Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan is the corporate headquarters of

Airports Authority of India The Airports Authority of India, or AAI, is a public sector enterprise under the ownership of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. It is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining, and managing civil aviation infrastruct ...

(AAI). AAI which functions under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and manages most of the

airports An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

in India. The Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation is co-located in the same building. Mehro Consultants was involved in the design of the building. It has been used as a

metonym Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Etymology The words ''metonymy'' and ''metonym'' come from grc, μετωνυμία, 'a change of name' ...

for the Ministry of Civil Aviation.Seth, Rabindra. ''Tourism In India: An Overview'' (2 Vols.). Gyan Publishing House, 1 January 2005. , 9788178353289. p
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"Open-skies continues to be a dirty word at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan." It is named after

Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (; 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian politician who served as the sixth prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to beco ...

Design of the building

The building has a unique plan. This can be seen in the picture opposite, showing the aerial view as seen from the satellite. This building is on the

Aurobindo Marg Sri Aurobindo Marg or Aurobindo Marg, is an important South Delhi north-south arterial road connecting historic Safdarjung's Tomb to Qutab Minar. The road is named for Sri Aurobindo, Sri Aurobindo Ghosh; the Delhi campus of Sri Aurobindo Ashram ...

, with

Safdarjung's Tomb Safdarjung's tomb is a sandstone and marble mausoleum in Delhi, India. It was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style for Nawab Safdarjung. The monument has an ambience of spaciousness and an imposing presence with its domed and arched r ...

adjacent on the right-hand side and the

Aero Club of India The Aero Club of India (ACI) is the apex body of all flying clubs and institutions involved in flight training, and also the national sports federation for air sports in India. Legally, it is registered as a non-profit, non-commercial organizati ...

on the left, and near

Safdarjung Airport Safdarjung Airport is an airport in New Delhi, India, in the Safdarjung (Delhi), neighbourhood of the same name. Established during the British Raj as Willingdon Airfield, it started operations as an aerodrome in 1929, when it was India's secon ...

References

External links

Airports Authority of India, (AAI) website
Government buildings in Delhi Headquarters in India Aviation in India Ministry of Civil Aviation (India) {{India-struct-stub