Top 5 amazing airports of India

New Delhi: With advent of various technologies in India, the country is moving forward rapidly in terms of development and growth. India is witnessing aviation boom and there has been considerable growth in domestic as well as international traffic.Many airports have been built across the country with various airlines providing the best of the services to the people.While airports are the gateways to a city or a country, they are also a piece of art, a modern marvel that represents the pride of a nation.With the rising boom in aviation industry, India has built 17 international airports.These airports have been helpful for passengers going abroad and returning from foreign countries, as they save time and money.Here we present you the five most amazing airports of the country: ChhatrapatiShivaji International Airport, MumbaiThe primary international airport of Mumbai, Chhatrapati Shivaji Internation Airport, is the second busiest airport of the country.Opened in 1942, the airport is named after the 17th-century Maratha emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji.The airport has five operating terminals spread over an operational area of 2,900 acres.The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport handles more than 780 aircraft movements per day and handled a record 51 movements in one hour on 16 September 2014.A major hub for incoming passengers from the Middle East, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, has undergone a major face-lift in the past few years with its recent development as new integrated terminal T2, which was inaugurated on 10 January 2014. RajivGandhi International Airport, HyderabadA relatively new airport in the city of Hyderabad, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, is an international airport which is also the sixth busiest in India by international and overall passenger traffic.Named after former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, replaced the former international airport at Begumpet.While the design and construction of the airport began in September 2005, it was opened in March 2008.The airport was built on a public-private partnership, the second of its kind in India, by the GMR group with a cost of Rs. 24.7 billion.Spread over 5500 acres, the airport has the capacity to handle 40 million passengers annually. IndiraGandhi International Airport, New DelhiThe primary international airport of the capital, Indira Gandhi International Airport, is the busiest airport of the country.Named after the former Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi International Airport is operated by Delhi International Airport Private Limited (DIAL).With the emergence new Terminal 3, Indira Gandhi International Airport has become an important aviation hub, with a current capacity of handling more than 46 million passengers.The airport handled 35.88 million passengers in the year 2011-12 and with the new planned expansion program; it will increase its capacity to handle 100 million passengers by 2030.The Terminal 3 is the world's eighth largest passenger terminal.Awarded the fourth best airport in the world by the Airport Council International, the Indira Gandhi International Airport, is a major hub for international flights, and now also includes shopping plazas, passenger lounges, retail outlets and Food courts The Chennai Airport, ChennaiOne of the first airports of India, The Chennai Airport is the primary airport serving the city of Chennai and also a major hub of civil aviation in South India.The Chennai Airport has two names—while the domestic airport has been named after Kamaraj, the international terminal is known as Annadurai International Airport.Known as the third busiest airport in India in terms of passenger traffic, The Chennai Airport also serves as the regional headquarters of the Airports Authority of India in South India.The airport handles 13.5 million passengers annually and about 325 aircraft movements a day in 2012.The Chennai Airport has gone through expansion ad modernization in recent year, from parallel runways, taxiways and aprons, to parking bays and cargo terminals; the airport is expected to reach saturation by 2016–17. Bengaluru International AirportOriginally known as the Kempegowda International Airport, the Bengaluru International Airport is the fourth busiest airport in India.Located at Devanhalli, the Bengaluru International Airport replaced replaced the HAL airport in 2008 and handled about 12.86 million passengers and had air traffic movements (ATM) of about 325 per day in 2013-14.The Bengaluru International Airport serves as a host to 10 domestic airlines and 21 international airlines connecting the city to about 50 destinations across India and rest of the world.It was also awarded "India's best airport" for the year 2011 by the survey conducted by Skytrax and even accommodates an exclusive terminal for Hajj pilgrims, with designated prayer rooms and hot water for Wadu