Summary:
While 15 high-rise buildings are on the flight path from runway-22 on Vesu and Athwalines side, one building is on the flight path that leads from runway-4 at Dumas. High-rise buildings have been obstructing landing of aircraft on the runway of Surat airport for a long time now.The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been struggling to remove them. Official sources said 16 high-rise buildings obstruct the landing path at the airport. AAI had requested that a team be formed comprising of SMC officers, SUDAand revenue department to conduct regular inspections of the surrounding areas of airport. The realtors claim that they had constructed buildings only after DGCA’s approval..