The famous Indian economist, jurist and politician Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is behind the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, which is also known as Sonegaon Airport. In the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India this airport is a service center of public domestic and international aircrafts. Nagpur is connected to India’s main aviation centers such as of Mumbai and Delhi and internationally it is connected with Sharjah and Doha.

It is decided and expected by the Airport Authority that within 2025 Nagpur airport will be built in such a way that it will handle 50 aircraft daily and 14 million passengers in a year. And for this purpose techno-feasibility study has completed in 2001 and global tenders, invitation of design consultants have already completed. It is said that the work of parallel runway is already begun. Report says that 70% of modernization work has already been completed. IT can be said that within June 2008 the remainder also have been completed. To give a rectangular shape to the existing terminal building 8,500 sq. meters and 7,000sq meters is going to be added so that the building can accommodate 600 passengers at a time.

A state-of-the-art medical inspection center, offer to provide free health facilities to air passengers in case of emergencies at the airport whereas the authorities have to handle passengers suffering from cardiac arrest and other medical complications. Hoping that Hospital groups at the airport should tackle the sick passengers the AAI has finalized to open a 24-hour medical care center. Obviously it would be a joint venture with the hospitals group. The medical groups always have the service with the latest medical equipment and life-saving drugs. A childcare center has also in plan of AAI for the mother who needs breast-feeding. AAI has also taken the decision to give the passenger pre-paid taxi and auto rickshaws services. And AAI has planned to venture a project with Vansha Nimaya Infra Project Ltd who operates the Star Bus in the city. It is planned that with the help of this company running an air-conditioned bus from the airport to the city center should provide a profitable service.

A viewers’ gallery in the old terminal building of the airport has recently opened to the public after making some modifications and its draws huge response from citizens. With two aerobridges the city terminal is equipped and it’s allow the passenger to board and land to the aircraft from the terminal building itself.