Surat: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) finalised the master plan for Surat airport with two parallel runways and submitted it to the Surat Urban Development Authority (SUDA) for its incorporation in its development plan 2035.
AAI had signed an agreement with the state government in 2003 to develop and expand the Surat airport in next two years. But since the additional land required was not provided by the state government, the project was on hold.
Now, the state government has decided to provide an additional 630.49 hectares land to AAI to further develop Surat airport. "Surat airport had received 317.43 hectares land by August 2009. As per earlier master plan passed in 2007, AAI had demanded 1,067.5 hectare land. The final master plan was further reviewed by AAI planning directorate in 2016 and revised master plan was submitted to SUDA for incorporation in their development plan-2035," Surat airport director Pramod Kumar Thakre.
The revised master plan includes extension of runway from 2,905 meters to 3,810 meters to achieve an overall passenger handling capacity of maximum 25-30 million per annum. It also includes development of two parallel runways with simultaneous operations.
24/01/16 Ashleshaa Khurana/Times of India
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AAI had signed an agreement with the state government in 2003 to develop and expand the Surat airport in next two years. But since the additional land required was not provided by the state government, the project was on hold.
Now, the state government has decided to provide an additional 630.49 hectares land to AAI to further develop Surat airport. "Surat airport had received 317.43 hectares land by August 2009. As per earlier master plan passed in 2007, AAI had demanded 1,067.5 hectare land. The final master plan was further reviewed by AAI planning directorate in 2016 and revised master plan was submitted to SUDA for incorporation in their development plan-2035," Surat airport director Pramod Kumar Thakre.
The revised master plan includes extension of runway from 2,905 meters to 3,810 meters to achieve an overall passenger handling capacity of maximum 25-30 million per annum. It also includes development of two parallel runways with simultaneous operations.
24/01/16 Ashleshaa Khurana/Times of India
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