02-12-2008, 11:25 AM
<b>New airport in Hyderabad gets ready for takeoff</b>
Tue, Feb 12 10:50 AM
Hyderabad: The new international airport in the city is ready and the first trial run will take place on Tuesday. The first flight is scheduled to land at 4 pm, at the airport that is being touted as a traveler's paradise.
The Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad which has been open since the days of Nizam's rule will soon be consigned to history. The city is getting a new, modern replacement - the 2500 crore Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
The airport will be equipped with the following.
A 70 meter high Air Traffic Control tower.
4,260-metre-long runway- India's longest, and capable of handling the world's largest aircraft-the Airbus A380.
4,260-metre taxiway for emergency takeoffs.
A seven-storey passenger terminal.
42 parking bays.
60 check-in counters.
An airport village.
A business hotel with 308 rooms.
And many shopping outlets.
In its initial phase, the airport will be capable of handling over one crore passengers and more than one lakh tonnes of cargo a year. And once the airport is completed, it will handle over four crore passengers and ten lakh tonnes of cargo a year.
The new airport will be commercially operational from March 16, and the first trial run of a passenger aircraft will take place on Tuesday.
Tue, Feb 12 10:50 AM
Hyderabad: The new international airport in the city is ready and the first trial run will take place on Tuesday. The first flight is scheduled to land at 4 pm, at the airport that is being touted as a traveler's paradise.
The Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad which has been open since the days of Nizam's rule will soon be consigned to history. The city is getting a new, modern replacement - the 2500 crore Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
The airport will be equipped with the following.
A 70 meter high Air Traffic Control tower.
4,260-metre-long runway- India's longest, and capable of handling the world's largest aircraft-the Airbus A380.
4,260-metre taxiway for emergency takeoffs.
A seven-storey passenger terminal.
42 parking bays.
60 check-in counters.
An airport village.
A business hotel with 308 rooms.
And many shopping outlets.
In its initial phase, the airport will be capable of handling over one crore passengers and more than one lakh tonnes of cargo a year. And once the airport is completed, it will handle over four crore passengers and ten lakh tonnes of cargo a year.
The new airport will be commercially operational from March 16, and the first trial run of a passenger aircraft will take place on Tuesday.