Upgraded runway at KIA to be commissioned on Thursday; flight delays likely

Bengaluru | Wednesday | 16th August, 2017

Summary:

| Photo Credit: FIle Photomore-inTravellers taking flights from and to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Thursday could face slight delays as airport authorities are set to commission the upgraded runway. “These numbers could go up after the commissioning of the upgraded runway,” sources said. The upgraded runway at KIA with two rapid exit taxiways (RETs) will also increase the airport's capacity to handle to 38 air traffic movements per hour. While the current runway had three RETs, the addition of two will take the total RETs to five. The upgraded runway with two rapid exit taxiways (RETs) will also increase the airport's capacity to handle to 38 air traffic movements (ATM) per hour from the current 34 ATMs per hour..