The Belagavi (Sambra) airport runway expansion work is almost complete with all the Taxiway Edge Light Fittings, Approach, Threshold, End Light Fittings completed, it is now only awaiting the final approval from the DGCA. The actual extension of the airport was planned in 1999 and the working airport was closed citing the up-gradation process. Once the […]
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Belagavi airport runway awaits third party inspection
The runway expansion of the Belagavi airport has been completed and now is awaiting a third party inspection. The ground leveling work for the runway to be expanded by another 900 meters and also the width by 65 meters has been completed. The work on the same is expected to be complete by March 2016. […]
After alternate road is built runway expansion will pick up pace
The runway expansion of the Sambra airport has been hampered due to non availability of a road to the villagers. Currently the road is the centre of the runway and the boundary wall is left open at the centre to accommodate the villagers so that the said road could be used by them as there […]
Belagavi airport could be ready for Boeing by May end – project details
The entire media is a buzz with after the news about the environmental clearance was got for the airport by the ministry of environment. Now the AAI is planning to make the Boeing planes land by May end, but this could too early in some cases. And for this to happen the airport will have […]
Sambra Airport expansion to be completed by Feb 2015
A review meeting was held at the Sambra (Belgaum) Airport yesterday by DC Jayram along with AAI officials and MP Suresh Angadi, Prabhakar Kore and MLC Kavdagimath. DC said that hopefully the work on the expansion of the runway would be completed by February 2015 latest. After this expansion is complete a Boeing plane could […]