Belagavi: The progress of the expansion of the Belgaum Airport at Sambra, 11 km from the city, has been hampered due to a delay in giving clearance for extension of the runway from the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Over a year ago, it was promised that all expansion work would be completed by February this year. Sources said the Centre had made a budgetary provision of Rs.141 crore for the expansion work at the airport, including Rs. 30 crore for extension of the runway by another 470 metres of the existing length of 1,830 metres and Rs. 36 crore for upgrading the terminal building. The extension of the runway would facilitate landing bigger aircrafts like the Boeing series.
The available infrastructure at the airport presently facilitates operations of ATR-72 aircrafts, both during day and night hours.
14/06/15 Vijayakumar Patil/The Hindu
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Over a year ago, it was promised that all expansion work would be completed by February this year. Sources said the Centre had made a budgetary provision of Rs.141 crore for the expansion work at the airport, including Rs. 30 crore for extension of the runway by another 470 metres of the existing length of 1,830 metres and Rs. 36 crore for upgrading the terminal building. The extension of the runway would facilitate landing bigger aircrafts like the Boeing series.
The available infrastructure at the airport presently facilitates operations of ATR-72 aircrafts, both during day and night hours.
14/06/15 Vijayakumar Patil/The Hindu
