Ban on new runway in night may delay repairs on runway 28

New Delhi: Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the Indira Gandhi International Airport operator, has proposed to delay the re-carpeting of runway 28, the main runway which handles maximum load, by at least three months.
This came after the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Tuesday issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) to ban night operations (from 10 pm to 6 am) on runway 29, the new runway.
DIAL, already in talks with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India, has proposed to re-carpet runway 27 instead. The work, proposed to be carried out over the next three months, will make it category-I compatible so that it can be used in low visibility conditions and will be of help when runway 28 is closed for repairs.
According to sources, runway 28 will be considered for repairs immediately after runway 27, the old runway, is ready. Runway 27 is the shortest of three runways at the airport and doesn’t have runway visibility radar (RVR), making it impossible for operations in low visibility.
27/05/09 Indian Express

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Categories: Airports May 2009