LUCKNOW: The runway at
Chaudhary Charan Singh airport (Amausi) will be expanded to make it suitable for the landing of Dreamliner and Jumbo aircraft. State government has released Rs 56 crore out of Rs 550 crore proposed for the work. The work will begin this week.
At present, the
Amausi airport runway is 2.15km long which is not apt for the landing of any jumbo aircraft carrying 500 passengers. This is the reason why many
international flights do not come to Lucknow.
The runway will be expanded to 3.5km, which is the standard size for the
landing of all aircraft. Two months ago, district administration and airport officials held a meeting for the expansion of runway and remodelling of outer section of the airport building.
The district administration has identified 69 acres land for the purpose. The
taxi way and apron area will also be extended.
