Bengaluru, 16 July

Infrastructure Minister MB Patil on Tuesday said the State government wants the second international airport for Bengaluru by 2035 when the existing Kempegowda International Airport in North Bengaluru will touch its peak in terms of the number of passengers and cargo freight.

He said the new airport should be within 50 to 60 km distance from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).

"We don't have plans for an airport at Tumakuru and Chitradurga but we are thinking of a second international airport for Bengaluru. KIA will touch its peak of 110 million passengers and 1.10 million tonnes in cargo by 2035," Patil said in the Legislative Council during question hour.

According to him, the Bangalore International Airport Limited, which manages the KIA, has an exclusivity clause which says that there should not be another airport till 2033.

Officials said the exclusivity clause also says that the second airport should not be allowed within 125 km radius of KIA. -PTI