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Begumpet is now used for military aviation training and for flights carrying VIPs{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}. The Leftist political parties have made strong representations to the civil aviation ministry to allow Begumpet airport to continue to be used for low cost civil aviation. The Civil Aviation Ministry has put the proposal of starting an ATC training centre in the Begumpet Airport.

 

[[Image:Begumpetairport.jpg|thumb|200px|A [[Jet Airways]] civilian aircraft parked at the airport, when operational]]

[[Begumpet]] Airport was established in the 1930s with formation of [[Hyderabad Aero Club]]. Initially it was used by [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad state|Hyderabad]] as domestic and international airport for The Nizam's [[Deccan Airways Limited|Deccan Airways]], one of the premier and the earliest airline in British India. The terminal building was created in 1937.<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Museum/Begumpet.html Begumpet Airport History]</ref> A new terminal building came up on the south side in 1972 and later became the main airport. The older terminal hitherto was referred to as 'Old Airport' at Begumpet. The new terminal building consisted of two check-in terminals; Rajiv Gandhi International and NTR National with a common arrival module.