New Delhi: The Shiv idol that left almost a third of IGI airport's new runway unusable is likely to be reduced in height. A proposal has been sent to Airports Authority of India suggesting that the foundation of the statue be lowered so that the statue's height can be decreased by 12m. The project is expected to get clearance within this month.
The new runway, touted to be Asia's longest at 4,430m, came under criticism for its location when it was being constructed as the Shiv idol located on NH-8 fell in its flight path. "In order to clear this obstruction, aircraft had to glide a longer distance before landing. Another 300m has to be left from the start of the runway before they can touch down. The effective length of the runway thus available was only 2,970m," said an airport official.
"Secondly, in low visibility, flights require the runway visual range (RVR) machine at three points of the runway — start, mid and end. Because the new runway's threshold is displaced, the first RVR machine is located at 1,760m from the start of the runway. Another machine was recently placed at the start as well, and now the entire runway can be made available for big aircraft," said the official.
02/10/12 Neha Lalchandani/Times of India
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The new runway, touted to be Asia's longest at 4,430m, came under criticism for its location when it was being constructed as the Shiv idol located on NH-8 fell in its flight path. "In order to clear this obstruction, aircraft had to glide a longer distance before landing. Another 300m has to be left from the start of the runway before they can touch down. The effective length of the runway thus available was only 2,970m," said an airport official.
"Secondly, in low visibility, flights require the runway visual range (RVR) machine at three points of the runway — start, mid and end. Because the new runway's threshold is displaced, the first RVR machine is located at 1,760m from the start of the runway. Another machine was recently placed at the start as well, and now the entire runway can be made available for big aircraft," said the official.
02/10/12 Neha Lalchandani/Times of India
