNCologne Bonn AirportGermany · UPS Airlines, FedEx Express7,513 km4,668 miLGGLiège AirportBelgium · FedEx Express7,630 km4,741 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · FedEx Express7,825 km4,862 mi
Most destinationsFedEx Express 5Amazon Air 4Turkish Airlines 3Quikjet Airlines 2Blue Dart Aviation 2AeroLogic 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from BLR. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Kempegowda International Airport” (revision of 27 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers41.9M (2024)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#50of 3,974 · #21 Asia · #3 INLongest runway4,000 m13,123 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=111of 29,823 · =22 Asia · #4 INElevation914 m3,000 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=5,470of 43,341 · =494 Asia · =21 INAgeOpened 20082026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=12,546of 15,079 · =636 Asia · =64 INRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =30 Asia · =2 IN
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

5 channels
ATIS128.675
DELIVERY121.820
APP121.250
SMC121.650
TOWER124.350