Patel to lay foundation stone for Chandigarh airport new Terminal tomorrow

The Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel will lay the foundation stone for the construction of new Integrated Terminal Building at the Chandigarh Airport tomorrow. He will also be present at the signing of a MoU for the development of International Civil Air Terminal Complex at Mohali.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) has major plans to develop a civil enclave at Chandigarh to international standards. The State Government of Punjab has been requested to give approximately 300 acres of land, identified on the other side of runway with independent access from the city side.
AAI has planned the following facilities:-
(i) Construction of international terminal building having modular design to cater for 700 passengers with 4 passenger-boarding bridges. (ii) Construction of apron for parking 3 in contact and 8 remote parking stands for wide-bodied jet aircraft. (iii) Construction of 3 link taxiways. (iv) Parallel taxi track. (v) Cargo complex and Hangers of Flying Club activities etc., and (vi) Runway extension, if required subject to availability of land from IAF and UT Chandigarh.
03/01/08 Press Information Bureau (press release)

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Categories: Airports Jan 2008