Indira Gandhi International Airport
Airport serving New Delhi, NCR, India
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Indira Gandhi International Airport (IATA: DEL, ICAO: VIDP), known as Palam Airport until 1986, is the primary international airport serving New Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of 5,106 acres (2,066 ha), is situated in Palam, Delhi (hence its former name), 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of the New Delhi Railway Station and 16 km (9.9 mi) from the city centre.
Named after Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport of India in terms of passenger traffic since 2009.
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