Parallel taxiway at Coimbatore airport: preliminary works begin

Coimbatore: Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken preliminary steps such as floating of tenders and finalisation of consultants to build a parallel taxiway and a new terminal building at Coimbatore Airport.
The works are expected to be completed in another 28 to 30 months.
Since none of these works require land acquisition delay is not expected. According to AAI sources, shortlisting of contractors for appointing them as consultants has begun for parallel taxiway and creation of three more parking bays at an estimated outlay of Rs. 44 crore.
Parallel taxiway will help in minimising the runway occupancy or time used by aircraft.
At present, an aircraft on touching down the airport taxies the entire runway distance and returns via the same run way to the apron for parking, says Airport Director, K. Hemalatha.
Once the parallel taxiway is completed, aircraft can use it to reach the parking bays thus leaving the runway free for another landing or take off.
The airport witnesses an average of 22 to 23 landings and take offs every day. It has five parking bays (it can accommodate six aircraft of smaller size).
This is in addition to the isolation parking bay for aircraft in distress/those with security perception.
26/06/08 V.S. Palaniappan/The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Jun 2008