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Airport Authority of India (AAI) approval has been obtained – maximum permissible height has been relaxed up to 121 mt. AMSL as per NOC Environmental Clearance is under process - Application filed on 07.09.2018 and first meeting for TOR of EIA held with State Environment Appraisal Committee (SEAC) on 14.11.2018.
Airport which handles both international and domestic traffic International (CE) A civil enclave airport primarily used by Indian Armed Forces but has separate commercial terminal(s) to handle international and domestic traffic Customs Airport with customs checking and clearance facility and handles domestic traffic throughout the year.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) inspected the site in January 2010 to carry out a techno-economical feasibility study [7] and gave its technical clearance the following month. [8] The project received "site clearance" from the central government in July 2014. [9] The Environment Ministry gave its approval in December 2015. [10]
The airport is the fifth-busiest airport in India by passenger traffic and aircraft movements, and fourth busiest by cargo handled in India and international traffic. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In the financial year 2023–24, the airport handled over 21 million passengers and 0.34 million tonnes of cargo .
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. It is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining, and managing civil aviation infrastructure in India .
The estimated cost of establishing the new Authority would be around Rs 11.2 million. The CAA would be self-financing and have a separate fund called the 'Civil Aviation Authority of India Fund' that would finance its entire expenses. It would have a Chairperson, a Director General and 7-9 members appointed by the Central Government.
In 2013, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) received environmental clearance to extend the runway by constructing a 1,500-feet-long bridge on stilts over the sea. The extension is to be built at a cost of Rs 3 billion and will allow aircraft like the ATR-72 to be operated without any payload restrictions.
The new domestic terminal building at the airport was inaugurated on 1 July 2009. [14] [15] The new terminal has an area of 22,950 square metres (247,000 sq ft) with facilities such as a central heating system, central air conditioning, an inline x-ray baggage inspection system integrated with the departure conveyor system, inclined arrival baggage claim carousels, escalators, a public address ...