THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Adding a new dimension to the safety precautions at the Trivandrum International Airport, the 3,373-meter-long runway at the airport is now equipped with runway end safety area (RESA), a mandatory facility at airports. Complying with the guidelines of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the work of the RESA at the Vallakkadavu side was completed two weeks ago.
RESA is constructed as a safety measure at both ends of the runway which limits the impact when an aircraft over-runs the end of the runway during landing or take-off.
A new 90x90 meter RESA was added to the end of runway 32 (in the direction of Vallakkadavu) in a project worth Rs 1.5 crore. The 3,373-meter runway at the airport already has a RESA at the end of runway 14 (in the direction of All Saints' College).
The RESA could not be installed at the Vallakkadavu end because of shortage of land. An area of 39 cents was allotted to the airport by the state government last year and the work for RESA began in March.
13/11/15 Anasooya.S/The Times Of India
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RESA is constructed as a safety measure at both ends of the runway which limits the impact when an aircraft over-runs the end of the runway during landing or take-off.
A new 90x90 meter RESA was added to the end of runway 32 (in the direction of Vallakkadavu) in a project worth Rs 1.5 crore. The 3,373-meter runway at the airport already has a RESA at the end of runway 14 (in the direction of All Saints' College).
The RESA could not be installed at the Vallakkadavu end because of shortage of land. An area of 39 cents was allotted to the airport by the state government last year and the work for RESA began in March.
13/11/15 Anasooya.S/The Times Of India
