Airport to handle 100 more flights
Two Rapid Exit Taxiways To Be Completed By Year-End
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:27.07.2019
The city airport will be able to handle around 100 more flights by the end of the year as two rapid exit taxiways, which are being constructed, are expected to be ready by then. Currently, the airport handles around 400 flights per day. The taxiways will help planes exit the runways soon after landing and move to the taxiway so that air traffic controllers will be able to allow more planes to take off and land from the main and the second runway, thereby increasing the flight handling capacity of the airport.
Sources said the work, which is part of phase two expansion of the airport, is crucial to handle more aircraft. The airport’s capacity will go up to 450 to 500 if the rapid exit taxiways are ready. As the airport does not have rapid exit taxiways, aircraft take around 10 minutes to vacate the runway. In the case of the second runway, it takes longer as planes that land on the second runway have to taxi down and cross the main runway to reach the terminals. “The rapid exit taxiways are planned so that planes that land on the main runway move out quickly and the distance between planes that approach the airport can be reduced. The work is currently underway and around 50% is complete. The rest will be ready by the end of the year. The work is progressing well to meet the deadline,” an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said.
As the main runway of the airport does not have a rapid exit taxiway, air traffic controllers have to allocate more space between planes so that there will be enough time for one aircraft to move out before the next lands. The rapid exit taxiways are linked from the main runway to the taxiway that runs parallel to the runway. The taxiways are designed in such a way that they may be used by small as well as larger planes.
“We are also working to straighten a taxiway that leads to the Guindy end of the main runway and plan to build a taxiway parallel to the west side of the main runway. Work is also on to connect a taxiway that runs parallel to the second runway to the main runway so that planes that land on the second runway can reach the terminal faster. This taxiway is crucial because we are using the second runway for landing and takeoffs on Tuesdays and Saturdays when the main runway is closed for maintenance,” the official said. As the second airport for the city is getting delayed, AAI is looking at expanding facilities at the airport to ensure that more planes can be handled and the air side capacity can be augmented to meet the targeted 30 million passengers annually in a few years.
CAPACITY ADDITION: The airport currently handles around 400 flights a day. The number is expected to increase to 450 to 500 a day once the rapid exit taxiways are ready
Two Rapid Exit Taxiways To Be Completed By Year-End
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:27.07.2019
The city airport will be able to handle around 100 more flights by the end of the year as two rapid exit taxiways, which are being constructed, are expected to be ready by then. Currently, the airport handles around 400 flights per day. The taxiways will help planes exit the runways soon after landing and move to the taxiway so that air traffic controllers will be able to allow more planes to take off and land from the main and the second runway, thereby increasing the flight handling capacity of the airport.
Sources said the work, which is part of phase two expansion of the airport, is crucial to handle more aircraft. The airport’s capacity will go up to 450 to 500 if the rapid exit taxiways are ready. As the airport does not have rapid exit taxiways, aircraft take around 10 minutes to vacate the runway. In the case of the second runway, it takes longer as planes that land on the second runway have to taxi down and cross the main runway to reach the terminals. “The rapid exit taxiways are planned so that planes that land on the main runway move out quickly and the distance between planes that approach the airport can be reduced. The work is currently underway and around 50% is complete. The rest will be ready by the end of the year. The work is progressing well to meet the deadline,” an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said.
As the main runway of the airport does not have a rapid exit taxiway, air traffic controllers have to allocate more space between planes so that there will be enough time for one aircraft to move out before the next lands. The rapid exit taxiways are linked from the main runway to the taxiway that runs parallel to the runway. The taxiways are designed in such a way that they may be used by small as well as larger planes.
“We are also working to straighten a taxiway that leads to the Guindy end of the main runway and plan to build a taxiway parallel to the west side of the main runway. Work is also on to connect a taxiway that runs parallel to the second runway to the main runway so that planes that land on the second runway can reach the terminal faster. This taxiway is crucial because we are using the second runway for landing and takeoffs on Tuesdays and Saturdays when the main runway is closed for maintenance,” the official said. As the second airport for the city is getting delayed, AAI is looking at expanding facilities at the airport to ensure that more planes can be handled and the air side capacity can be augmented to meet the targeted 30 million passengers annually in a few years.
CAPACITY ADDITION: The airport currently handles around 400 flights a day. The number is expected to increase to 450 to 500 a day once the rapid exit taxiways are ready
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