Increased length brings safety, higher movement of passengers
Rajkot: Aircraft as big as Airbus A320 with seating capacity of 160-180 passengers will now be able to land safely at the Rajkot Airport with the extension of the existing runway by 100m from 1,742m to 1,842m.
Currently, Air India and SpiceJet are operating flights to Delhi and Mumbai from Rajkot with aircraft having passenger carrying capacity of maximum 120. With the extension of the runway, these operators will not only be able to use bigger aircrafts of size of Airbus A320, but will have more safety while landing and take-off.
The Airport Advisory Committee (AAC) for Rajkot was informed of this development during its meeting on Wednesday. The Rajkot Aiport officials further informed the AAC that they have approached several commercial flight operators to start more flights from Rajkot.