Kozhikode: Chief Secretary E.K. Bharath Bhushan has been advised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to make available 238 acres of land for developing the Calicut international airport at Karipur.
The land should be made available free of cost and free from all encumbrances, K.N. Shrivastava, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, said in a letter to the Chief Secretary in response to reports in the media expressing concern over the condition of the runway of the airport.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation K.C. Venugopal had directed civil aviation authorities to take steps for expeditious completion of the extension of the airport runway.
The runway, which is 2,860 metres long, is suitable for operation of A310/300 aircraft. There are only limited operations of B 747-type aircraft, which are operated with load penalty in view of the inadequate length of the runway. The letter points out that the runway end safety area (RESA) at the Karipur airport is 90 metres at both ends against the required length of 240 metres for a tabletop runway.
02/08/13 The Hindu
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The land should be made available free of cost and free from all encumbrances, K.N. Shrivastava, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, said in a letter to the Chief Secretary in response to reports in the media expressing concern over the condition of the runway of the airport.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation K.C. Venugopal had directed civil aviation authorities to take steps for expeditious completion of the extension of the airport runway.
The runway, which is 2,860 metres long, is suitable for operation of A310/300 aircraft. There are only limited operations of B 747-type aircraft, which are operated with load penalty in view of the inadequate length of the runway. The letter points out that the runway end safety area (RESA) at the Karipur airport is 90 metres at both ends against the required length of 240 metres for a tabletop runway.
02/08/13 The Hindu
