 Numerous PMs and Presidents have landed at the airport until 1981, and during the Indo-China war, it served as a hangar for government aircraft due to Delhi airport being a target in combat.Many cargo services and Vayudoot services have also used it as their hub.Warangal Airport was the largest airport in the country at the time, with 1875 acres in land, a 2 km runway, a pilot and staff quarters, a pilot training centre and more than one terminal.