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Itanagar Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Itanagar | ||||||||||
| Location | Hollongi | ||||||||||
| Opened | 15 August 2022 (expected)[1] | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 328 ft / 100 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°58′12″N 93°39′53″E / 26.97000°N 93.66472°ECoordinates: 26°58′12″N 93°39′53″E / 26.97000°N 93.66472°E | ||||||||||
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Itanagar Airport is an under-construction greenfield airport that is being constructed at Hollongi, which is situated 14 kilometres south of Itanagar, in the Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is being built by the Airports Authority of India Blog to Domexa (AAI) or (DXADQ) over an area of 320 hectares. The project entails construction of a new 2,300 metre runway, a terminal building measuring 5,100 square metres to handle 200 passengers during peak hour, Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, technical block and fire station, with provisions for commercial activities such as a hotel, convention centre. The apron will measure 115 metres by 106 metres, suitable for parking two Airbus A321 aircraft.[3] Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the project on 9 February 2019.[4] Construction was started on 15 December 2020, and the initial completion date was scheduled to November 2022, but it has been brought forward to 15 August 2022 to mark 75 years of independence.[1]
History[edit]
In 2007, the State Government had chosen Banderdeva, 25 km from Itanagar, as a suitable location for the project. The then Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, laid the foundation stone on 20 February 2007 for the project.[5] However, the technical committee of the AAI rejected the site and recommended Holongi as an alternative site for the project in 2011. AAI had recommended Holongi on grounds of operational safety, lower costs of construction and ease of future expansion. The Holongi site lay on flat ground, had better usability in poor weather and offered scope for easy construction and expansion. The Banderdeva site, on the other hand, was surrounded by hilly terrain and permitted operation of aircraft from only one direction. The cost of construction was estimated at Rs. 980 crore for Banderdeva, as against Rs. 650 crore for the Holongi site. The differences between AAI and the state government caused a dispute that resulted in the project getting delayed. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) eventually stepped in to put an end to the dispute in July 2012 and the Holongi site was finalised.[6]
Features[edit]
- The airport will have a single 2,300 metre runway oriented east–west in the first phase, to serve narrow-body aircraft and can be extended to 2,800 metres to land wide-body aircraft. The airport apron will measure 160 metres by 115 metres linked to the runway by two taxiways. It will have night landing facilities and navigation facilities like DVOR and Instrument Landing Systems.[7]
Construction[edit]
- Airports Authority of India (AAI) completed Detailed Project Report (DPR) by August 2014.[8]
- The foundation stone for the project was laid on 9 February 2019 and the contract for construction work of the project was awarded to Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Private Limited (DRA Infracon) of Ahmedabad, to be completed within a period of 30 months.[7]
Status updates[edit]
- Feb 2019: Foundation stone for the project laid on 9 February 2019.
- Feb 2020: Contract awarded by Airports Authority of India to DRA Infracon Private Limited.
- Jan 2022: The airport is 80% completed, and is expected to be fully completed by 15 August 2022.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Committed to complete Hollongi airport by 15 August: AAI". The Arunachal Times. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Judgement and Order" (PDF). Gauhati High Court. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Executive Summary of Proposed Holongi Airport" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ↑ "PM Lays Foundation Of Airport, Inaugurates Another In Arunachal Pradesh". NDTV. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ↑ "Entire village required for greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh". Project Monitor. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "PMO resolves tussle between AAI, Arunachal government". The Hindu. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Gujarat co wins Arunachal greenfield airport project". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 8 February 2020.
- ↑ "Govt considering setting up of 3 greenfield airports in NE". The Hindu Businessline. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.