Delhi Airport set to get a capacity boost with new runway, taxiway

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

taxiway and a fourth runway will boost Delhi Airport’s capacity by next summer, senior officials of the airport management company said today. While a fourth runway will increase the number of air traffic movements per hour, an elevated taxiway connection will allow the aircraft to vacate the runway faster and shorten its taxiing time. Delhi Airport, operated by GMR Infra is the country’s largest airport and handles around 75-80 aircraft movements per hour.

The airport currently has three runways which can operate simultaneously. However, after the fourth runway becomes operational, two existing runways will be closed for maintenance work. All four runways will be operational from March 2024.

After the launch, Delhi Airport will become the country’s only airport to have four runways. Currently, it operates with a three-runway system known as the northerly runway and southerly runway, designated as 27-28 North and 29 South. Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will inaugurate the taxiway and fourth runway on July 13.