Mangalore airport new terminal all set to open

Mangalore: The New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB) at Kenjar, housing both international and domestic flights, after long wait, is all set for inauguration on May 15 and is likely to be operational after a week of the formal inauguration. The construction work of the building was almost over in December last year. The NIIB project was developed at a cost of Rs 150 crore, excluding the expenses for the road construction.
The granite-floored new terminal was built by glass and chrome, without using concrete anywhere. Central air conditioning system was installed in the terminal building, which has 18,200 sqm floor area and has been designed to handle 1000 passengers at a time. A 43,000 sqm apron has been constructed at a cost of Rs 18.19 crore and connected to the new concrete runway. NITB is almost three times larger in area than the Bajpe Airport. The new terminal has also reduced the distance between Mangalore city and Airport by about seven km.
13/05/10 Mangalorean.com

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Categories: Airports May 2010