SURAT: The much-needed work to lengthen the Surat airport's runway is finally set to begin from the second week of December.
Sources at that Airport Authority of India (AAI) told TOI that the revised documents for work execution have been submitted to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for approval. The cement concrete (CC) mixture plant has been set up at the airport and all important surveys have been completed.
Now, the AAI is hopeful that the required permission will be received soon and digging work will begin.
AAI had invited tender applications for upgrading and extension of the runway from the existing 2,250metre to 2,905metre in May. First phase of the work will be to extend the runway by 655metre and recarpet the existing 2,250metre.
After completion of runway extension, the Surat airport will be classified as grade 4C airport.
For international status, an airport needs to fulfill a number of parameters. One of them is that the length of the runway should be 3,150metre. After completion of the project, the length of Surat runway will be 2,950metre, just 200metre short of being classified as 4D for full-fledged international status.
29/11/15 The Times Of India
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Sources at that Airport Authority of India (AAI) told TOI that the revised documents for work execution have been submitted to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for approval. The cement concrete (CC) mixture plant has been set up at the airport and all important surveys have been completed.
Now, the AAI is hopeful that the required permission will be received soon and digging work will begin.
AAI had invited tender applications for upgrading and extension of the runway from the existing 2,250metre to 2,905metre in May. First phase of the work will be to extend the runway by 655metre and recarpet the existing 2,250metre.
After completion of runway extension, the Surat airport will be classified as grade 4C airport.
For international status, an airport needs to fulfill a number of parameters. One of them is that the length of the runway should be 3,150metre. After completion of the project, the length of Surat runway will be 2,950metre, just 200metre short of being classified as 4D for full-fledged international status.
29/11/15 The Times Of India
