Airports Authority of India to clear runway path for big aircraft

Chennai: Airports Authority of India (AAI) is working to ensure that the entire length of the extended portion of the secondary runway will be available for use before it is open for traffic. Though the runway is extended across the Adyar River, nearly 2,559 feet of the runway cannot be immediately used because of obstacles like tall towers and buildings in the flight approach path.
"We have asked the state government to speed up removal of obstacles on 12-end (extended portion on the Manapakkam end) of the runway so the entire extended portion of can be used, allowing bigger aircraft to use the strip" said airport director H S Suresh. This will help bigger aircraft to land on the secondary runway.
12/06/12 Times of India

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Categories: airports Jun 2012