Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr. Vayalar Ravi today inaugurated the new terminal of the Raja Bhoj International Airport here, making Bhopal one of the few cities in the country to start operating international flights. The New terminal of Bhopal international airport project worth Rs 135 crore Integrated Terminal Building (ITB).
Raja Bhoj International Airport inaugurated on June 14, 2011. The state government had given 400 acres of land for the international terminal. The new airport terminal is built over an area of 26,936 sq meters and the ITB has 14 check-in counters, four immigration counters for departures and 6 immigration counters for arrival. It also has two customs counters, each for arrival and departure, and six X-ray machines for security. The runway at the airport has also been expanded from 6,000 ft to 9,000 ft. The airport has night landing facilities, an Instrument Landing System (ILS) and will get a new fire station and control tower soon.
