Amausi airport apron area to be expanded

Lucknow: Aiming to handle air traffic in a better way, the Amausi Airport is all set to have larger apron capacity by 2008-end.
At present, the airport has the capacity for seven aircrafts like Airbus-300, Airbus-310, Airbus-320 and Boeing-737.
Besides, separate space for four VIP aircrafts is also available. With the construction of the new apron, the area would increase from 33,966 sq metres to 98,250 sq metres.
As per the Rs 39-crore project prepared by the Airport Authority of India, the airport would be able to accommodate 13 aircrafts.
According to the officials, apron is the part of airport where the aircrafts are parked, loaded, unloaded, and re-fueled.
At present, apart from some non-scheduled flights, the Amausi Airport operates 12 domestic flights a day while 6 international flights a week on an average.
26/09/07 Deepak Pandey/Lucknow Newsline

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Categories: Airports Sep 2007