Truncated air op by Indian Coast Guard a recipe for disaster

Gandhinagar: Indian Coast Guard, which has been running a truncated air operation in the north-west region in the absence of night flights from its air enclave in Porbandar since 2008, is grappling with another major problem, which could further affect the coastal security of Gujarat in a big way.
A high-rise building in the funnel of Daman airport has put a big question mark on the very existence of Indian Coast Guard's air station in the Union Territory. Daman air station of Indian Coast Guard is responsible for maritime reconnaissance and search and rescue coverage in north-west region. However, because of the high rise building, the runway at the airport has got notionally reduced from 1,800 metres to 1,550 metres, sources said.
28/05/12 Anand McNair/Times of India

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Categories: airports May 2012