Overview
- The state submitted the site-clearance application to the Civil Aviation Ministry for a greenfield international airport at Hosur.
- The state renewed its plea to the Defence Ministry with technical proposals for coordinated use of HAL-controlled airspace that overlaps with Bengaluru airport and TAAL.
- Site clearance is estimated to take six to eight months before the in-principle approval stage.
- A protection agreement bars new airports within 150 km of Bengaluru, deferring Hosur’s commercial services for roughly eight years.
- The plan spans about 2,300 acres near Berigai–Bagalur, with about 650 acres already held by the state and an initial build of one terminal and two runways for up to 30 million passengers.