Mumbai’s runway to run into the sea

Mumbai: An extended runway at Juhu that goes into the Arabian Sea - this is what the aviation think tank is currently mulling over to deal with congestion and saturation issues at the space-starved Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA).
Currently with the AAI, the Juhu runway system has two runways - a main runway with a length of 1,143 metres (of which only about 600 metres is actually available) and a cross runway with a length of about 752 metres.
MIAL’s Aviation Advisor Pamidi Prasad Rao said, “The runway can extend into the Arabian Sea because the continental shelf, which is the slope between the earth and the inside of the sea, is less. This is an advantage. Also, if considering such a proposal, there has to be a runway correction at Juhu so that it can be used as a parallel runway.”
According to SRR Rao, regional executive director of AAI (western region), the entire feasibility study was done keeping in mind what will happen to the structures, roads and buildings in the vicinity.
In fact, the Juhu Airport, if allowed to extend the runway into the sea, will also be able to serve bigger aircraft.
The MIAL also said that it is possible to have a taxi-track between Santa Cruz and Juhu airports and allow them to function independently.
18/08/07 Manisha Singhal/Daily News & Analysis

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