Infrastructural Framework for Green Airports: A Study on Sustainable Airport Development

Faraz Siddiqui

Infrastructural Framework for Green Airports: A Study on Sustainable Airport Development

Author(s)	Mr. Faraz Siddiqui
Country	India
Abstract	This piece breaks down the main building blocks behind India's "green" airports, zooming in on a side-by-side look at four heavy hitters: Indira Gandhi International in Delhi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Mumbai, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Kolkata, and Kempegowda International in Bengaluru. It starts by setting the scene on India's push ahead in sustainable flying, nearly a third of its airports are already all-in on renewables, with the government dead set on 100% green power by 2024. The lit review pulls in global stuff like ACI's Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) alongside homegrown efforts from MoCA and AAI. Method-wise, it's all secondary data from sustainability reports and accreditation logs, no fancy fieldwork. The results? Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru have hit the gold standard ACA Level 5, fully carbon-neutral. Kolkata's at Level 2+ but ramping up, like with that 57 MW solar addition they're planning to climb higher. Standout infrastructure pops up across the board: big renewable setups (think on-site solar panels plus long-term power purchase agreements), super-efficient terminals (LEDs everywhere, smart HVAC systems), closed-loop water and waste recycling, Delhi's reusing 100% of its wastewater, for one electric ground vehicle with charging stations, and tight carbon tracking protocols. Drawing from that, the paper sketches out a green airport roadmap built on five pillars: Energy, Buildings, Water & Waste, Transport, and Governance. Recommendations feel practical: speed up those renewable rollouts (hello, Kolkata's solar plant), lock in green building codes nationwide, and lean harder on accreditations plus incentives. It's a thorough rundown meant to hand policymakers and airport bosses a playbook for greening things up... though, fair to say, execution varies. Kolkata's lag shows how funding or land constraints can slow the leaders down.
Keywords	Green Airports, Sustainable Airport Infrastructure, Carbon-Neutral Aviation, Renewable Energy Integration, Airport Carbon Accreditation, Water Positivity, Electric Ground Mobility
Field	Business Administration
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On	2026-03-15

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