TNPSC Thervupettagam

First Runway On A 'Sea Bridge' At Lakshadweep's Agatti Airport

December 25 , 2017 2529 days 1007 0
  • The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has got green nod to extend Lakshadweep's Agatti Airport by building an RCC platform on the beach and shallow sea.
  • The runway will be extended on this platform which is built to connect a sea surrounded separated two  land portions
  • And the final longer airstrip will allow bigger ATRs to operate on the island.
  • If once it  completed, the runway will be long enough for ATR-72 to operate.
  • At present, only smaller turboprops operate there .
  • This project is India’s first successful runway-on-sea bridge. Earlier projects, one for Juhu airport in Mumbai, and the other for Kullu were not found suitable for those places.

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