# Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR / VOBL)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BLR / VOBL
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Opened: 24 May 2008
- Elevation: 914 m / 3,000 ft
- Coordinates: 13.1979, 77.7063
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,123 ft
- Passengers: 41,875,620 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
- Website: https://www.bengaluruairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempegowda_International_Airport (45 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503364
- Weather station: VOBL
- Ident: VOBL

## Timeline

- 24 May 2008: Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09R/27L | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 092° / 272° | yes |
| 09L/27R | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 18,971,149 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 22,881,392 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 24,956,514 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 32,105,723 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 32,361,666 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 10,914,194 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 16,287,097 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 31,911,429 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 37,528,533 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 41,875,620 | Wikidata |

## Routes

27 destinations in 17 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 7,694 km / 4,781 mi · KLM

### Cargo (26)

- [CJB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vocb.md) Coimbatore International Airport · India · 252 km / 157 mi · Amazon Air
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 455 km / 283 mi · Quikjet Airlines, Amazon Air
- [CMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcbi.md) Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Sri Lanka · 710 km / 441 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 834 km / 518 mi · Blue Dart Aviation, Amazon Air
- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 1,547 km / 961 mi · Blue Dart Aviation
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 1,709 km / 1,062 mi · Quikjet Airlines, Amazon Air
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 2,349 km / 1,460 mi · Oman Air
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 2,492 km / 1,548 mi · AeroLogic
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,694 km / 1,674 mi · FedEx Express
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,697 km / 1,676 mi · Challenge Group, Emirates SkyCargo
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,724 km / 1,693 mi · Etihad Airways
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 2,884 km / 1,792 mi · MASkargo
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 3,043 km / 1,891 mi · Qatar Airways
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,260 km / 2,026 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [CTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuuu.md) Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · China · 3,310 km / 2,057 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 3,497 km / 2,173 mi · Sichuan Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 3,913 km / 2,431 mi · FedEx Express
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 3,949 km / 2,454 mi · UPS Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 3,955 km / 2,458 mi · Cathay Pacific
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 4,267 km / 2,651 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 4,826 km / 2,999 mi · Challenge Group
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 5,658 km / 3,516 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 7,402 km / 4,599 mi · AeroLogic
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 7,513 km / 4,668 mi · UPS Airlines, FedEx Express
- [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · Belgium · 7,630 km / 4,741 mi · FedEx Express
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 7,825 km / 4,862 mi · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BLR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- 3C [Deccan 360](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/deccan-360)
- DN [Deccan Charters](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/deccan-charters)

### Passenger (1)

- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1

### Cargo (16)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 5
- MZN [Amazon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amazon-air) · 4
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 3
- 3S [AeroLogic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerologic) · 2
- BZ [Blue Dart Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/blue-dart-aviation) · 2
- Challenge Group · 2
- QO [Quikjet Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/quikjet-airlines) · 2
- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 2
- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 2
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 1
- EK [Emirates SkyCargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates-skycargo) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- MH [MASkargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maskargo) · 1
- WY [Oman Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/oman-air) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1

Former hub of [Air Pegasus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-pegasus), [Jet Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet-airways), [Kingfisher Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kingfisher-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 41.9M (2024) | #50 of 3,974 | #21 in Asia | #3 in IN |
| Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | =111 of 29,858 | =22 in Asia | #4 in IN |
| Elevation | 914 m / 3,000 ft | =5,475 of 43,403 | =494 in Asia | =21 in IN |
| Age | Opened 2008 | =12,534 of 15,079 | =635 in Asia | =64 in IN |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =2 in IN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS |  | 128.675 |
| DELIVERY |  | 121.820 |
| APP |  | 121.250 |
| SMC |  | 121.650 |
| TOWER |  | 124.350 |

## Nearby airports

- [VOYK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voyk.md) Yelahanka Air Force Station · 13 km / 8.0 mi
- [VOJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0011.md) Jakkur Aerodrome · 18 km / 11 mi
- [VOBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobg.md) HAL Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [VO95](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vo95.md) Hosur Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [PUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vopn.md) Sri Sathya Sai Airport · 106 km / 66 mi

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #49

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kempegowda International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kempegowda_International_Airport&oldid=1376943145), revision of 27 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl/data