Indira Gandhi International Airport (lang-hi??????? ????? ?????????????? ???? ?????) Airport codesDELVIDP is an airport located in West Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, it is the busiest airport in South Asia.It along with Mumbais Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, handles more than half of the air traffic in South Asia. The airport serves as the primary civilian aviation hub for the National Capital Region of India (National Capital Region (India)). The airport was previously operated by the Indian Air Force until its management was transferred to the Airport Authority of India. In May 2006, the management of the airport was passed over to Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a joint venture led by the GMR Group, which also has the responsibility for the airports ongoing expansion and modernisation.

In 2007, the airport handled 23 million passengers annually and the planned expansion program will increase its capacity to handle 100 million passengers by 2030. The new Terminal 3 building, currently under construction and expected to cost US$2.6 billion, will have capacity to handle an additional 33 million passengers annually by the start of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. On completion, Indira Gandhis Terminal 3 will become the worlds third largest passenger terminal, after Dubai International Airports Terminal 3 and Beijing International Airports Terminal 3. In September 2008, the airport inaugurated a 4.43 kilometre-long runway. Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) was conferred the fourth best airport award in the world (in the 15-25 million category) and Best Improved Airport in the Asia Pacific Region by Airport Council International.