Foundation laid for Jaipur's new International Terminal Building

Jaipur: union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel will lay the foundation stone of a new International Terminal Building at Jaipur's Sanganer Airport later in the day.
Once completed, the terminal building will accommodate 500 passengers at a time and is equipped with all modern passenger-related amenities, including customs and immigration facilities to handle international chartered flights. On December 29, 2005, the Central Government had granted international status to the domestic airport in Jaipur. With this, Jaipur will become the 14th international airport in the country. The Sanganer Airport belongs to the Airport Authority of India (AAI).
The runway length at Jaipur Airport is 9000 feet. The civil apron can accommodate four AB 320 type aircrafts at a time. There is also a plan to extend the runway to 12000 feet and construct nine in contact parking stands with aerobridges.
29/12/06 ANI/DailyIndia.com, US

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