Kempegowda International Airport

Question- Kempegowda International Airport is located in-
(a) Nagpur
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Bangalore
Answer-(d)
Related facts-

  • Kempegowda International Airport is located in Indian city of Bangalore in state of Karnataka.
  • This Airport was opened in 2008 and is currently operated by Bangalore International Airport limited (BIAL), which is a Public –private institution.
    Why in News-
  • According to RoutesOnline study it is found that Kempegowda International Airport is world’s second fastest growing Airport in the world in terms of passenger growth.
  • In compared with last year Tokyo’s Haneda International added more than 4.3 million passengers from January to June, which is highest for any airport in the world.
  • At second place Bangalore added 4.18 million passengers, while Jakarta’s Soekarno–Hatta is third following a 3.9 million increase.
  • Delhi is at 6th place in the list with 3.27 million passenger footfalls in the year.

Reference-
https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/280069/the-fastest-growing-major-airports-in-the-world-so-far-this-year/