Gaya airport extension soon

Patna: The Bihar government on Thursday said it will soon hand over 100 acres of land, which is in the process of acquisition, to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for extension of the international airport at Gaya.
Chief minister Nitish Kumar conveyed this to AAI chairman V P Agrawal during a two-hour meeting they had at the CM’s secretariat at 4, Deshratna Marg here.
“Operating international flights will become easier after the Gaya airport runway is extended to 9,000 feet,” Agrawal said, adding regular Haj flights may be introduced from Gaya after the runway extension.
Kumar and Agrawal had a detailed discussions on AAI’s airports and aerodromes in Bihar. Apart from airports at Patna and Gaya, there are aerodromes at Raxaul, Muzaffarpur and Jogbani. The issue of extra land for Raxaul and Muzaffarpur aerodromes was also discussed.
Agrawal said the Bihta air base has a 8,200-foot runway which can be extended up to 9,000 feet.
There are 29 airports, aerodromes and airstrips in Bihar. Of them, 18 are under the state government, five under the defence ministry and five under the AAI.
28/08/09 Faizan Ahmad/Times of India

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