📋 Tender Overview
Scope : To Build 11 Rapid Exit Taxiways at Chennai Airport in Tamil Nadu.
In a move that will reduce the fuel consumption of aircraft and airside congestion at Chennai airport, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has planned a massive project to build 11 rapid exit taxiways at an estimated cost of Rs 400 crore.
These rapid exit taxiways (which will allow an aircraft to swiftly exit the runway) will significantly decrease the runway occupancy time of an aircraft and bring down the congestion at airport.
It will help an arriving aircraft to quickly exit the runway with lesser fuel consumption and we can handle more aircraft in future. They are planning to construct eight such rapid exit taxiways linking the main runway and three with the secondary runway. The tenders for this project will be floated shortly. Since this is a functional airport, there will be challenges in carrying out the project, but they are hoping to finish work in about 2-3 years.
At present, the airport’s handling capacity is 36 movements an hour and when this project ends, it will increase to 45 movements an hour. The passenger traffic and the aircraft movement have been rising year on year and investing in such infrastructure is crucial for the near future. When this project is over, it will help us in managing air traffic congestion for at least quite a few years.
