Mangalore International Airport is getting future-ready to handle back-to-back flights without much time-break. At present, aircraft that are ready to take off will have to wait for 10 to 15 minutes if their departure timing clashes with a flight that is about to land. It has to wait till the arriving plane completes its course on the runway and rolls into the parking area (apron) at the terminal building. This is set to become a thing of the past.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to construct a taxiway at the airport to avoid departing flights to wait for taking off. The parallel taxiway will connect runway to the apron.
Now, the single-runway airport has only one taxiway that is used for both for entry and exit from the runway. Once the parallel taxiway is ready, there will be separate and fixed entry and exit paths.
24/05/13 Raviprasad Kamila/The Hindu
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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to construct a taxiway at the airport to avoid departing flights to wait for taking off. The parallel taxiway will connect runway to the apron.
Now, the single-runway airport has only one taxiway that is used for both for entry and exit from the runway. Once the parallel taxiway is ready, there will be separate and fixed entry and exit paths.
24/05/13 Raviprasad Kamila/The Hindu
