Boost to Indian aviation sector! AAI plans to upgrade runways at these 7 airports - Check full list and details

This major step by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is expected to give a major boost to Indian aviation sector. AAI is planning to upgrade runways at seven airports across the country by March 2022. The runway of an airport is designed for a particular type of aircraft, depending on traffic demand and other factors. As the traffic increases, the airline operators want to operate bigger aircraft from the airport. At that time, the runway has to be upgraded to make it suitable for that purpose.

These seven airports are:-

1-Jammu (J&K)

2-Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

3-Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

4-Barapani (Meghalaya)

5-Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh)

6-Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)

7-Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)

Reportedly, the runway at the Jammu airport is undergoing expansion from the current length of 2,042 metres to 2,438 metres and it is planned to be completed by March next year.

The extension of the runway of the Kolhapur airport from 1,370 metres to 2,300 metres has begun and is planned to be completed by December this year.

The runways at the Jabalpur airport and the Tuticorin airport are expected to be upgraded by December 2021 and March 2022, respectively.

The runway at the Barapani airport will be extended and strengthened by December this year

The Kadapa airport's runway is also being extended and strengthened and the work will be done by March 2021.

The runway at the Tirupati airport will be extended from the current length of 2,286 metres to 3,810 metres by December 2021.

In total, the runways of these seven airports will be upgraded by March 2022.