Mumbai: The main runway at the Mumbai airport will be shut for 8 hours a day starting from October 28 till May 2014 in order to build two rapid exit taxiways. All airlines have been told to reschedule their flights. A secondary runway has been planned but implementation proving difficult. The Juhu aerodrome runway's use is also limited due to the tall buildings surrounding it. The Mumbai airport is the second largest airport in India and handled 30 million passengers last year. The Delhi airport handles the largest number of passengers in the country, that is 34.4 million passengers handled last year . The total operating area is 5,100 acres. There is no encroachment in Delhi airport.
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