Minister for Airports, Ports and Excise K. Babu has said the proposal for extending the runway of the Kannur international airport coming up here is neither practical nor based on any scientific study.
Speaking at a meeting to review the progress of the construction work of the airport here on Monday, Mr. Babu reiterated that the airport’s runway length would be 3,400 metres.
He said only three airports (New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore) out of 117 airports in the country had 4,000-metre runway.
He further said the 3,400-runway being developed at the Kannur airport was adequate for the operation of Boeing 777 and 747 and Airbus 380.
Citing the difficulty in acquiring 70 acres of land for extending the runway to 3,400 metres from the original plan of 3,050 metres, he said that acquiring land for further extension would not be feasible.
Rural Development Minister K.C. Joseph accompanied Mr. Babu. Among those present at the review meeting were Kannur International Airport Ltd. (KIAL) Managing Director G. Chandramouli and District Collector P. Bala Kiran.
05/01/16 The Hindu
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Speaking at a meeting to review the progress of the construction work of the airport here on Monday, Mr. Babu reiterated that the airport’s runway length would be 3,400 metres.
He said only three airports (New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore) out of 117 airports in the country had 4,000-metre runway.
He further said the 3,400-runway being developed at the Kannur airport was adequate for the operation of Boeing 777 and 747 and Airbus 380.
Citing the difficulty in acquiring 70 acres of land for extending the runway to 3,400 metres from the original plan of 3,050 metres, he said that acquiring land for further extension would not be feasible.
Rural Development Minister K.C. Joseph accompanied Mr. Babu. Among those present at the review meeting were Kannur International Airport Ltd. (KIAL) Managing Director G. Chandramouli and District Collector P. Bala Kiran.
05/01/16 The Hindu
