The new greenfield (i.e. built from scratch) Bangalore airport is past Devanahalli, way out of the city on NH7 if I remember my highways well. This is way past Yelahanka and the Airforce station there (they have airshows here by IAF during key events). THe good news is that it is just not the airport being builtup but a whole infrastructure around it (expanding the highway to 6 lanes - 3 each direction, several hotels near the airport, upgraded ring road to bring traffic to city quickly, etc.). Some of the conditions by investors in the new airport include ending all flts to the current HAL airport (including domestic and cargo flts) and routing them all through the new airport. This will ensure passenger numbers and a good return for the investors for their massive investment (massive by Indian standards, puny by China standards).

The new airport was originally supposed to open by late 2005, early 2006 (which had already slipped past original projections by previous govts) but now it looks to be 2007/2008. Chief Minister Dharam Singh announced during the IT.com event this month that the new govt will invest in infrastructure for Bangalore and that the new airport and infrastructure will be ready within 40 to 44 months (hence the projection of 2008). He may be referring to the completion of all phases - phase 1 may indeed open by 2006 as planned but I doubt it and so does most of the business press in India.