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A beautiful aerial shot of Delhi city taken from an aeroplane at night. The flight lands at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi... Is that busy road NH8, you think? Write us and tell us what you see! Even at 11 pm, the vehicular traffic volumes are high... Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in Palam, 15 km (9.3 mi) south-west of the New Delhi railway station and 16 km (9.9 mi) from New Delhi city centre. Named after Indira Gandhi, a former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in India. With the commencement of operations at the new Terminal 3, it became India's and South Asia's largest aviation hub, with a current capacity of handling more than 46 million passengers.