New Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Rehabilitation Work of the UK Airport – Era of the era 09/27, also known as the first runway, has been completed.
The UK built a long runway of 2,816 meters and 60 meters wide in the pre-independence era and used it during World War-II.
Delhi International Airport Limited (Dial) handed over the runway that was updated to air traffic control for commercial operations on December 24, 2021.
It meets the landing system of CAT-I instruments, which help the pilot under low visibility conditions.
“Runway era of British and Taxways are rehabilitated and operational for commercial operations as part of the dial effort to improve passenger infrastructure and experience to make IGI airports ready in the future.
Runway will have a 20-year design life and will play an important role in dealing with the increase in traffic movements The air from the pre-pandemic level, “said I Prabhakar Rao, Deputy Managing Director, GMR Group.
The work was done as part of the phase-3a expansion project.
Install the completion of the EXPANSION OF EXPANSION OF FASE-3A, IGI will be ready in the future.
The capacity of the passenger handling will increase to 100 million per year (MPPA) and air capacity will reach 140 MPPA.
The main rehabilitation work includes the milling of all the long sidewalks flexible runway to a depth of 60mm and overlay with bitumen modified polymers, which can withstand heavy duty traffic and extreme weather conditions.
Runway 09/27, which is on the north side of the airport, has a network of nine taxiways where six connects and three taxis out quickly.
Dial also synchronizes 3.5 km from a parallel taxi with a runway 09/27.
“This will reduce the occupancy time of the runway and assistance in increasing the flow of traffic.
The land lighting system for the runway for the 09/27 runway has also been enhanced with the channel and hole system.
All the lights are now led for higher efficiency and reliability.
Dial Is building a 7.3km drain on both sides of the foundation to meet runoff water, “said a statement from Dial.