Ayodhya airport to be ready with Ram temple in Jan 2024
Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya will begin with the expected opening of the grand Ram temple in January 2024, officials said.
The Ram Temple's consecration ceremony is likely on January 22 next year.
«It is a race against time, but the airport will be completed along with the construction of the Ram temple,» said an official.
According to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials, in the second phase, Ayodhya will have international commercial flight operations.
The first phase includes commercial flight operations from Ayodhya airport, a 2245-metre-long runway development and installation of a Doppler Very High Frequency Omni Range (DVOR) as well as a homing gate system.
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DVOR is standard International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) ground-based radio navigational aid that provides bearing information to aircraft to define air traffic control routes for en-route, terminal and instrument approach as well as departure procedures.
Glidepath (GP) for a descent profile determined for vertical guidance during a final approach of aircraft and instrument landing system, precision approach path indicator have also been installed.
With night and fog landing facilities in place, the first phase of Ayodhya airport operation will only handle domestic operations.
For international operation in the second phase, the runway will be extended up to 3,125 metre with a second terminal constructed on a 30,000 square metre area. The entire airport is spread across 821 acre.
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