Flight queue set for a trim at Calcutta

Take-off and touchdown at Calcutta airport will become faster by the end of this year, after the extension of the secondary runway.
Simultaneous operations on both runways, however, will still not be possible, as the two are closer than the stipulated minimum separation distance.
“A flight will be able to take off from one runway immediately after an aircraft lands on the other,” said airport director V.K. Monga. “This will reduce the waiting period in the take-off or landing process.”
The primary runway at the airport is 3,627 metres long and the secondary runway extends up to 2,399 metres. Post-extension, the secondary runway will be 2,839 metres long.
An official said around 450 flights take off from and land at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. For taking off, aircraft have to wait in a queue during peak hours in the morning and evening.
12/10/07 Sanjay Mandal/The Telegraph

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Categories: Airports Oct 2007