Kempegowda International Logo Variants
BLR
VOBL
Quick Facts
CountryIndia
TimezoneAsia/Kolkata
Passengers/yr5,834,155
Movements/yr264,553
Cargo (t/yr)502,509
Elevation3,000 ft
Coordinates13.1979, 77.7063
About Kempegowda International
Kempegowda International Airport (IATA: BLR, ICAO: VOBL) is an international airport serving Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Spread over 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi), it is located about 35 km (22 mi) north of the city, near the suburb of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL), a public–private consortium. The airport opened in May 2008, as an alternative to the increasingly congested HAL Airport, the original commercial airport serving the city. It is named after Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bengaluru. It is Karnataka's first fully solar powered airport, developed by CleanMax Solar.