Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports are the most accessible among the facilities in six metros of the country while the national capital find a place at the bottom only.
A study 'Benchmarking of Accessibility and Connectivity of Indian Airports' by New Delhi-based School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) showed that the two south Indian airports are in first two positions compared to those in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai or Kolkata.
The accessibility rate was calculated in the study conducted by SPA student Amal Jose under the guidance of Senior Professor (Transport Planning) Dr Sewa Ram by taking the average of time taken during non-peak and peak traffic.
"One of the reasons for Bengaluru faring better is due to the location of the airport in the outskirts. So once you leave the city, you will get a good speed. Hyderabad tops the list mainly because of the dedicated corridor to the airport," Sewa Ram told DH.
Though Delhi fares better on overall connectivity, largely due to the huge volume of air traffic, reaching the capital's airport is a task.
Delhi finds a place at the last position in the study of 60 metro and non-metro airports in terms of accessibility while Hyderabad is at third position, Bengaluru is at seventh, Chennai 46th and Kolkata 59.
The study finds that reaching the airports in Hyderabad and Bengaluru through car is the best among the six metros.
During non-peak traffic hours, reaching the Bengaluru airport from the city centre, Shivaji Nagar, takes 39 minutes while it takes 57 minutes during peak traffic. Bengaluru has the least variation in the time taken during non-peak and peak traffic hours at 46.2% while in Delhi it is 145.2%.
The connectivity of airports through public transport is better in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru is better compared to New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.
While a vehicle can get an average speed of 35.1 km/hr on way to Hyderabad airport from the city centre, it comes down to 28.4 km/hr for Bengaluru and 23.5 km/hr for Chennai. It is 21.4 km/hr for Mumbai, 20.2 km/hr for Kolkata and 20.1 km/hr for Delhi.
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