Rajkot: Rajkot Airport Terminal Expansion Project has a principle approval of the Indian Airport Authority (AAI).
With the increasing number of daily aviation since 2018 and the addition of more expected flights this year, the current airport terminal capacity to accommodate 125 passengers will prove to be inadequate, a local airport official said.
Rajkot Airport handles five flights per day in 2018 which has increased to eight flights per day today.
Three other flights tend to be added soon.
The authorities of the airport in Rajkot first proposed the terminal expansion in 2018.
It has proposed to extend the terminal to the runway area.
Because permission is needed from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the project proposal is trapped.
About two months ago, a new proposal was sent and this time it was proposed to extend the terminal from the front side where DGCA permits were not needed for terminal expansion and after completing the budget, the work is expected to begin in December this year.
“He said that the capacity of the terminal building would be expanded to accommodate 200 passengers from 125.Sources today, however, said that even after expansion, two flights would not be able to land at the same time because they would attack the regional terminal.
Under the expansion plan, authority The airport plans to move airline counters and security cabins.
Meeting with all stakeholders is held on Tuesday to decide how expansion plans can be carried out without influencing operations.
New Rajkot Airport is being built in Hirasar and is expected to start operating at the end of 2023 or early 2024.
Four The new apron by Deche Rajkot Airport currently has one apron to park a large plane.
Four more aprons in development and are expected to be ready in December.
This new apron will accommodate more flights and aircraft parking which is not scheduled, especially during the VIP movement.
Me Sort source, because the parking fee at Ahmedabad airport and Mumbai is high compared to Rajkot, some planes enter here for parking that will add airport income.