Rajiv Gandhi International Airport popularly known as Shamshabad Airport, is a new airport near Shamshabad about 22 km from the city of Hyderabad , in India named after former prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi . The airport will replace the current airport, Begumpet Airport . Scheduled to open on 16 March 2008, it is the second public-private partnership in the Indian airport infrastructure sector, the first being the Cochin International Airport .

Shamshabad Airport was inaugurated by Smt. Sonia Gandhi, in presence of Chief Minister Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Minister of Civil Aviation Mr. Praful Patel.

The new Hyderabad airport is being built by Hyderabad International Airport Limited (HIAL), a public-private joint venture between GMR Group, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad and both the State Government of Andhra Pradesh and Airports Authority of India (AAI). GMR Group holds 63% of the equity, MAHB 11%, while the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Airports Authority of India each hold 13%.