Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 at Delhi Airport,

Indira Gandhi Airport

Indira Gandhi Airport has two active passenger terminals: Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.
Terminal 1, is used by low cost carriers such as GoAir, IndiGo and SpiceJet, and is divided
in Terminal 1-C, used for domestic arrivals, and Terminal 1-D, used for departures, it can
handle 10 million passengers annually.
Terminal 3 is the newest terminal, it was opened in 2010 and is one of the biggest terminals
in the world, being able to handle 40 million passengers per year. Other terminals like T1A,
T1B, T2 are unused nowadays.
All International flights are operated from T3, Domestic Flights are operated in T1 or T3,
depending of the Carrier. Lowcost Carriers (GoAir, IndiGo and SpiceJet) are operated from
Terminal 1, while the other carriers are operated from T3. Check below some information
you must now of both terminals.

Terminal 1 (C-D)
Airlines
Terminal 1 is only used for domestic flights of LowCost Carriers
2 Buildings
The terminal 1 is divided in 2 operating buildings: C - D
Terminal 1C
Is used for domestic arrivals.
Terminal 1D
Is used for domestic departures. It has a capacity to handle 10 million passengers per
year

Termi
nal 3
New
Terminal
The Terminal was opened in 2010 for the Commonwealth Games
The bottom floor is dedicated to arrivals, the top floor is dedicated to departures.
The terminal operates all International flights, but also some Domestic Flights.

Is used for all the international Airlines.

Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) Terminal 3, India

The international Terminal 3 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi,
India, was opened in July 2010. The IGIA is the busiest airport in the country handling about 46
million passengers a year. It is also the busiest in South Asia and is expected to handle 100
million passengers by 2030.
The IGIA Terminal 3 (T-3) was built to facilitate the 2010 Common Wealth Games held in Delhi.
Built at a cost of INR128.5bn ($2.7bn), the 5.4 million square feet (502,000m2) terminal is
reported to be the eighth largest in the world. It can handle 34 million passengers a year.

The airport is operated by Delhi International Airport (DIAL) , a public-private consortium led by
GMR Group. The stakeholders, GMR (54%), Airports Authority of India (26%), Eraman
Malaysia (10%) and Fraport (10%), currently have concession to operate the airport for 30
years.

Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3

details
The T3 has two levels, upper floor for departures and the lower for arrivals. It serves both
international and domestic flights and features a 300m-long public area. The terminal has the
capacity to handle Airbus A380 aircraft.
Construction of the terminal project was started in February 2007 and was completed on fasttrack in 37 months by March 2010.
The project involved modernisation of the runway and aprons. The third 4.4km long, 11/29
runway was built in September 2008 to support the expansion.

IGIA Terminal 3 features

The nine-storey terminal building has two piers of 1.2km each. The T3 has six common checkin islands with 168 check-in counters. It has 95 immigration counters of which 49 are
outbound. Three of the 78 aerobridges are suitable to support A380 size aircraft.
The apron area is about 6.7 million square feet. Security is maintained using about 3,000
security cameras and CCTVs across the airport. The terminal is installed with about 800 flight
information display systems and 8,000 speakers.

A 100-room transit hotel serves the international and domestic passengers. The terminal has a
seven MLD drinking water and ten MLD wastewater treatment plants. The terminal is well
connected by the Delhi metro railway and an eight-lane approach roadway.

Terminal 3 building design

The terminal is a glass and metal frame structure. It has spacious interiors and features arts
and graphical designs that showcase Indian culture. North light orientation of the building
reduces solar gain and optimises daylight illumination.
Public areas of the terminal feature about 50,000 of architectural lightings. Priority was given to
passenger comfort with about 20,000m2 of space for restaurants, cafs, food outlets and bars.
The terminal incorporates sustainable and energy efficient equipment to save energy and
resources. The complex has 10,000m2 of landscaped area.

Baggage handling system

The Common User Passenger Processing System (CUPPS) in-line baggage handling system
provides five levels of checking, including integrated X-ray and CTX scanners. The baggage
reclaim area features 14 belts with two belts for out-of-gauge (OOG) bags.
The INR2.5bn ($45.6m) system has a 6,400m conveyor belt and can handle 12,800 bags an
hour. It was supplied by Siemens; Crisplant and ARINC were the subcontractors.

Automated people movers (APMs) and parking

The terminal features 97 travelators, 63 elevators, 34 escalators and eight inclined walkways
that connect the international arrival and departure levels.
T3 30 parking bays for 2,200 cars. A new seven-level automated parking management and
guidance system has been built for 4,300 cars. It is connected to the terminal by travelators.

Contractors
The terminal was designed by Mott McDonald and HOK (UK). Larsen & Toubro, Airbiz and
Meinhardt Engineering were the construction contractors for the terminal building, aprons and
the new runway. Parsons Brinckerhoff International was the project management consultant.
Biltech Building Elements (BBEL) supplied 25,000m3 of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC)
material for T3 construction. ETA Engineering was the MEP and HVAC contractor.
In 2008, DIAL awarded a seven-year contract to Honeywell Airport Systems for maintenance
services of the new runway at Terminal 3. ABB was the contractor for installation of electrical
sub-station and associated infrastructure. AGTS was the subcontractor.
The airport security management and IT systems at the terminal were provided by CEM
Systems and Unisys India respectively. The intelligent light fittings at the complex were
designed by Entelechy Systems, based on the ABB I bus KNX technology.

Terminal 3 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport was opened in July 2010. Image courtesy
of Ramesh NG.
The nine mudras (hand gestures) designed at the entrance of the Terminal 3 complex at
Indira Gandhi International Airport. Image courtesy of Krokodyl.
The 5.4 million square feet IGIA Terminal 3 is designed to handle 34 million passengers a
year. Image courtesy of PDXDUS.
The terminal features arts and graphical representations that showcase Indian culture. Image
courtesy of Ramesh NG.