Published on : Tuesday, April 2, 2019
The current runway was constructed in 1980 and had not gone under maintenance and expansion since then. This is the first time that the three-kilometre-long runway of the Tribhuvan International Airport will undergo an upgrade. The runway of the airport came under scrutiny because of the peeling off of the airstrip’s surface.
The CAAN has reinstated that no regular flights would be affected due to the move. The airport’s runway would be pitched 80 metres per day by using the milling machine. The Tribhuvan International Airport sees about 400 flights on a daily basis including over 100 international flights.
After the runway up-gradation, airport officials are planning to complete the task of constructing a taxi parking.
It is to be seen how the runaway upgradation will affect the schedule of flights, check-in timings and other aspects of air travel in Tribhuvan International Airport.