Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Devanahalli, Bengaluru.
Credit: DH photo
Minister for Industries and Infrastructure Development M B Patil on Tuesday said in the Legislative Council that the government has identified six locations for a second International Airport in Bengaluru.
The locations identified are: Tumakuru Road, Mysuru Road, Kunigal Road, Kanakapura Road, Doddaballapur and Dobbspet.
“A second airport is needed and we will build it in 50-60 km radius of Bengaluru. We are in the process of taking expert opinion on the six locations,” he said.
To a question by BJP's K S Naveen, he said there is no proposal to build an airport beyond 60 km from Bengaluru. “There is no point in building a second airport 100 km away,” he said.
Patil said the existing agreement between civil aviation ministry and Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) mandates no airport should be established within 150-km radius of BIAL till 2033.
However, the government will start acquiring land once it finalises location, he said.