i) An aerotropolisIt is a new kind of settlement that is occurring in many countries, including India.
ii) These kinds of settlements are mainly centered in and around large airports. Therefore the name aerotropolis or airport city.
iii) In aerotropolis, the airport functions as a city in its own right. Many amenities such as hotels, shopping, entertainment, food, business conferencing, etc. are provided in aerotropolis.
iii) People can afford the facility to fly in to conduct their business with their counterparts' right there and fly out - with all the comfort of a city, without the traffic and other problems.
iv) Some form of aerotropolisesis rising in these places in India: Bengaluru International Airport, Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi), and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport(Hyderabad).