Runways Kempegowda International Airport has two parallel
runways in operation. Four years after it was opened, the first runway (now designated 09L/27R) was entirely resurfaced due to a serious decline in quality. From 11 March to 3 April 2012, it was closed daily between 10:30AM and 5:30PM. BIAL accused construction company
Larsen & Toubro of building the runway poorly. The construction of the second runway (09R/27L) at the airport was completed and the runway inaugurated on 6 December 2019, with the departure of
IndiGo Flight 466 (6E466) to
Hyderabad. The runway can cater to Code-F aircraft such as the
Airbus A380 and
Boeing 747-8. It is equipped with
CAT IIIB ILS. The runway also features a parallel taxiway and two cross-field taxiways in the east, linking the new runway to the old runway and the aprons at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. The original runway (09L/27R) was also upgraded as part of the expansion work. The old runway (09L/27R) was closed from 22 June 2020 for nine months for rehabilitation and strengthening. It was opened for operations again on 31 March 2021, along with the operational south runway. On doing so, KIA became the first airport in
South India to facilitate parallel runway operations. The north runway (09L/27R) is approved for and capable of low-visibility takeoffs, allowing aircraft movement even when the runway visual range (RVR) is as low as 125m. Civil works to also equip this runway with a
CAT IIIB ILS system were completed in December 2024. The calibration for the
ILS was completed in January 2025 and full
CAT IIIB ILS capability was made operational in May 2025. With runway upgrades on the Northern runway completed, both runways and associated taxiways are capable of handling Code-F aircraft such as the
Airbus A380 and
Boeing 747-8.
Terminals Terminal 1 The original terminal building can handle 35 million passengers per annum, and handles all domestic flights operated by
IndiGo,
Akasa Air,
Alliance Air and
SpiceJet. Gates 41–42 are equipped to serve the world's largest passenger aircraft, the
Airbus A380. Since 12 September 2023, with the shift of all international flights to Terminal 2, Terminal 1 has become a domestic-only operation. In 2019, BIAL retracted the rights of Above Ground Level and Plaza Premium to operate the lounges in Terminal 1, and decided to operate them by themselves. Following this decision, and the transfer of international flights, there are now only two lounges in Terminal 1: the BLR Domestic Lounge and the new 080 Domestic Lounge (which is split into 2 disconnected lounges, as 1 used to serve the erstwhile international departures). Named "080" after the trunk dial code of the city, the new lounge aims to pay an ode to the culture of Bengaluru with local artistry, regional culture-inspired interiors and botanical elements. Both lounges are operated by Travel Food Services on behalf of the airport.
Terminal 2 The airport's second terminal was designed as a tribute to the 'Garden City' title of
Bengaluru by
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and was constructed by
Larsen & Toubro. Construction of the first phase commenced in 2018, but the project faced delays owing to the
COVID-19 pandemic. It was inaugurated on 11 November 2022 by
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, and began operations in January 2023. The first phase of Terminal 2, built at a cost of , is and will help augment the capacity of the airport by an additional 25 million passengers per annum. The second phase of Terminal 2 is under construction to increase capacity by an additional 20 million passengers per annum. Arrivals are situated on the ground floor, while departures are on the first floor. The first phase of Terminal 2 features 95 check-in counters, 17 security lanes, 9 baggage claim belts, 34 conventional and 6 electronic immigration gates. With provisions for Code-F gates to handle larger aircraft like the
Airbus A380 and the
Boeing 747-8, the first phase of Terminal 2 began domestic operations on 15 January 2023, with
Star Air Flight 117 (S5117) to
Kalaburagi being the first scheduled flight to use the new terminal. On 12 September 2023, Terminal 2 began handling all international operations, with
Saudia Flight 867 (SV867) from
Jeddah operating the first international arrival and subsequent departure. In addition to handling all international operations, Terminal 2 also handles all domestic flights operated by
Air India,
Air India Express and
Star Air. In October 2008,
IndianOil commissioned a fuel
pipeline between its storage terminal in Devanagonthi and Kempegowda International Airport.
Cargo facilities The airport has 3 cargo terminals. One is operated by AISATS Ltd. (Air India Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited) and includes a facility for storing
pharmaceuticals.
DHL and
Blue Dart Aviation jointly operate a terminal. The third cargo terminal is operated by Menzies Aviation Bobba (Bangalore) Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture between
Menzies Aviation and Bobba Group (a sales agency for
Lufthansa Cargo). The cargo terminal began operations in May 2008. Additionally, a greenfield domestic cargo terminal spanning opened in February 2025. Combined, the terminal has the capacity to handle tons of cargo annually. Altogether, the airport has the capacity to process up to of cargo annually and currently sees ~ handled per year. The airport processes the highest amount of
perishable cargo in the country. BIAL inaugurated a separate cargo village in December 2008. The village is spread over and includes office spaces, conference rooms, a cafeteria for staff and parking space for nearly 80 trucks.
Other facilities IndiGo iFly Training Academy On 4 September 2019, India's biggest airline
IndiGo announced that it would extend its learning academy, iFly, to Bengaluru, its 2nd such facility in the country. From 6 September 2019 onwards, iFly began facilitating training to IndiGo flight crew. With over 27,000 employees, there are over 100 instructors in the academy who conduct workshops and training exercises on a regular basis.
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Facilities IndiGo's second MRO facility to service their fleet of
Airbus jets is located at KIA. The facility has capacity for narrow-body aircraft and houses a single bay catering for widebody aircraft. The MRO became operational in November 2022. As of May 2025, IndiGo is currently in the process of constructing a second MRO of roughly at the airport, in order to service wide-body aircraft. Aligning with their vision to establish a hub at the airport,
Air India signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) in February 2024 to build Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facilities at Kempegowda International Airport, for airframe maintenance of both
wide-body and
narrow-body jets, including heavy structural checks. The MRO will be built on a parcel of land, and is expected to be operational by early 2026.
Central Kitchen Food services provider
SATS set up their first central kitchen in India at the airport on 16 March 2024. A facility, it was built with an investment of , to cater to demand in the region. SATS already has a long-standing partnership with the airport, through its aviation catering associate TajSATS and ground handling associate AISATS. == Future plans ==